John Paul Stevens

Justice John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920) is an American jurist who has been a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice since 1975; he is the oldest and longest serving justice currently on the court.

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Stevens was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is married to Maryan Mulholland and has four children from a previous marriage: John Joseph (deceased), Kathryn, Elizabeth Jane and Susan Roberta. He also has five step children: Catherine, Carolyn, Daniel, Terrence and Jerry. He received an A.B. from the University of Chicago, and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945 as an intelligence officer, and was awarded a Bronze Star. He was a law clerk to Justice Wiley Rutledge of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1947 Term. He was admitted to law practice in Illinois in 1949. He was Associate Counsel to the Subcommittee on the Study of Monopoly Power of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1951-1952, and a member of the Attorney General's National Committee to Study Antitrust Law, 1953-1955. He was Second Vice President of the Chicago Bar Association in 1970. From November 2, 1970 to 1975, he served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, nominated by President Nixon. President Ford then nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1975 to replace Justice William O. Douglas, who resigned that year, and he took his seat December 19, 1975 after being confirmed 99-0 by the Senate. As the senior member of the court, Stevens assumed the administrative duties of the court while the position of Chief Justice of the United States was vacant in September of 2005, including swearing in new Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Chicago - Illinois - University of Chicago - Northwestern University - United States Navy - 1942 - 1945 - Bronze Star - Law clerk - Wiley Rutledge - House of Representatives - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1955 - Chicago Bar Association - 1970 - November 2 - 1975 - United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit - President Nixon - President Ford - William O. Douglas - December 19 - Chief Justice of the United States - September - 2005 - John Roberts

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