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Harry Andrew Blackmun
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1959–1970
Harry Andrew Blackmun , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 94–0 on the nomination on May 12, 1970 (). Harold 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. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in Roe v. Wade.
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Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1970-05-14–1994-08-03
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1970-06-09–1994-08-03
Senate confirmation votes
- An associate justice of the supreme court
91st Congress · 94–0 · May 12, 1970
Education
- Harvard CollegeA.B., 1929
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1932
Career
Law clerk, Hon. John B. Sanborn, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1932-1933; Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1934-1950; Counsel, Mayo Organizations, Rochester, Minnesota, 1950-1959
Biography
Harold 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. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in Roe v. Wade.
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