Lewis Powell
| Lewis Powell | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 12/9/1971 - 6/26/1987 |
| Senior: | 6/26/1987 - 8/25/1998 |
| Preceded by: | Hugo Black |
| Succeeded by: | Anthony Kennedy |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | September 19, 1907 |
| Home State: | Suffolk, VA |
| Deceased: | August 25, 1998 |
| Bachelors: | Washington and Lee U., B.S., 1929 |
| Law School: | Washington and Lee U. Law, LL.B., 1931 |
| Grad. School: | Harvard Law, LL.M., 1932 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1946 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- Washington and Lee University, B.S., 1929
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, LL.B., 1931
- Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1932 [1]
Military service
- U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1946[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1932-1971
- Chairman, Richmond Public School Board, Virginia, 1952-1961 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
Powell was nominated to the Supreme Court by Richard M. Nixon on October 22, 1971, to a seat vacated by Hugo Black. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 6, 1971, and received commission on December 9, 1971. He assumed senior status on June 26, 1987 and served until his death on August 25, 1998.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Anthony Kennedy.
See also
External links
- Powell Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Powell Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Hugo Black |
Supreme Court 1971–1987 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Anthony Kennedy |
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
