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How did William O. Douglas join the U.S. Supreme Court?

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President Franklin Roosevelt nominated William O. Douglas to the U.S. Supreme Court after Justice Louis Brandeis retired in February 1939. Douglas had become Roosevelt’s friend and adviser during his work with the SEC. After the Senate confirmed him, Douglas took his seat on April 17, 1939. At age 40, he was the second youngest Supreme Court justice in U.S. history.