Harold Montelle Stephens

Harold Montelle Stephens

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Cornell University, 1909

Graduate

Harvard Law, 1932

Law

Harvard Law, 1913

Personal

Birthplace

Crete, Neb.

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Harold Montelle Stephens (1886-1955) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on July 23, 1935 to replace William Hitz. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 24th, and received commission on July 27th. He served in this position until March 9, 1948.

On February 2, 1948, he was nominated by President Harry Truman to the position of Chief Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit replacing Duncan Lawrence Groner. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2nd, and received commission on March 5th. He held this position until September 1, 1948, when he was reassigned to his previous position as a judge on the same court. From 1948 to 1955, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on May 28, 1955.

Education

• University of California
• Cornell University, A.B., 1909
• Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1913
• Harvard Law School, 1932, S.J.D.

Professional career

• Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1912-
• Assistant prosecuting attorney, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1915-1917
• Judge, Third Judicial District Court of Utah, 1917-1921
• Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1921-1928
• Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1928
• Assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, Washington, D.C., 1933-1935
• Assistant to the attorney general, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1935