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Name:
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony McLeod Kennedy
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Dates:
Born: July 23, 1936 in Sacramento, California
Died: n/a
Harvard Law: 1961
Associate Justice: February 18, 1988 - n/a
Biography:
Anthony Kennedy was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan as the "third
choice" after the failed nominations of Robert H. Bork and Douglas Ginsburg. The sharp
criticism which these other two candidates received in many ways overshadowed
Kennedy's own nomination process and his many decisions were closely scruitinized both
by the Reagan administration before the nomination was announced and by the Senate
judiciary committee once they received the nomination.
In some ways, however, the comparisons between him and the previous candidates were helpful. He recieved the highest possible recommendation from the American Bar Association and, later, a unanimous vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Since joining the Supreme Court, he has consistently followed his conservative principles, voting with William H. Rehnquist about 90 percent of the time.
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