Show Supreme Court Justices Have V Varied ried Background WASHINGTON UP UP The The nine justices who decided the sold gold clause cas cases s came to the court from a varied background They are are- Chief Chic Charles Evans Hughes Hushes 72 was born in Glens Falls N. N Y the son of or a minister At 8 he translated Greek with case ease Practiced Practiced Practiced law in Now V York later became a justice of the supreme court He resigned d t to run u for the presidency dency ency in 1916 Defeated by Wilson by a narrow margin he hc returned to the practice of law Later he served on the world court and The Hague tribunal and was secretary of state under under- President Coolidge President Hoover appointed him chief justice Since then men he be has voted frequently with the liberals Justice Willis Van Devanter 75 was born in Marion Ind md but moved while still young to Cheyenne Wyo He became a justice of ot the Wyoming courts when the state stale was a territory Active in Republican political affairs affairs af af- af fairs he later was appointed a judge of ot the federal l circuit court by President President dent Theodore Roosevelt President Taft Tart elevated him to the supreme court where he is one of the conservative conservative con con- members in his interpretation interprets interprets- tion of or the law Justice James Clark 73 was born in Elkton Ky the son of ot a doctor He studied s law at the University of Virginia and later practiced practiced practiced in Nashville Tenn and New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City President Wilson appointed appointed ap ape ap- ap pointed him attorney general but later promoted him to the supreme court following a wave of criticism of ot activities Regarded as a cons conservative V 5 Work on Gas Rates Justice Louis D. D Brandeis 78 78 was born in Louisville Ky He studied in irs Louisville and abroad Later he pra practiced law v in Boston where he became e famous for his work on gas rates He was chiefly responsible for Cor the prosecution of the thc New Haven railroad directors which later caused a great deal of Wall street opposition when President Wilson named him to the supreme court He is regarded as leader of the liberals Justice George Sutherland 72 is the only member of ot the court of foreign foreign foreign for for- eign birth He was born in iii Bucking hamshire England He came to the United States in his early youth and grew up with the state of Utah Active in the political affairs o of the state he did much to reconcile conflicts conflicts con con- between the Mormons and those outside the church He served as United States States' senator before being appointed to the supreme court by President Harding He is ranked with the conservatives Justice Pierce 68 was born on a Minnesota farm He lle rode long distances dis dis- dis Lances horseback to attend school Later he worked In a dairy to make his way through college He became one of ot the most renowned of the railroad railroad rail rail- road lawyers President Harding appo appoInted appointed ap ap- ap- ap po pointed him to the bench He is also regarded as a conservative Justice Harlan Fiske Stone 62 was wasa a classmate of ot President Coolidge at Amherst He grew up in New Hamp Hampshire shire later entering a law firm irm in New York City and teaching at Columbia Co l lumbia law school For a time he was WM dean of ot the school President Coolidge appointed him attorney general general general gen gen- eral in 1924 and soon afterward named him to the supreme court Stone is one of the regular liberals Teapot Dome Fame Justice Owen J. J Roberts 59 was born and attended school in Phila Phila- delphia delphio He practiced law there until appointed to the supreme court Roberts was a special assistant to the attorney general prosecuting draft evad evader r cases cases' during the war and was wa with the Emergency Housing corporation His chief chic fame lame dates from the Teapot Dome oil cases In which he served as prosecutor with Atlee Pomerene Roberts votes sometimes some some- times with the liberals and sometimes with the conservatives Justice Benjamin Nathan Cardozo 64 was born in New York City His brilliance in writing early attracted his professors at Columbia Co university university sity but he devoted his attention to the law where his literary aptitude made his hi decisions notable for tor their clarity and force For many years chief judge of the New York court of appeals Cardozo was appointed to the supreme court to succeed Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes whose legal disciple he is President Hoover made the appointment at the insistence insistence insistence insist insist- ence of progressive elements in con gress |