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John Paul Stevens
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
John Paul Stevens served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Gerald Ford and confirmed Dec 17, 1975 by a 98–0 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford
- Confirmed
- Dec 17, 1975
- Senate vote
- 98–0
- Born
- 1920
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitRichard M. Nixon · Oct 8, 1970 – Dec 19, 1975
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesGerald Ford · Dec 17, 1975 – Jul 16, 2019
Education
- University of ChicagoB.A., 1941
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1947
Career
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant commander, 1942-1945; Law clerk, Hon. Wiley Rutledge, Supreme Court of the United States, 1947-1948; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1948-1970; Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law, 1950-1954; Associate counsel, Subcommittee on the Study of Monopoly Power, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, 1951; Member, Attorney General's Committee to Study Antitrust Laws, U.S. Department of Justice, 1953-1955; Lecturer, University of Chicago School of Law, 1954-1958; Presiding officer, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2005
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