Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Lewis F. Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972–1987) known as a pivotal moderate whose swing votes shaped landmark decisions on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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| appointedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Virginia State Bar ⓘ |
| birthName |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
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| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-09-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-08-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Washington and Lee University ⓘ Washington and Lee University ⓘ
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Washington and Lee University School of Law
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| endTime | 1987-06-26 ⓘ |
| familyName | Powell ⓘ |
| givenName | Lewis ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Jr. ⓘ |
| ideology | judicial moderation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court
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influence on abortion rights jurisprudence ⓘ influence on affirmative action jurisprudence ⓘ influence on death penalty jurisprudence ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Bar Association
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Democratic Party ⓘ
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Democratic Party (United States)
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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majority opinion in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Roe v. Wade ⓘ
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opinion in Roe v. Wade (concurring in part) and related abortion jurisprudence
pivotal votes in death penalty cases including Gregg v. Georgia ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
corporate attorney
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Suffolk, Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Richmond, Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| politicalAlignment | moderate conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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President of the American Bar Association ⓘ |
| precededBy |
John M. Harlan II
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John Marshall Harlan II
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| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Richmond, Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| signature | signature of Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ |
| spouse | Josephine Pierce Rucker Powell ⓘ |
| startTime | 1972-01-07 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Anthony Kennedy
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| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
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Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Lewis F. Powell Jr. as Supreme Court Justice
Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division
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Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
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Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Anthony McLeod Kennedy