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Owen J. Roberts autographed typed letter (TLS), dated January 8, 1943, on official Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, Washington, D.C. Addressed to Hon. J. F. T. O'Connor, United States District Court Judge in Los Angeles, California.

Roberts writes:

"Thank you for your pleasant New Year message. I deeply appreciate your expression. I wish you all good things for the year 1943."

Signed "Owen J. Roberts" in black ink beneath the typed closing, "Yours sincerely."

The letter dates to Roberts' tenure on the Supreme Court during World War II and represents personal correspondence between two prominent members of the federal judiciary.

Measures approximately 4 x 6.5 inches. Fine condition with light age toning and minor handling wear.

Owen Josephus Roberts (1875–1955) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. Appointed by President Herbert Hoover, Roberts became a pivotal figure during the constitutional controversies surrounding President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation. His change in voting alignment during 1937 became associated with the famous phrase "the switch in time that saved nine." Before joining the Supreme Court, Roberts gained national prominence as a special prosecutor investigating the Teapot Dome oil scandal. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he chaired the Roberts Commission, which investigated the circumstances surrounding the Japanese attack.

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Reference sku: 11700 1419662-1