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Supreme Court: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

“The President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint nine Judges of the Supreme Court”

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“The President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint nine Judges of the Supreme Court”

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1841–1935) from 1902 to 1932. ALS signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes,” one page, 5 x 6.5, April 2, 1929. Holmes writes to an unnamed man. In full: “In answer to your question the Constitution provides that the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint nine Judges of the Supreme Court.” Mild handling wear , otherwise fine, clean condition. A superb statement by one of the Court’s most influential justices! RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #345 - Ended May 13, 2009