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A social [[conservative]] appointed by President [[John F. Kennedy]], White was one of only two Justices to dissent from ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' in 1973. He also opposed inventing a constitutional right for [[homosexuality]]. | A social [[conservative]] appointed by President [[John F. Kennedy]], White was one of only two Justices to dissent from ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' in 1973. He also opposed inventing a constitutional right for [[homosexuality]]. | ||
| − | He resigned while only in his 70s so that President [[Bill Clinton]], a fellow [[Democrat]], could fill his vacancy. | + | He resigned in 1993 while only in his 70s so that President [[Bill Clinton]], a fellow [[Democrat]], could fill his vacancy. |
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| + | White was a standout football player before becoming a judge as well as a recipient of the [[Bronze Star]] and a [[Rhodes Scholar]].<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/401/000059224/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:22, October 5, 2007
Byron Raymond White, (June 8, 1917 – April 15, 2002) was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was raised in Colorado, where a federal building housing the Tenth Circuit has been named after him.
A social conservative appointed by President John F. Kennedy, White was one of only two Justices to dissent from Roe v. Wade in 1973. He also opposed inventing a constitutional right for homosexuality.
He resigned in 1993 while only in his 70s so that President Bill Clinton, a fellow Democrat, could fill his vacancy.
White was a standout football player before becoming a judge as well as a recipient of the Bronze Star and a Rhodes Scholar.[1]