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John Paul Stevens. John Paul Stevens (April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-oldest justice in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court and the third- longest-serving justice.
Apr 16, 2024 · John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died July 16, 2019, Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. Stevens, who traced his American ancestry to the mid-17th century, attended the University of Chicago , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ...
Jul 16, 2019 · John Paul Stevens, whose 35 years on the United States Supreme Court transformed him, improbably, from a Republican antitrust lawyer into the outspoken leader of the court’s liberal wing, died ...
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Jul 18, 2019 · When John Paul Stevens was nominated to the Supreme Court in the 1970s, he steeled himself for a bombshell from his past as a Seventh Circuit judge. There, he’d authored a dissent that claimed ...
Jul 17, 2019 · Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, he was known for his "crafty and genial hand" and as a "judge's judge."
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Jul 16, 2019 · John Paul Stevens was born in Chicago on April 20, 1920, the youngest of four sons. The family lived in Hyde Park, near the University of Chicago. His mother was a high school English teacher.
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court’s leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99.