Willis Van Devanter

Willis Van Devanter (1859-1933) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1911 to 1933. He was one of the so-called "Gang of Four", four Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn most of the legislation passed as part of President Joe Steele's Four-Year Plan to rebuild the American economy. Van Devanter and the other Gang were investigated by J. Edgar Hoover, who found "evidence" that the judges were colluding with Nazi Germany to sabotage the United States.

Van Devanter and his fellow justices were interrogated, and confessed to the charges. They were tried, convicted, and executed.