Harry Blackmun

US Supreme Court justice from 1970 to 1994

Harry Andrew Blackmun (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 until 1994. Appointed by Republican President Richard Nixon, Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in Roe v. Wade, which prohibits many state and federal restrictions on abortion.

Harry Blackmun
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
In office
June 9, 1970[1] – August 3, 1994
Nominated byRichard Nixon
Preceded byAbe Fortas
Succeeded byStephen Breyer
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
September 21, 1959 – June 8, 1970
Nominated byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn B. Sanborn, Jr.
Succeeded byDonald Roe Ross
Personal details
Born
Harry Andrew Blackmun

(1908-11-12)November 12, 1908
Nashville, Illinois, United States
DiedMarch 4, 1999(1999-03-04) (aged 90)
Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Alma materHarvard College (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (L.L.B.)

Blackmun studied at Harvard College, at Harvard Law School. Blackmun was never married. He had no children. Blackmun died on March 4, 1999 in Arlington County, Virginia from natural causes, aged 90.

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  1. "Members of the Supreme Court of the United States". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

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