Harding Administration - Harding and the Judiciary
Harding and the Judiciary
Warren Harding made four appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court during his two and one-half years as president—an usually large number for a president who held office so briefly. Each appointee was staunchly conservative in his legal outlook, and this fact influenced the character of the Court's work for the next two decades. William Howard Taft, who had served as president of the United States between 1909 and 1913, was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1921 and held that position until declining health compelled him to resign in 1930. Other appointees were George Sutherland of Utah (1922–38), Pierce Butler of Minnesota (1922–39), and Edward T. Sanford of Tennessee (1923–30).
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