John M. Harlan II

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John M. Harlan II was a prominent mid-20th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his influential opinions on civil rights, due process, and a restrained, precedent-focused approach to constitutional interpretation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
judge
lawyer
legal scholar
appointedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
birthDate 1899-05-20
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States
confirmationDate 1955-03-16
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1971-12-29
deathPlace Washington, D.C., United States
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED
New York Law School NERFINISHED
Princeton University
endTime 1971-09-23
familyName Harlan
fieldOfWork civil rights law
constitutional law
due process jurisprudence
fullName John Marshall Harlan II
givenName John
ideology judicial conservatism
selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights
knownFor emphasis on precedent and stare decisis
influential concurring and dissenting opinions
judicial restraint
memberOf Republican Party (United States)
Supreme Court of the United States
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
nominationDate 1954-01-13
notableFor articulation of a broad concept of liberty under the Due Process Clause
mid-20th-century Supreme Court jurisprudence on civil rights
notableWork concurring opinion in Poe v. Ullman
dissenting opinion in Plessy-related segregation cases reconsideration
opinions elaborating the concept of substantive due process
occupation judge
law professor
lawyer
placeOfBurial Rock Creek Cemetery
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
reasonForEndOfOffice retirement
relative John Marshall Harlan
relativeType grandson of John Marshall Harlan
religion Presbyterianism
spouse Ethel Andrews Harlan NERFINISHED
tookOffice 1955-03-28


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