Owen Roberts
| Owen Roberts | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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In office May 20, 1930 – July 31, 1945 |
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| Nominated by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Edward Sanford |
| Succeeded by | Harold Burton |
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May 2, 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1955 (aged 80) West Vincent, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Denman |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, JD) |
Owen Josephus Roberts (May 2, 1875 – May 17, 1955) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court for fifteen years. He also led two Roberts Commissions, the first that investigated the attack on Pearl Harbor and the second that focused on works of cultural value during the war. At the time of World War II, he was the only Supreme Court Justice who was not appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt, meaning that he was also the only Republican appointed Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was also one of three justices to vote against Roosevelt's orders for Japanese American internment camps in Korematsu v. United States.
Roberts was born in Philadelphia and attended Germantown Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and was the editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He completed his bachelor's degree in 1895 and went on to graduate at the top of his class from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1898.
He first gained notice as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia. He was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to investigate oil reserve scandals, known as the Teapot Dome scandal. This led to the prosecution and conviction of Albert B. Fall, the former Secretary of the Interior, for bribe-taking.
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