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'''Arthur Joseph Goldberg''' was born on August 8, 1908, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He died January 19, 1990. He was active in the Civil Liberties Committee. He was briefly a member of the far-left [[National Lawyers Guild]]. Goldberg had established a name for himself in the [[Democratic Party]] by 1960, and was becoming an important figure in national politics. President [[John F. Kennedy]] appointed him to be [[Secretary of Labor]] in 1961. Then, in 1963, after Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]] resigned from the [[Supreme Court]] because of poor health, Kennedy nominated Goldberg to fill the empty seat. Goldberg took his place on the bench in September 1962. | '''Arthur Joseph Goldberg''' was born on August 8, 1908, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He died January 19, 1990. He was active in the Civil Liberties Committee. He was briefly a member of the far-left [[National Lawyers Guild]]. Goldberg had established a name for himself in the [[Democratic Party]] by 1960, and was becoming an important figure in national politics. President [[John F. Kennedy]] appointed him to be [[Secretary of Labor]] in 1961. Then, in 1963, after Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]] resigned from the [[Supreme Court]] because of poor health, Kennedy nominated Goldberg to fill the empty seat. Goldberg took his place on the bench in September 1962. | ||
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*1908- Born, Chicago, IL | *1908- Born, Chicago, IL | ||
| − | *1929- B. S. L., Northwestern University | + | *1929- B. S. L., [[Northwestern University]] |
*1929- Admitted to Illinois State Bar | *1929- Admitted to Illinois State Bar | ||
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*1929-1941- Practiced law privately | *1929-1941- Practiced law privately | ||
| − | *1930- J.D., Northwestern University | + | *1930- J.D., [[Northwestern University]] |
*1937- Admitted to Supreme Court Bar | *1937- Admitted to Supreme Court Bar | ||
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*1945-1961- General Counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations | *1945-1961- General Counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations | ||
| − | *1948-1961- General Counsel, United Steel Workers of America | + | *1948-1961- General Counsel, [[United Steel Workers of America]] |
| − | *1955-1961- Special Counsel and General Counsel of Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO | + | *1955-1961- Special Counsel and General Counsel of Industrial Union Department, [[AFL-CIO]] |
| − | *1961-1962- U.S. Secretary of Labor | + | *1961-1962- U.S. [[Secretary of Labor]] |
*1962-1965- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court | *1962-1965- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court | ||
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*1965-1968- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | *1965-1968- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | ||
| − | *1968-1969- Charles Evans Hughes Professor, Princeton University | + | *1968-1969- Charles Evans Hughes Professor, [[Princeton University]] |
*1968-1990- Chairman, Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace | *1968-1990- Chairman, Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace | ||
| − | *1969-1970- Distinguished professor, Columbia University | + | *1969-1970- Distinguished professor, [[Columbia University]] |
*1970- Defeated as Democratic candidate for governor of New York | *1970- Defeated as Democratic candidate for governor of New York | ||
| − | *1971-1973- University Professor of Law and Diplomacy, American University | + | *1971-1973- University Professor of Law and Diplomacy, [[American University]] |
| − | *1974-1990- Visiting Distinguished Professor, Hastings College of the Law | + | *1974-1990- Visiting Distinguished Professor, [[Hastings College of the Law]] |
*1977- United States Ambassador to the Belgrade Conference on Human Rights | *1977- United States Ambassador to the Belgrade Conference on Human Rights | ||
Revision as of 06:25, November 19, 2008
Arthur Joseph Goldberg was born on August 8, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois. He died January 19, 1990. He was active in the Civil Liberties Committee. He was briefly a member of the far-left National Lawyers Guild. Goldberg had established a name for himself in the Democratic Party by 1960, and was becoming an important figure in national politics. President John F. Kennedy appointed him to be Secretary of Labor in 1961. Then, in 1963, after Justice Felix Frankfurter resigned from the Supreme Court because of poor health, Kennedy nominated Goldberg to fill the empty seat. Goldberg took his place on the bench in September 1962.
Goldberg joined the Court just as the Civil Rights Movement rose to the forefront of American politics, and many of the decisions made by the Court were related to this issue. Among the noteable cases argued before the Court during Goldberg's tenure were Escobedo v. Illinois (1964), Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (1963), and Zemel v. Rusk (1965). A committed leftist, Goldberg's short tenure on the bench was judged mainly ineffectual.
Three years after Goldberg took his seat on the Supreme Court, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked him to step down and accept an appointment as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. On July 26, 1965, Goldberg assumed the responsibilities of Ambassador to the United Nations.
Goldberg Timeline
- 1908- Born, Chicago, IL
- 1929- B. S. L., Northwestern University
- 1929- Admitted to Illinois State Bar
- 1929-1941- Practiced law privately
- 1930- J.D., Northwestern University
- 1937- Admitted to Supreme Court Bar
- 1942-1944- Served to Major, U S Army, Office of Strategic Services
- 1945-1961- Partner, Goldberg, Devoe, Shadur & Mikva
- 1945-1961- General Counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations
- 1948-1961- General Counsel, United Steel Workers of America
- 1955-1961- Special Counsel and General Counsel of Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO
- 1961-1962- U.S. Secretary of Labor
- 1962-1965- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- 1965-1968- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- 1968-1969- Charles Evans Hughes Professor, Princeton University
- 1968-1990- Chairman, Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace
- 1969-1970- Distinguished professor, Columbia University
- 1970- Defeated as Democratic candidate for governor of New York
- 1971-1973- University Professor of Law and Diplomacy, American University
- 1974-1990- Visiting Distinguished Professor, Hastings College of the Law
- 1977- United States Ambassador to the Belgrade Conference on Human Rights
- 1990- Died
References
[1]|Northwestern University [2]John F. Kennedy Presidential Library [3] Encyclopedia Britannica Online