Blackmun biography
Blackmun biography
Harry A. Blackmun.
Harry Blackmun
US Supreme Court justice from 1970 to 1994
Harry Blackmun | |
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In office June 9, 1970 – August 3, 1994[1] | |
Nominated by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Abe Fortas |
Succeeded by | Stephen Breyer |
In office September 21, 1959 – June 8, 1970 | |
Nominated by | Dwight D.
Eisenhower |
Preceded by | John B. Sanborn Jr. |
Succeeded by | Donald Roe Ross |
Born | Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-11-12)November 12, 1908 Nashville, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | March 4, 1999(1999-03-04) (aged 90) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Dorothy Clark (m. 1941) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Harvard University (AB, LLB) |
Harry Andrew Blackmun (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1994.
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