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Major. Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Austrian-born American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 until 1962, during which he was an advocate of judicial restraint . Frankfurter was born in Vienna, immigrating to New York City at the age of 12.
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Felix Frankfurter (born Nov. 15, 1882, Vienna, Austria-Hungary—died Feb. 22, 1965, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1939–62), a noted scholar and teacher of law, who was in his time the high court’s leading exponent of the doctrine of judicial self-restraint.
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A biography of Justice Felix Frankfurter, the most controversial justice of his time. Learn about his life, career, and legacy as a constitutional law expert and a New Dealer. Find out how he influenced the Supreme Court with his opinions, his teaching, and his writing.
Aug 12, 2022 · After being confirmed as an associate justice in 1939, Frankfurter honored his vow, self-consciously positioning himself as the inheritor of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s legacy of judicial ...
- Justin Driver
Feb 10, 2023 · A biography of Justice Felix Frankfurter, a restless truth-seeker who never wavered in his commitment to democracy and objective truth. The book traces how his progressive political convictions informed his conservative judicial philosophy and his role in the making of the liberal establishment.
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Learn about the life and career of Felix Frankfurter, the longest-serving associate justice in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was born in Austria, emigrated to the US as a child, served in World War I, and became a Harvard professor and a Supreme Court justice.
May 18, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Felix Frankfurter, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962. He was a prominent lawyer, professor, and adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal.
