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How long did Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court for nearly 30 years. Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902, he served until his retirement on January 12, 1932.1