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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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Just three years after he joined the Supreme Court, his majority opinion in Roe v. Wade embedded this right in American law for nearly half a century. Blackmun felt that the constitutional right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protected the freedom of choice.
Mar 4, 1999 · Blackmun led the Court in the decision to rule in favor of abortion, authoring an opinion that was both controversial and unexpected from the former conservative. While others viewed Blackmun’s departure from the right side an unforeseen shift, he viewed it as simply holding the center.
Justice Blackmun served on the Supreme Court for twenty-four years and retired on August 3, 1994. He died on March 4, 1999 at the age of ninety. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Harry A. Blackmun.
Mar 5, 1999 · Retired Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, who wrote the divisive 1973 opinion that established a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, died early Thursday at Arlington (Va.)...
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.
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May 18, 2018 · 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.
Nominated by the President as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court on April 14, 1970; confirmed by the United States Senate on May 12, 1970; and took oath of office on June 9, 1970.
In this nearly two hour interview, Harry Blackmun describes his final year as a Supreme Court justice and his decision to retire. Blackmun also touches on his relationships with former presidents, Nixon and Clinton.
