Theodore Roosevelt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and the Supreme Court
Subject(s): Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Gray, Horace, 1828-1902, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935, Judges--Selection and appointment, Judicial opinions, Judicial process--Political aspects, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Marshall, John, 1755-1835, Northern Securities Company, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Supreme Court
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Jay Jorgensen examines President Theodore Roosevelt’s decision to appoint Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. to the United States Supreme Court in 1902. Jorgensen recalls Roosevelt’s knowledge of the law informed by two years of study at Columbia University, and he examines his judicial philosophy which was influenced by his study of and admiration for Abraham Lincoln. Jorgensen notes that Holmes’s nomination was supported by Roosevelt’s friend Senator Henry Cabot Loge of Massachusetts, and he emphasizes that Holmes’s dissent in the Northern Securities anti-trust case angered Roosevelt who felt betrayed by Holmes’s opinion. Six photographs, including four of Holmes, illustrate the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2021
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
10
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Record Type
Image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and the Supreme Court. [2021]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308823. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jorgensen, Jay, 1956-. Theodore Roosevelt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and the Supreme Court. [2021]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308823.
APA:
Jorgensen, Jay, 1956-., [2021]. Theodore Roosevelt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and the Supreme Court.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308823.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
