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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. He later became a law professor at Yale Law School and then an advisor ...
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Abe Fortas | Library of Congress. Photo, Print, Drawing Abe Fortas. View Enlarged Image. [ digital file from b&w film copy neg. ] Download: About this Item. Title. Abe Fortas. Summary. Portrait, bust, facing right. Created / Published. 1965 Oct. 4. Notes. - Photo by Marion S. Trikosko.
Apr 1, 2020 · May 14, 1969: The Spectacular Fall of Abe Fortas. By Allen Pusey. April 1, 2020, 12:05 am CDT. By the time Lyndon Johnson named him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1965, Abe Fortas was...
Succeeded by. Harry A. Blackmun. 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. Fortas was born on June 19, 1910, in Memphis, TN, to Ray Berson and William Fortas. The youngest of five children, Fortas was raised ...
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...
Apr 2, 2024 · Brian P. Smentkowski. 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. The following year he.
