<page_title> List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States </page_title> <section_title> All justices of the Supreme Court </section_title> <table> <cell> Pierce Butler (1866–1939) <col_header> Justice </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 2, 1923 – November 16, 1939 (Died) <col_header> Tenure </col_header> </cell> <cell> Franklin D. Roosevelt <col_header> Nominated by </col_header> </cell> <cell> Frank Murphy (1890–1949) <col_header> Justice </col_header> </cell> <cell> Associate Justice <col_header> Position </col_header> </cell> <cell> Butler <col_header> Replacing </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 16, 1940 (Acclamation) <col_header> Date confirmed (Vote) </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1940, Murphy was nominated by Roosevelt as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, filling the seat vacated by the death of Pierce Butler.