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| − | '''Charles Evans Whittaker''' was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. A swing-vote, history has regarded him as having an inconsistent judicial philosophy; at [[Chief Justice]] [[Earl Warren]]'s request, he resigned from the Court citing an exhausting workload.<ref>{{cite web|url= | + | '''Charles Evans Whittaker''' was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. A swing-vote, history has regarded him as having an inconsistent judicial philosophy; at [[Chief Justice]] [[Earl Warren]]'s request, he resigned from the Court citing an exhausting workload.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oyez.org/justices/charles_e_whittaker|work=Oyez|language=English|title=Charles E. Whittaker}}</ref> |
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| + | He had apparently suffered a mental breakdown while working on a contentious decision, ''[[Baker v. Carr]]'', and never returned to the Court to join a decision in that landmark case.<ref>https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/the-dissent-that-broke-a-justice/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:48, July 9, 2025
| Charles E. Whittaker | |
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: March 22, 1957 – March 31, 1962 | |
| Nominator | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Predecessor | Stanley F. Reed |
| Successor | Byron White |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. A swing-vote, history has regarded him as having an inconsistent judicial philosophy; at Chief Justice Earl Warren's request, he resigned from the Court citing an exhausting workload.[1]
He had apparently suffered a mental breakdown while working on a contentious decision, Baker v. Carr, and never returned to the Court to join a decision in that landmark case.[2]
References
- ↑ Charles E. Whittaker (English). Oyez.
- ↑ https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/the-dissent-that-broke-a-justice/
