Born: March 6, 1886
Crete, Nebraska

Died: May 28, 1955
Washington, D.C.

Harold Montelle Stephens

Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (now U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)

Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 23, 1935, to a seat vacated by William Hitz. Confirmed by the Senate on July 24, 1935, and received commission on July 27, 1935. Service terminated on March 9, 1948, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (now U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)

Nominated by Harry S Truman on February 2, 1948, to a seat vacated by D. Lawrence Groner. Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1948, and received commission on March 5, 1948. Service terminated on September 1, 1948, due to reassignment.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Reassigned on September 1, 1948, to a new seat authorized by 62 Stat. 869. Served as chief judge, 1948-1955. Service terminated on May 28, 1955, due to death.

Education:

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

Frame Dimensions
Oil on canvas 42″ X 35 1/2″

Artist
C.J. Fox. The portraits of Judges Prettyman, Robb, Stephens, and Miller bear the signature “C.J. Fox” but may have been painted by another artist associated with the Charles J. Fox portraiture firm.

The Stephens Courts 1948-1954

Professional Career:

Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1912- , 1921-1928
Assistant prosecutor, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1915-1917
Judge, Utah District Court, Third District, 1917-1921
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1928
Assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1933-1935
Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1935
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948-1955

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

  • Papers, 1895-1955. 180 ft. (162,000 items); finding aid; collection contains correspondence (1921-1955), diaries (1895-1896, 1921, 1949-1955), speeches, articles, books, biographical papers, legislation (1936-1955), Stephens’s thesis (1933), and other miscellaneous material.
  • Elijah Barrett Prettyman papers, 1901-1971; 62 linear ft. (57,000 items); finding aid; correspondence.
Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts