Abe Fortas

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Abe Fortas was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and was a close adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Abe Fortas canonical 11
Justice Abe Fortas 3
Abe Fortas (in part) 1

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
jurist
lawyer
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
appointedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
burialPlace Rock Creek Cemetery
clerkedFor Justice William O. Douglas
linked to: William O. Douglas
closeAdvisorTo Lyndon B. Johnson
coFounded Arnold & Fortas
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-06-19
dateOfDeath 1982-04-05
educatedAt Southwestern at Memphis
Yale Law School
employer Arnold & Fortas
Yale Law School
familyName Fortas
linked to: Abe Fortas
fieldOfWork civil liberties
constitutional law
givenName Abe
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
nominatedAs Chief Justice of the United States
nominationOutcome failed confirmation
notableCase Gideon v. Wainwright
notableFor influence on Lyndon B. Johnson administration
resignation from the U.S. Supreme Court amid ethics controversy
occupation judge
law professor
lawyer
placeOfBirth Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
politicalAffiliation Democratic Party
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
precededInSupremeCourtSeatBy Arthur Goldberg
linked to: Arthur J. Goldberg
reasonForResignation ethical controversy over outside fees
religion Judaism
roleInGideonVWainwright counsel for Clarence Earl Gideon
sexOrGender male
spouse Carol Agger
succeededInSupremeCourtSeatBy Harry Blackmun
linked to: Harry A. Blackmun
termEndAsAssociateJustice 1969-05-14
termStartAsAssociateJustice 1965-10-04
workedAs law clerk

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ABA Medal hasRecipient Abe Fortas
Zschernig v. Miller concurrenceBy Justice Abe Fortas
linked to: Abe Fortas
Yale Law School hasNotableAlumni Abe Fortas
United States v. Guest concurrenceBy Justice Abe Fortas
linked to: Abe Fortas
393 U.S. 503 majorityOpinionBy Abe Fortas
Duncan v. Louisiana dissentBy Abe Fortas (in part)
linked to: Abe Fortas
Abe Fortas familyName Fortas
linked to: Abe Fortas
Benton v. Maryland joinedByInMajority Justice Abe Fortas
linked to: Abe Fortas