Hugo Lafayette Black

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Alabama_School_of_Law
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-02-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Clay_County,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hugo_L._Black_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-09-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hugo Lafayette Black
gptkbp:knownFor dissent in Korematsu v. United States
majority opinion in Gideon v. Wainwright
textualist approach to constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:incorporation_doctrine
support for civil liberties
strong advocate of First Amendment rights
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
United States Senator from Alabama
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Willis_Van_Devanter
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Hugo L Black Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Seay_DeMeritte
gptkb:Josephine_Foster
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkbp:termEnd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: 1971
United States Senator from Alabama: 1937
gptkbp:termStart United States Senator from Alabama: 1927
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: 1937
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hugo_Black
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6