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U.S. Supreme Court Educational Posters
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educational posters > social studies > Supreme Court Justices < Supreme Court Landmarks
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 The highest judicial body of the United States is the Supreme Court (SCOTUS or USSC); it is the only court established by the United States Constitution as one of the three divisions of political power (executive and legislative). The judicial branch has the sole power to interpret the law and apply it to particular disputes, the power to determine the disposition of prisoners, and the power to compel testimony and the production of documents. There is no standard qualification of age or experience, justices are nominated by the President (executive) and confirmed with "advice and consent" of the Senate (legislative). Appointments to the US Supreme Court are for life; to leave the court a justice may resign, or a judge may be removed by impeachment. Currently the US Supreme Count consists of nine Justices: eight Associate Judges and a Chief Justice. Courts are generally known by the name of the Chief Justice.
The individuals represented on this page include John Jay, John Marshall, John H. Clarke, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Howard Taft, Harlan F. Stone, Charles E. Hughes, Benjamin N. Cardoza, William O. Douglas, Louis Brandeis, Fred E. Vinson, Earl Warren, Hugo Black, Thurgood Marshall, Abe Fortas, Warren Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, William Rehnquist, Lewis Powell Jr., David Souter, and Clarence Thomas.
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BOOKS & MEDIA:
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John Marshall
4th Chief Justice, 1801-1835
b. 9-24-1755; Virginia
d. 7-6-1835
Marshall was the longest serving Chief Justice in the US Supreme Court. He was nominated by John Adams and served through Andrew Jackson.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
b. 3-8-1841; Boston, MA
d. 3-6-1935; Washington, DC
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the son, was a Civil War veteran and served on the US Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932. He is cited widely for his "clear and present danger" majority opinion on the Schenck v. United States (1919), ruling that in time of war the First Amendment did not protect speech encouraging insubordination.
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John Hessin Clarke
Associate Justice, 1916-1922
b. 9-18-1857; Lisbon, OH
d. 3-22-1945
Appointed by Woodrow Wilson in 1916, Clarke resigned in 1922 to campaign for U.S. membership in the League of Nations.
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Harlan F. Stone
b. 10-11-1872; New Hampshire
d. 4-22-1946
Harlan F. Stone was appointed an Associate Justice by Calvin Coolidge in 1925, and Chief Justice by Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, serving until his death in 1946.
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Charles E. Hughes
b. 4-11-1862; New York
d. 8-27-1948; Massachusetts
Charles Evans Hughes appointed as an Associate Justice by President Taft in 1910, resigned to run for president against Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was appointed Chief Justice by Herbert Hoover in 1930.
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Benjamin N. Cardozo / TIME Magazine Cover, Nov 26, 1934
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William O. Douglas / TIME Cover: October 11, 1937, TIME Magazine
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Justice Brandeis
b. 11-13-1856; Louisville, KY
d. 10-6-1941
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Fred M. Vinson / TIME Magazine Cover, July 9, 1945
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Chief Justice Earl Warren / TIME Magazine Cover, Dec 21, 1953
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Hugo Black / TIME Magazine Cover, Oct 9, 1964
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Abe Fortas / TIME Magazine Cover, July 5, 1968
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Warren Burger / TIME Magazine Cover, May 30, 1969
b. 9-17-1907; St. Paul, MN
d. 6-25-1995; Washington, DC
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William Rehnquist & Lewis Powell, Jr. / TIME Magazine Cover, Nov 1, 1971
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Nixon and the Supreme Court / TIME Magazine Cover, July 22, 1974
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Sandra Day O’Connor
b. 3-26-1930; Texas
Poster Text: When President Ronald Reagan introduced Sandra Day O'Connor as the newest member of the United States Supreme Court, he called her "a person for all seasons" with "unique qualities of temperament [and] fairness.' Those who knew Sandra Day O'Connor agreed that the President had made a wise choice.
Sandra Day grew up on a sprawling ranch on the Arizona-New Mexico border. She was a bit of a tomboy and loved riding horses and roping steers. She was also an excellent student, and she finished High school when she was only sixteen. She attended Stanford Law School and graduated near the top of her class. Amazingly, one of her fellow students was a young man named William Rehnquist, who would later serve with Justice O'Connor on the Supreme Court. After graduating from Stanford, she married John O'Connor and was elected to the Arizona State Senate. But when she was forced to choose between politics and the law, she chose the law, going to work as a judge.
When Justice Potter Stuart announced his retirement in 1981, President Reagan was determined to keep his campaign promise to appoint a woman to the Court. After a long search, the President chose Sandra Day O'Connor, saying, "She meets in every way the very high standards demanded of all Court appointees."
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The Supreme Court / TIME Magazine Cover, Oct 8, 1984
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William Rehnquist / TIME Magazine Cover, June 30, 1986
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David Souter / TIME Magazine Cover, Aug 6, 1990
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Anita Hill & Clarence Thomas
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Freedom
"The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom." Justice William O. Douglas
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