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John Paul Stevens

(1920–2019) Naval Officer

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John Paul Stevens was a naval officer, best known for The Making of a Justice.

Quick Facts About John Paul Stevens

Born
April 20, 1920
Died
July 16, 2019
Profession
Naval Officer
Notable works
The Making of a Justice

About John Paul Stevens

John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He was the second-oldest and fourth-longest-serving justice in U.S. Supreme Court history. At the time of his death in 2019 at age 99, he was the longest-lived Supreme Court justice ever. His long tenure saw him write for the Court on most issues of American law, including civil liberties, the death penalty, government action, and intellectual property. Despite being a registered Republican who throughout his life identified as a conservative, Stevens was considered to have been on the liberal side of the Court at the time of his retirement.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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