Justice John Paul Stevens

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Northwestern_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:author gptkb:Five_Chiefs:_A_Supreme_Court_Memoir
gptkb:The_Making_of_a_Justice:_Reflections_on_My_First_94_Years
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1920-04-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elizabeth_Jane_Stevens
gptkb:John_Joseph_Stevens
gptkb:Kathryn_Stevens
gptkb:Susan_Roberta_Stevens
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
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 Justice John Paul Stevens
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Commander
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notableFor liberal jurisprudence
longest-serving justice at retirement
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:politicalParty Independent (later career)
Republican (early career)
gptkbp:positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:William_O._Douglas
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestantism
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:Christopher_L._Eisgruber
gptkb:Craig_v._Boren
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5