Van Devanter

American  

[van di-van-ter] / ˌvæn dɪˈvæn tər /

noun

1. Willis, 1859–1941, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1910–37.

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Example Sentences

Sporting names like Pierce Butler, James McReynolds, George Sutherland, and Willis Van Devanter, they looked like they had walked off the set of Gone With the Wind.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2017

The subsequent retirement of Justice Van Devanter from the court, as well as the sudden death of Senator Joe T. Robinson, who championed Roosevelt’s plan before the Senate, all but signaled Roosevelt’s defeat.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

That change was the most profound shift in the Supreme Court at least since 1937, when New Dealer Hugo L. Black replaced old guard conservative Willis Van Devanter in 1937.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2013

Clark and Willis Van Devanter, the first justice to take advantage of senior status, also presided over trials as district judges.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2013

In a dissenting opinion in which Justices McKenna and Van Devanter joined, in Paine Lumber Co. v.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel