619911 William Orville Douglas, 1939 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Orville Douglas (1898??980) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Douglas dons robes of Supreme Court Justice. Washington, D.C., April 17. William Orville Douglas, 40 year old successor to retired Justice Louis D. Brandeis, today donned the robes of an associate Justice of the Supreme Court and took his place on the bench at noon today. Here he is in his new robes shortly before being sworn in.); American, out of copyright.