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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.
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Apr 2, 2024 · 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.
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.
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.
( 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. Fortas, the youngest of five children of William Fortas, a cabinetmaker, and Ray Berson, was raised in Memphis.
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.
Jun 11, 2018 · He was elected vice president of the United States in 1960 and became president on November 22, 1963, following the assassination of President john f. kennedy. "For a justice of this ultimate tribunal [the U.S. Supreme Court], the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is great." — Abe Fortas.
