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William Joseph Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. He was the seventh-longest serving justice in Supreme Court history, and was known for being a leader of the Court's liberal wing.
May 15, 2024 · William Brennan (born April 25, 1906, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died July 24, 1997, Arlington, Va.) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1956–90). Brennan was the son of William Joseph Brennan, an Irish immigrant who was a brewery worker and union organizer, and Agnes McDermott Brennan.
Nov 26, 2010 · A long-awaited biography examines the life of Justice William J. Brennan Jr. and his influence during 34 years on the Supreme Court.
Jul 20, 2012 · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The second of eight children born to Irish immigrants, William J. Brennan Jr. went on to become one of the longest-serving and most influential justices in the history of the Court. Brennan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1906.
May 18, 2018 · William Joseph Brennan Jr. was the first Roman Catholic appointed to the Supreme Court; he served as associate justice of the Court from 1956 to 1990. His unshakable belief in the Constitution as the guardian of individual rights and liberties garnered both respect and criticism. Brennan was born April 25, 1906, in Newark, New Jersey.
Jul 25, 1997 · Supreme Court Justice William J Brennan Jr, towering figure in modern law who embodied liberal vision of Constitution as engine of social and political change, dies at age 91, almost exactly...
May 15, 2024 · Former Trump Org attorney William Brennan, who represented the former president during his second Senate impeachment trial, speaks on Trump's hush money trial, the defense team's strategy, and...
Justice William Brennan joined the U.S. Supreme Court on October 16, 1956, replacing Justice Sherman Minton. Brennan was born on April 25, 1906 in Newark, New Jersey, close to New York City. He graduated cum laude in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1928.
Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: William J. Brennan, Jr.
Jul 25, 1997 · Retired Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., whose landmark liberal rulings made him one of the most influential jurists in American history, died Thursday. He was 91.
