The Honorable
John Paul Stevens
(
–
)
1920
2019
Supreme Court of the United States
;
Washington, DC
Lawyer; Jurist (U.S. Supreme Court)
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Law
Elected
2008
Associate Justice. Appointed to the United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) by President Nixon in 1970. Nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Ford in 1975. Senior Associate Justice of the court, assumes the administrative duties of the court whenever the Chief Justice is unable to perform them. Opinions have shaped the content of many areas of constitutional law.
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