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Abraham Fortas (June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from Rhodes College and Yale Law School.
Abe Fortas was a lawyer and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1965–69). Nominated to replace Earl Warren as chief justice by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, Fortas became the first nominee for that post since 1795 to fail to win Senate approval.
FORTAS, Abraham ("Abe") (b. 19 June 1910 in Memphis, Tennessee; d. 5 April 1982 in Washington, D.C.), leading civil libertarian who served as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969, until charges of misdeeds forced him to resign.
Justice Abe Fortas joined the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 1965, replacing Justice Arthur Goldberg. Fortas was born on June 19, 1910 in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Southwestern College in Memphis (now Rhodes College), graduating first in his class in 1930.
Following World War II, Fortas and two associates established a law partnership in Washington, D.C., specializing in corporate law. After two decades of private practice, Fortas was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the Supreme Court of the United States on July 28, 1965.
Abraham Fortas (June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from Rhodes College and Yale Law School.
Apr 7, 1982 · Former Associate Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned from the Supreme Court in 1969, died of a ruptured aorta Monday night at his home here. At 71 years of age, he maintained an active law...
Abe Fortas was an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969. Fortas was born in Memphis, Tennessee on June 19, 1910. His parents, Woolfe (who later changed his first name to William) and Rachel Berzansky, were born in Russia and Lithuania, respectively.
Jun 11, 2018 · A renowned and powerful Washington, D.C., attorney before he joined the Court, Fortas resigned from the bench in disgrace after allegations of unethical behavior led to calls for his impeachment. Fortas was born June 19, 1910, in Memphis, to English immigrant Jews.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Abraham Fortas set out to forge a new path as the first in his family to attend college, and ultimately held an influential seat on the Supreme Court - even if only for four years.
