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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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Feb 6, 2018 · Justice Fortas returned the money but his reputation was ruined and he stepped down from the Court in shame. His cautionary tale should teach all Justices that the appearance of impropriety can crush an otherwise stellar career. The Abe Fortas problem isn’t new.
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.
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Apr 11, 2023 · Justice Abe Fortas’s departure from the court in 1969 is both a blueprint for how lawmakers could respond today and a benchmark of how far we have fallen. Fortas, a Democratic appointee,...
Apr 7, 1982 · Former Associate Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned from the Supreme Court in 1969, died of a ruptured aorta Monday night at his home here. At 71 years of age, he maintained an active law...
Apr 1, 2020 · May 14, 1969: The Spectacular Fall of Abe Fortas. By Allen Pusey. April 1, 2020, 12:05 am CDT. By the time Lyndon Johnson named him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1965, Abe Fortas was...
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
