predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place religion office termstart termend birth_date spouse image article_title name nominator alma_mater
william r. day frank murphy 16 november 1939 dakota county , minnesota washington , d.c. roman catholic associate justice of the united states supreme court december 21 , 1922 november 16 , 1939 17 march 1866 annie m. cronin pierce butler of the united states supreme court.jpg pierce butler -lrb- justice -rrb-
 pierce butler warren g. harding carleton college
pierce butler -lrb- justice -rrb-

pierce butler -lrb- march 17 , 1866 -- november 16 , 1939 -rrb- was an american jurist who served as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states from 1923 until his death in 1939 .
he is notable for being the first justice from minnesota , and for being a democrat appointed by a republican president , warren g. harding .
