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Jul 26, 2023 · William O. Douglas (1898–1980), the longest-serving justice in the history of the Supreme Court, sat on the Court from 1939 to 1975. He was one of the Court’s most controversial members as well as one of its most passionate defenders of individual freedoms and First Amendment rights.
Jan 1, 1980 · That is a sad state of affairs, and even for a seemingly reasonable man like William O. Douglas to confirm this and go on about it thinking judges, unaccountable to the voter, reign supreme is not a good thing.
Determined and competitive in nature, William O. Douglas set the record for longest continuous service on the Supreme Court. Douglas was born on October 16, 1898, in Maine, Minnesota, to Julia Fisk and Reverend William Douglas. The second of three children, he became his mother’s favorite, earning the nickname “Treasure.”
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM O. (1898–1980) William Orville Douglas was appointed to the Supreme Court by President franklin d. roosevelt on April 15, 1939, the youngest appointee since joseph story, 128 years earlier. Illness forced his retirement on November 12, 1975, but he had surpassed by nearly two years the record for longevity of service ...
Nov 8, 2022 · U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas built a legacy of strong progressive and libertarian views. Nominated by President Franklin Roosevelt, he was confirmed in 1939 at age 40 and served until 1975 — the longest tenure of any associate justice.
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM O.William Orville Douglas (1898–1980), Supreme Court justice, was born in Maine, Minnesota, the second of the three children of Julia Fisk and William Douglas, a Presbyterian minister.
May 14, 2018 · While in law school, in 1924, he married Mildred Riddle, with whom he had his only two children, Millie Douglas and William O. Douglas Jr. The marriage ended in divorce 29 years later. After graduating from Columbia Law School in 1925, he practiced in a Wall Street firm for one year before joining the faculty at Columbia.
