On August 11,1902, Holmes received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt named Holmes to a seat on the United States Supreme Court vacated by Justice Horace Gray, who had retired in July 1902 as a result of illness.
Holmes received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt. This was on August 11,1902. This President Theodore Roosevelt was named Holmes to a seat on the United States Supreme Court vacated by Justice Horace Gray. Justice Horace Gray had retired in July 1902 as a result of illness.