NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wiley Blount Rutledge

Wiley Blount Rutledge (July 20, 1894 - September 10, 1949) was a U.S. educator and jurist. ImageMetadata File history File links Wiley_Rutledge. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Wiley_Rutledge. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Rutledge was born in Cloverport, Kentucky. His family moved about while he was young, but he attended college at Maryville College and then the University of Wisconsin, graduating from there in 1914. Rutledge taught high school in Indiana while attending the Indiana University law school part-time. He later moved to Colorado, and received a degree from the University of Colorado school of law in Boulder. Cloverport is a city located in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. ... Maryville College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee, near Knoxville. ... The University of Wisconsin is a public university in the state of Wisconsin. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 kmÂ² 225 km 435 km 1. ... Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis [1] is based at the Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 8th 269 837 kmÂ² 451 km 612 km 0. ... The University of Colorado (CU) System consists of five campuses: University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fitzsimons campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, scheduled to open in 2007 in Aurora, Colorado... Nickname: The Peoples Republic of Boulder Motto: Official website: www. ...

Rutledge worked in private practive in Boulder for a few years before deciding to instead pursue an academic career. He taught at a number of law schools before being named Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law in 1935. From this position, Rutledge was a vocal supporter of Franklin Roosevelt's plan to pack the Supreme Court. The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...

Roosevelt appointed Rutledge to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1939, and Rutledge quickly demonstrated strong liberal tendencies, particularly in his interpretation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Roosevelt nominated Rutledge to the United States Supreme Court in 1943, where Rutledge continued his liberal leanings. He served on the court until his death in 1949, at the age of fifty-five. One of Rutledge's law clerks, John Paul Stevens, would himself become a Supreme Court justice, in 1975. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the post-Civil War amendments and includes the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... In the United States, a law clerk is a person who assists a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. ... John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920) is an American jurist and the senior Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

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