OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr.

BORN:
July 20, 1894;
Cloverport, Kentucky

DIED:
September 10, 1949 (age 55);
York, Maine

EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin (BA, 1914),
University of Colorado Law School (LLB 1922)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1922-1924:
Practiced Law in Boulder, Colorado
1924-1926:
Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado
1926-1935:
Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law,
Acting Dean (1930-1931),
Dean (1931-1935)
1935-1939:
Professor of Law and Dean, State University of Iowa College of Law
1939-1943:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
1943-1949:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Library of Congress (Papers)
Wikipedia

OBITUARY:
New York Times

PORTRAITS: