John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens (April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019) was an American lawyer. He was a United States Supreme Court justice. He was nominated by President Gerald Ford in 1975. He voted with minority in Bush v. Gore case (2000). He also voted with majority in Furman v. Georgia case (1976), but later became against the death penalty. In 2010, he announced his retirement in the Supreme Court.
Stevens died on July 16, 2019 from problems caused by a stroke while under hospice care in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 99.[1]
John Paul Stevens Media
- Photograph of President Gerald Ford, Chief Justice Warren Burger, and John Paul Stevens at the U.S. Supreme Court Building for the Swearing-in of Stevens as an Associate Justice - NARA - 6926435.jpg
Stevens with President Gerald Ford and Chief Justice Warren E. Burger on December 19, 1975, the day he took his seat on the Supreme Court
- Swearing-In of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.jpg
Stevens (right) swears in John Roberts as Chief Justice on September 29, 2005, while Roberts' wife Jane and President George W. Bush look on. Ceremony in the East Room of the White House
- John Paul Stevens and Elena Kagan 10-1-2010.jpg
Stevens with his successor Elena Kagan in 2010
- US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens - 1976 official portrait.jpg
Stevens's official Supreme Court portrait, 1976
- President Trump and Mrs. Trump Pay Respects to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (48348802686).jpg
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Stevens's funeral
References
- ↑ Wolf, Richard (July 16, 2019). "Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dead at age 99". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/16/john-paul-stevens-supreme-court/546358001/. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
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