John Paul Stevens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Paul Stevens

former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1920

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jul-2019

Profession: judge, lawyer, naval officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About 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 United States Supreme Court from 1975 until his voluntary retirement in 2010.
  • At the time of his retirement, he was the second-oldest-serving justice in the history of the court and the third-longest-serving justice.
  • His long tenure saw him write for the court on most issues of American law, including civil liberties, death penalty, government action and intellectual property.
  • In cases involving presidents of the United States, he wrote for the court that they were to be held accountable under American law.
  • A registered Republican when appointed who throughout his life identified as a conservative, Stevens was considered to have been on the liberal side of the court at the time of his retirement.
  • Stevens is the longest-lived Supreme Court justice in United States history. Born in Chicago, Stevens served in the United States Navy during World War II and graduated from Northwestern University School of Law.
  • After clerking for Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge, he co-founded a law firm in Chicago, focusing on antitrust law.
  • In 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Stevens to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
  • Five years later, President Gerald Ford successfully nominated Stevens to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Justice William O.
  • Douglas.
  • He became the senior Associate Justice after the retirement of Harry Blackmun in 1994.
  • Stevens retired during the administration of President Barack Obama and was succeeded by Elena Kagan. Stevens's majority opinions in landmark cases include Chevron v.
  • Natural Resources Defense Council, Apprendi v.
  • New Jersey, Hamdan v.
  • Rumsfeld, Kelo v.
  • City of New London, and Massachusetts v.
  • EPA.
  • Stevens is also known for his dissents in Texas v.
  • Johnson, Bush v.
  • Gore, D.C.
  • v.
  • Heller, and Citizens United v.
  • FEC.

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