William J. Brennan Jr.
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William Joseph Brennan Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. He was the eighth-longest serving justice i
Official portrait, 1972
The New Jersey Supreme Court, 1955, Brennan is standing in the back row, far right
Warren Court, Brennan is standing at far left
Brennan in his later years
David Souter
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David Hackett Souter was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1990 to 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill
William J. Brennan Jr.
…on the Supreme Court. Brennan won Senate confirmation the following year. He remained on the Court until his retirement in 1990, and was succeeded by David Souter. On the Supreme Court, Brennan was known for his outspoken progressive views, including opposition to the death penalty as he dissented in more than…
Official portrait, 1990
Souter testifying during one of his confirmation hearings
Souter in 2009
Justice Souter (second from the left in the back row) on the Rehnquist Court