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William Brennan

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William J. Brennan, Jr. served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 until 1990, retiring for health reasons. He was succeeded by David Souter.

Legal education and experience

Justice Brennan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1928, and by 1931 had received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Brennan then returned to his hometown of Newark, New Jersey and there practiced labor law until 1949; during World II, Bennan served as an Army Judge Advocate General. After the war, Brennan was appointed to the New Jersey Superior Courts in 1949. "After a year, he was appointed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. In 1952, he was named to the New Jersey Supreme Court."[1]

Federal judicial career

Supreme Court

Justice Brennan was nominated to the Supreme Court with a recess appointment by President Eisenhower on October 15, 1956 to a seat vacated by Sherman Minton. He received his commission on March 21, 1957, went on senior status on July 20, 1990, and ended his service with his death on July 20, 1997. [2]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Sherman Minton
Supreme Court
1957–1997
Succeeded by:
David Souter
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