Abraham Fortas (June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from Rhodes College and Yale Law School.

2018年2月6日 · The “Fortas” was Abe Fortas, the one-time Supreme Court Justice who left the high court after just 4 years in ignominy. No one would really talk about Fortas at the firm. And now I wonder if his cautionary tale might resonate for the Court’s newest member, Justice Neil Gorsuch, who has come under criticism for his relationships with ...

2008年5月15日 · On this day in 1969, Abe Fortas, denying he had done anything wrong, resigned from the Supreme Court to return to private law practice.

Abe Fortas (born June 19, 1910, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.—died April 6, 1982, Washington, D.C.) was a lawyer and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1965–69). Nominated to replace Earl Warren as chief justice by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, Fortas became the first nominee for that post since 1795 to fail to win ...

Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.

Abraham Fortas set out to forge a new path as the first in his family to attend college, and ultimately held an influential seat on the Supreme Court - even if only for four years. Fortas was born on June 19, 1910, in Memphis, TN, to Ray Berson and William Fortas.

FORTAS, Abraham ("Abe") (b. 19 June 1910 in Memphis, Tennessee; d. 5 April 1982 in Washington, D.C.), leading civil libertarian who served as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969, until charges of misdeeds forced him to resign.

Fortas resigned his position as associate justice in 1969, after he came under scrutiny for accepting money in exchange for speaking engagements. He resumed practicing law privately and formed a second successful Washington firm. Fortas died from a ruptured aorta.

Following World War II, Fortas and two associates established a law partnership in Washington, D.C., specializing in corporate law. After two decades of private practice, Fortas was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the Supreme Court of the United States on July 28, 1965.

2018年6月11日 · FORTAS, ABE. Abe Fortas served as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969. A renowned and powerful Washington, D.C., attorney before he joined the Court, Fortas resigned from the bench in disgrace after allegations of unethical behavior led to calls for his impeachment.