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RARE! "Supreme Court Justice" Stanley Reed Hand Written Letter Todd Mueller COA

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    Up for auction a RARE! "Supreme Court Justice" Stanley Reed Hand Written Letter.
    This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.
    ES-9333
    Stanley Forman Reed
    (December 31, 1884 – April 2, 1980) was a noted American attorney who served as
    United States Solicitor General
    from 1935 to 1938 and as an
    Associate Justice
    of the
    U.S. Supreme Court
    from 1938 to 1957. Born in
    Mason County, Kentucky
    , Reed established a legal practice in
    Maysville, Kentucky
    and won election to the
    Kentucky House of Representatives
    . He attended law school but did not graduate, making him the latest-serving Supreme Court Justice who did not graduate from law school. After serving in the
    United States Army
    during
    World War I
    , Reed emerged as a prominent corporate attorney and took positions with the
    Federal Farm Board
    and the
    Reconstruction Finance Corporation
    . He took office as Solicitor General in 1935, and defended the constitutionality of several
    New Deal
    policies. After the retirement of Associate Justice
    George Sutherland
    , President
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    successfully nominated Reed to the Supreme Court. Reed served until his retirement in 1957, and was succeeded by
    Charles Evans Whittaker
    . Reed wrote the majority opinion in cases such as
    Smith v. Allwright
    ,
    Gorin v. United States
    ,
    and
    Adamson v. California
    .
    He authored dissenting opinions in cases such as
    Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education