Byron White
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Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White was an American lawyer, jurist, and professional football player who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 until 1993. By his retirement, he was its only sitting Democrat and the last-living member of the progressive Warren Court.
Byron White
The Supreme Court pictured in 1973, White is pictured at bottom right
Official portrait, 1976
White swears in Justice Clarence Thomas as Thomas' wife, Virginia Lamp, looks on (1991)
Warren Court
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The Warren Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1953 to 1969 when Earl Warren served as the chief justice. The Warren Court is often considered the most liberal court in U.S. history.
Chief Justice Earl Warren
The Supreme Court as was composed between 1958 and 1962. Top (l-r): Charles E. Whittaker, John M. Harlan II, William J. Brennan, Jr., Potter Stewart. Bottom (l-r): William O. Douglas, Hugo L. Black, Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, Tom C. Clark.
Warren Court (March 25, 1957 - October 13, 1958)
Warren Court (October 14, 1958 - March 31, 1962)