Byron White
Byron Raymond White (1917 - 2002) was a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by John F. Kennedy. [1]
Education
- Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University
- University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A., 1938
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1946 [1]
Professional career
- Professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, 1938-1940
- U.S. Navy, Naval Intelligence, 1942-1945
- Law clerk, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Supreme Court of the United States, 1946-1947
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1947-1961
- Deputy U.S. attorney general, 1961-1962 [1]
Federal judicial career
Byron White was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by John F. Kennedy on April 3, 1962. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 11, 1962, and received his commission on April 12th. White assumed senior status on June 28, 1993. His service ended with his death on April 15, 2002. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 White Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Whittaker |
Supreme Court 1962–2002 |
Succeeded by: Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
