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Abe Fortas
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Abe Fortas served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Aug 11, 1965.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Aug 11, 1965
- Born
- 1910
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesLyndon B. Johnson · Aug 11, 1965 – May 14, 1969
Education
- Southwestern College (now Rhodes College)A.B., 1930
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1933
Career
Assistant chief, Legal Division, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1933-1934; Assistant professor of law, Yale Law School, 1934-1939; Assistant director, Corporate Reorganization Study, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-1937; Assistant director, Public Utilities Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-1939; General counsel, Bituminous Coal Division, Public Works Administration, 1939-1941; Director, Division of Power, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1941-1942; Undersecretary of the interior, 1942-1946; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1965, 1969-1982
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