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| − | '''Robert Houghwout Jackson''' was an Associate Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from 1941–1954, appointed by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Jackson previously served as General Counsel for the [[U.S. Treasury Department]], U.S. Solicitor General, and Attorney General. | + | '''Robert Houghwout Jackson''' was an Associate Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from 1941–1954, appointed by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Jackson previously served as General Counsel for the [[U.S. Treasury Department]], U.S. Solicitor General, and Attorney General. Jackson was born in Spring Creek Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1892, and raised in Frewsburg, New York. |
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| − | Jackson was born in Spring Creek Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1892, and raised in Frewsburg, New York. | + | Justice Robert Jackson was perhaps the finest Supreme Court jurist of the 20th century, despite having never attended college or having a law degree. He was widely known to be a brilliant, [[conservative]] judge. |
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| | He also served as the Chief United States Prosecutor at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] at the end of [[World War II]], in Germany. President [[Harry S. Truman]] appointed Jackson in 1945, who took a leave of absence from the Court, returning in 1946. Before becoming a Supreme Court Justice, Jackson had been brought to [[Washington, D.C.]] by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] as General Counsel to the then-Bureau of Internal Revenue, and subsequently served as Assistant Attorney General in the AntiTrust Division of the Justice Department, Solicitor General, and Attorney General.<ref>http://www.supremecourtus.gov/publicinfo/speeches/sp_05-16-03.html</ref> | | He also served as the Chief United States Prosecutor at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] at the end of [[World War II]], in Germany. President [[Harry S. Truman]] appointed Jackson in 1945, who took a leave of absence from the Court, returning in 1946. Before becoming a Supreme Court Justice, Jackson had been brought to [[Washington, D.C.]] by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] as General Counsel to the then-Bureau of Internal Revenue, and subsequently served as Assistant Attorney General in the AntiTrust Division of the Justice Department, Solicitor General, and Attorney General.<ref>http://www.supremecourtus.gov/publicinfo/speeches/sp_05-16-03.html</ref> |
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| − | Jackson, who never attended college and never acquired a law degree, was known to be a brilliant, [[conservative]] judge.
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| | Former Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] once served as Jackson's clerk, and current Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] quoted several of Jackson's opinions extensively in his confirmation hearings. | | Former Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] once served as Jackson's clerk, and current Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] quoted several of Jackson's opinions extensively in his confirmation hearings. |