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Charles E. Whittaker
associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Born:
- Feb. 22, 1901, near Troy, Kan., U.S.
- Died:
- Nov. 26, 1973, Kansas City, Mo. (aged 72)
Charles E. Whittaker (born Feb. 22, 1901, near Troy, Kan., U.S.—died Nov. 26, 1973, Kansas City, Mo.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1957–62). Whittaker was admitted to the bar in 1923 and received his law degree the following year. In 1930 he became a partner in a Kansas City law firm, where he specialized in corporation law. In 1954 he was appointed federal judge for western Missouri, and in 1956 he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the eighth circuit. The following year he was named to the U.S. Supreme Court to ...(100 of 142 words)