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Sutherland, George

Born March 25, 1862, in Buckinghamshire, England
Died July 18, 1942, in Stockbridge, MA

Federal Judicial Service:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Warren G. Harding on September 5, 1922, to a seat vacated by John H. Clarke. Confirmed by the Senate on September 5, 1922, and received commission on September 5, 1922. Assumed senior status on January 17, 1938. Service terminated on July 18, 1942, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
October 2, 1922

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Seventh Circuit, October 16, 1922-March 15, 1925
Ninth Circuit, March 16, 1925-January 17, 1938

Education:
University of Michigan Law School

Professional Career:

Private practice, Provo, Utah, 1883-1893
Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1893-1901
State senator, Utah, 1897-1901
U.S. representative from Utah, 1901-1902
U.S. senator from Utah, 1905-1917
Candidate for U.S. Senate from Utah, 1916
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1917-1922

Bibliography

Arkes, Hadley.The Return of George Sutherland: Restoring a Jurisprudence of Natural Rights. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994.

Carter, Edward L. “The Mormon Education of a Gentile Justice: George Sutherland and Brigham Young Academy.”Journal of Supreme Court History, vol. 33, no. 3 (Nov. 2008): 322-40.

Leedes, Gary C. “Justice George Sutherland and the Status Quo: A Biographical and Review Essay.”Journal of Supreme Court History, vol. 20, no. 1 (Dec. 1995): 137-46.  

Maidment, R.A. “A Study in Judicial Motivation: Justice Sutherland and Economic Regulation.”Utah Law Review, vol. 1973, no. 2 (Spring 1973): 156-64.

Morse, Andrew M. “The New Respect for Justice George Sutherland.”Utah Bar Journal, vol. 25, no. (Sept.-Oct. 2012). 

Olken, Samuel R. “Justice George Sutherland and Economic Liberty: Constitutional Conservativism and the Problem of Factions.”William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (Winter 1997): 1-88.

________. “Justice Sutherland Reconsidered.”Vanderbilt Law Review, vol. 62, no. 2 (Mar. 2009): 639-94.

Paschal, Joel Francis.Mr. Justice Sutherland: A Man Against the State. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1951.

Manuscript Collections

Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
George Sutherland letters received, 1888-1889.
ca. 100 items; collection contains handwritten letters to Sutherland while a lawyer in Provo, Utah.

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
George Sutherland papers, 1850-1944.
4,500 items; finding aid; collection contains biographical material, correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, printed legal briefs, remarks, speeches, and U.S. Supreme Court opinions.