Pierce Butler (judge)

Pierce Butler
Butler c. 1922
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office January 2, 1923 – November 16, 1939[1]
Nominated by	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	William R. Day
Succeeded by	Frank Murphy
Personal details
Born	(1866-03-17)March 17, 1866 Dakota County, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1939(1939-11-16) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Annie Cronin ​ (m. 1891)​
Children	1
Education	Carleton College (BA, BS)
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Pierce Butler (March 17, 1866 – November 16, 1939) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four Horsemen, the conservative bloc that dominated the Supreme Court during the 1930s. A devout Catholic, he was also the sole dissenter in the later case Buck v. Bell, though he did not write an opinion.