William J. Brennan, Jr., JD Biography
- Title:
- Former US Supreme Court Justice
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the Government Allow a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants?"
- Reasoning:
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“Whatever his status under the immigration laws, an alien is surely a ‘person’ in the ordinary sense of that term. Aliens, even aliens whose presence in this country is unlawful, have long been recognized as ‘persons’ guaranteed due process of law by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.”
Plyler v. Doe, June 15, 1982
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1990-1994
- Associate Justice, US Supreme Court, Oct. 16, 1956-July 20, 1990
- Supreme Court Judge, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1951-1956
- Superior Court Judge, New Jersey Trial Court, 1949-1951
- Attorney, private practice, 1945-1949
- Major and Colonel, US Army, 1942-1945
- Attorney, Pitney Hardin, 1932-1942
- Education:
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- JD, Harvard University, 1931
- BS, Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1928
- Other:
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- Born Apr. 25, 1906, died July 24, 1997
- Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower