John P. Stevens

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Northwestern_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1920-04-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2019-07-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John P. Stevens
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Commander
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notableFor liberal shift during Supreme Court tenure
longest-serving justice at time of retirement
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Bush_v._Gore_dissent
Atkins v. Virginia opinion
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld majority opinion
Texas v. Johnson dissent
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. majority opinion
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Bush_v._Gore_dissent
gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkb:Hamdan_v._Rumsfeld_opinion
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:party Independent (after 1975)
Republican (before 1975)
gptkbp:positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:resignedFrom 2010-06-29
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Chief_Justice_William_Rehnquist
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
gptkbp:signature John Paul Stevens signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Jane_Sheeren
gptkb:Maryan_Mulholland_Simon
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkbp:termEnd 2010-06-29
gptkbp:termStart 1975-12-19
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_River,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6