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William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Birth: April 25, 1906, Newark, New Jersey.
Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1928; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1931.
Official Positions: Judge, New Jersey Superior Court, 1949–1950; judge, appellate division, New Jersey Superior Court, 1950–1952; associate judge, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1952–1956.
Supreme Court Service: Recess appointment as associate justice by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, October 15, 1956, to replace Sherman Minton, who had resigned; nominated as associate justice by President Eisenhower January 14, 1957; confirmed by the Senate March 19, 1957, by a voice vote; took judicial oath October 16, 1956; retired July 20, 1990; replaced by David H. Souter, nominated by President George H. W. Bush.
Death: July 24, 1997, Arlington, Virginia.
Few justices in history played as great a leadership role in shaping the direction of the Court ...
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