John Paul Stevens

1920–2019 · Chicago, IL

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitJudgeRichard M. Nixon (Republican)Oct 14, 1970Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Dec 19, 1975
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeGerald Ford (Republican)Dec 17, 1975Death, Jul 16, 2019

Education

  • University of Chicago, B.A., 1941
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1947

Professional 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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