Byron White
Byron Raymond White (1917-2002) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President John F. Kennedy in April 1962. He took on senior status in June 1993.[1][2]
White was one of two justices nominated to the court by President Kennedy. White served during The Warren Court, The Burger Court and The Rehnquist Court. White died on April 15, 2002.
Education
White received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1938 and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. White started at Yale Law School, but left to join the United States Navy during World War II. White later resumed his studies at Yale, receiving his LL.B. in 1946.[1][2]
Professional career
- 1962-2002: Justice, United States Supreme Court
- 1961-1962: Deputy Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Kennedy
- 1947-1961: Attorney in private practice, Colorado
- 1946-1947: Law clerk for Chief Justice Fred Vinson[1][2]
Federal judicial career
Byron White was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by President John F. Kennedy on April 3, 1962. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 11, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. White assumed senior status on June 28, 1993. White's service ended with his death on April 15, 2002.[1]
Noteworthy cases
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| Author: Byron R. White
Vote Count: 5-4 Majority Justices: Rehnquist, O'Connor Concurring Justices: Burger, Powell Dissenting Justices: Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens |
Constitution does not protect sodomy (1986)
A Georgia police officer saw Michael Hardwick engaging in consensual sexual relations in the bedroom of his home, leading to an arrest on charges of sodomy. Sodomy was regulated in at least twenty-four states at that time. On June 30, 1986, the Court determined that the Constitution did not afford protection for sodomy and that states had the right to make laws against it.[3]
See also
External links
- White Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
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| Preceded by: Charles Whittaker |
Supreme Court 1962–2002 |
Succeeded by: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
