William Joseph Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. He was the seventh-longest serving justice in Supreme Court history, and was known for being a leader of the Court's liberal wing. [3]

2025年3月14日 · William Brennan (born April 25, 1906, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died July 24, 1997, Arlington, Virginia) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1956–90). Brennan was the son of William Joseph Brennan, an Irish immigrant who was a brewery worker and union organizer, and Agnes McDermott Brennan.

2012年7月20日 · The second of eight children born to Irish immigrants, William J. Brennan Jr. went on to become one of the longest-serving and most influential justices in the history of the Court. Brennan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1906.

Explore the life of Justice William J. Brennan Jr., a reform-minded jurist who was a consensus builder on the Supreme Court from 1956-1990.

2023年7月28日 · Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr. was an outspoken defender of the First Amendment freedoms of speech and the press against threats of government restriction.

2018年5月18日 · William Joseph Brennan Jr. was the first Roman Catholic appointed to the Supreme Court; he served as associate justice of the Court from 1956 to 1990. His unshakable belief in the Constitution as the guardian of individual rights …

1990年7月20日 · Justice William Brennan joined the U.S. Supreme Court on October 16, 1956, replacing Justice Sherman Minton. Brennan was born on April 25, 1906 in Newark, New Jersey, close to New York City. He graduated cum laude in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1928.

Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: William J. Brennan, Jr.

William J. Brennan, Jr. was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower and was confirmed in 1957. He assumed senior status on July 20, 1990, and served until his death on July 24, 1997.

William Brennan may refer to: William Brennan (Australian politician) (1865–1937), member of the New South Wales Parliament; William Brennan (baseball) (born 1963), American baseball pitcher; William C. Brennan (1918–2000), New York politician and judge; William J. Brennan Jr. (1906–1997), justice of the United States Supreme Court