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When was Frank Murphy appointed to the Supreme Court?

  • 1935

  • 1950

  • 1940

  • 1928

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Frank Murphy was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1940. He was a prominent jurist and politician who served as the 35th Attorney General of the United States from 1939 to 1940. His appointment to the Supreme Court was widely seen as a victory for the New Deal coalition and a sign of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's commitment to progressive policies.
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