Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 to 2018 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 11, 1987, and took the oath of office on February 18, 1988, serving until July 31, 2018.
Anthony Kennedy | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office February 18, 1988 – July 31, 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Lewis Powell |
| Succeeded by | Brett Kavanaugh |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office May 30, 1975 – February 18, 1988 | |
| Nominated by | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Charles Merrill |
| Succeeded by | Pamela Rymer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony McLeod Kennedy July 23, 1936 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Davis (1963–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) London School of Economics |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | California Army National Guard United States Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1961 |
Kennedy became the most senior Associate Justice on the court following the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016.[2][3] Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, he has been the swing vote on many of the Court's 5–4 decisions.[4][5][6][7] He has authored the majority ruling in many of these cases, including Lawrence v. Texas, Boumediene v. Bush, Citizens United v. FEC, and Obergefell v. Hodges.
On June 27, 2018, Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, effective July 31.[8][9]
Kennedy was born in Sacramento, California, on July 23, 1936. He went to Harvard University, Stanford University, and the London School of Economics. He was a private lawyer, a professor, and in 1975, he was appointed by Gerald Ford to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1988, Ronald Reagan nominated him for the Supreme Court. He became a member of the court on February 18, 1988. He has two sons and a daughter.
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