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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.
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.
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.
Abe Fortas | Oyez. Born. Jun 19, 1910. Memphis, TN. Died. Apr 5, 1982. Ethnicity. English. Religion. Jewish. Family status. Lower-middle class. Mother. Ray Berson. Father. William Fortas. Father's occupation. Cabinetmaker. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Supreme Court of the United States. Oct 4, 1965 — May 14, 1969.
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. The Fortases were part of the massive immigration to the United States ...
Jun 11, 2018 · FORTAS, ABE (1910–1982), U.S. lawyer and Supreme Court justice. Fortas was born in Memphis, Tennessee, son of a cabinetmaker. A brilliant student, he graduated from Southwestern College (1930) and Yale Law School (1933), where he was Law Journal editor. Upon graduation, he was appointed to the Yale law faculty.
FORTAS, Abraham ("Abe") (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.
