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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. Appointed by President Richard Nixon, Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court.
Harry A. Blackmun (born Nov. 12, 1908, Nashville, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 1999, Arlington, Va.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1970 to 1994. Blackmun graduated in mathematics from Harvard University in 1929 and received his law degree from that institution in 1932.
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Nov 12, 2011 · Harry A. Blackmun | Oyez. Everett Raymond Kinstler, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born. Nov 12, 1908. Nashville, IL. Died. Mar 4, 1999. Ethnicity. English/German. Religion. Methodist. Family status. Middle class. Mother. Theo Reuter. Father. Corwin Blackmun. Father's occupation. Businessman.
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Mar 5, 1999 · Justice Harry A. Blackmun, a modest Midwestern Republican who became a passionate defender of the right to abortion in 24 years on the Supreme Court, died today at the age of 90. Justice...
May 18, 2018 · BLACKMUN, HARRY ANDREW. Harry Andrew Blackmun, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1970 to 1994, stepped into a political maelstrom when he authored the much-lauded, much-reviled 1973 opinion roe v. wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S. Ct. 705, 35 L. Ed. 2d 147. Roe guaranteed access to safe, legal abortions for women in the first trimester ...
Justice Harry Blackmun joined the U.S. Supreme Court on June 9, 1970, replacing Justice Abe Fortas. Blackmun was born on November 12, 1908 in Illinois, but he grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1929, he graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in mathematics.
Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Harry A. Blackmun.
