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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 was born in Spring Creek Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1892, and raised in Frewsburg, New York. | '''Robert Houghwout Jackson''' was an associate Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from 1941–1954, appointed by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] Jackson was born in Spring Creek Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1892, and raised in Frewsburg, New York. | ||
| − | He also served as the Chief United States Prosecutor at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] at the end of [[World War II]], in Germany. President Truman appointed Jackson in 1945, who took a leave of absence from the Supreme Court, returning in 1946. | + | 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 Supreme Court, returning in 1946. |
Jackson, who never attended college, was known to be a brilliant, conservative judge. | Jackson, who never attended college, was known to be a brilliant, conservative judge. | ||
| − | Future | + | Future 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 confirmtion hearings. |
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Revision as of 08:24, August 8, 2007
Robert Houghwout Jackson was an associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1941–1954, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Jackson was born in Spring Creek Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1892, and raised in Frewsburg, New York.
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 Supreme Court, returning in 1946.
Jackson, who never attended college, was known to be a brilliant, conservative judge.
Future 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 confirmtion hearings.