● Deceased
Pierce Butler
1866–1939 · Supreme Court seat #71 · 1923–1939 · MN
Pierce Butler was the son of Irish immigrant farmers and the Court’s only Catholic justice for much of his tenure, rounding out the conservative "Four Horsemen" bloc opposed to New Deal economic regulation.
Appointed By
Warren G. Harding
Predecessor
William R. Day
Confirmed
December 21, 1922
Confirmation Vote
61–8
Tenure Began
January 2, 1923
Tenure Ended
November 16, 1939
Reason
Died in office