Jackson, Robert Houghwout

Born February 13, 1892, in Spring Creek, PA
Died October 9, 1954, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 12, 1941, to a seat vacated by Harlan F. Stone. Confirmed by the Senate on July 7, 1941, and received commission on July 11, 1941. Service terminated on October 9, 1954, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
July 11, 1941

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Second Circuit, October 14, 1941-November 12, 1945, October 14, 1946-October 9, 1954

Education:
Albany Law School
Read law, 1913

Professional Career:

Private practice, Jamestown, New York, 1913-1917, 1918-1934
Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1917-1918
Corporation counsel, Jamestown, New York, 1918-1934
General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1934-1936
Special counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1935
Special counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935
Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1937
Assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1937-1938
Solicitor general of the United States, 1938-1940
Attorney General of the United States, 1940-1941
Chief U.S. prosecutor, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946

Bibliography

Barrett, John Q. “Albany in the Life Trajectory of Robert H. Jackson.” Albany Law Review, vol. 68, no. 3 (2005): 513-38.

________. “The Nuremburg Roles of Justice Robert H. Jackson.” Washington University Global Studies Law Review, vol. 6, no. 3 (2007): 511-26.

Dean, Gordon. “Mr. Justice Jackson: His Contribution at Nuremberg.” American Bar Association Journal, vol. 41, no. 10 (Oct. 1955): 912-5.

Domnarski, William. The Great Justices, 1941-54: Black, Douglas, Frankfurter, and Jackson in Chambers. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006.

Dunne, Gerald T. “Justices Hugo Black and Robert Jackson: The Great Feud.” Saint Louis University Law Journal, vol. 19 (Summer 1975): 465-88.

Fairman, Charles. “Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Robert H. Jackson.” Columbia Law Review. vol. 55, no. 4 (Apr. 1955): 445-87.

Feldman, Noah. Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices. New York: Twelve, 2010.

Gerhart, Eugen C. Robert Jackson: Country Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, America’s Advocate. Buffalo, NY: W.S. Hein, 2003.

Harris, Whitney R. “Justice Jackson at Nuremberg.” The International Lawyer, vol. 20, no. 3 (Summer 1986): 867-96.

Hockett, Jeffrey D. New Deal Justice: The Jurisprudence of Hugo L. Black, Felix Frankfurter, and Robert Jackson. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1996.

Hutchinson, Dennis J. “The Black-Jackson Feud.” Supreme Court Review, vol. 1988 (1988): 203-43.

Jarrow, Gail. Robert H. Jackson: New Deal Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Nuremburg Prosecutor. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2008.

King, Henry T., Jr. “Robert H. Jackson and the Triumph of Justice at Nüremburg.” Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, vol. 35 (Spring 2003): 263-72.

Kolasky, William. “Robert Jackson: How a ‘Country Lawyer’ Converted Roosevelt into a Trustbuster.” Antitrust, vol. 27 (Spring 2013): 85-92.

Marsh, James M. “The Genial Justice: Robert H. Jackson.” American Bar Association Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 (Mar. 1974): 306-9.

Ransom, William L. “Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson.” American Bar Association Journal, vol. 27, no. 8 (Aug., 1941): 478-82.

Rehnquist, William H. “Robert H. Jackson: A Perspective Twenty-Five Years Later.” Albany Law Review, vol. 44, no. 3 (Apr. 1980): 533-41.

Memorial Symposium on Justice Robert H. Jackson. Stanford Law Review, vol. 8 (Dec. 1955): 1-60.

Tributes dedicated to Robert H. Jackson. Albany Law Review, vol. 68 (2004): vii-76.

Manuscript Collections

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Robert H. Jackson papers, 1853-1983.
68,850 items; finding aid; collection contains correspondence, legal and subject files, financial papers, speeches, and writings documenting Jackson's public career (1932-1954).

Oral History

Jackson, Robert Houghwout. "The Reminiscences of Robert H. Jackson." 9 Volumes. Interviews conducted in 1952 and 1953 by Harlan B. Phillips. Oral History Research Office, Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, 1955. Transcript, 1,672 pages.

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