Today in Supreme Court History: January 29, 1923

1/29/1923: Justice Edward Sanford takes oath.

Justice Edward Sanford

 

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[Queen Amalthea]

It would be many years later when he retired to run a salvage yard with his son....

[Dan Schiavetta]

I think you're right. That faraway look in his eyes . . . he realizes that his life will one day be transformed in ways that would totally boggle the mind of people like McReynolds and certainly his wife.

[QuantumBoxCat]

No, Justice Edward Terry Sanford did not take the oath office on January 29, 1923.

According to the Federal Judicial Center's database, Justice Sanford was confirmed by the Senate and received his commission as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on January 29, 1923. The Supreme Court's website states that Sanford took the oath of office on February 19, 1923. Both of these sources draw from the historical records of the Court.

Josh's inability to do basic fact-checking on these Supreme Court posts only undermines the credibility of the book that he is trying to promote with them. Why would one believe the information in the book is accurate when the author continues to publish posts on the subject that contain inaccurate information?

[Cal Cetín]

What if it's all those other Web sites which are wrong?

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

The Noble Prize for achievement in identifying error in Today in Supreme Court History is awarded to QuantumBoxCat.

QuantumBoxCat should recognize that Prof. Blackman is doing the best he can, which is about what one would expect of someone from a fourth-tier institution.

Prof. Barnett apparently is too busy lathering clingers on Twitter — and perhaps buying GameStop shares — to devote attention to what Prof. Blackman is doing.

Carry on, Conspirators!