John Minor Wisdom Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Judge
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Federal_Bar_Association
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:New_Orleans_Bar_Association
gptkb:Louisiana_State_Bar_Association
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Tulane_University
gptkb:Louisiana_State_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
gptkb:Louisiana_State_Bar_Association_Distinguished_Service_Award
Tulane University Law School Distinguished Alumnus Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1905-09-17
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Wisdom
gptkb:Robert_Wisdom
gptkb:John_Minor_Wisdom_III
Margaret Wisdom
Thomas Wisdom
gptkbp:death_date 1999-06-15
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Minor Wisdom Jr.
gptkbp:influenced Judicial activism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Louis_Brandeis
gptkbp:known_for Civil rights rulings
Environmental law rulings
Voting rights rulings
gptkbp:legal_framework Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:United_States_v._Louisiana
gptkb:Wisdom_v._City_of_New_Orleans
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_R._Brown
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Wisdom
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Emilio_M._Garza
gptkbp:term_end 1990-09-30
gptkbp:term_start 1957-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judge_John_Minor_Wisdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7