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'''John Paul Stevens''' (b. April 20, 1920) was an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (1975-2010); when he retired he was its only full veteran of the [[Armed Services]].<ref>Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] once served in the National Guard in California.</ref> On April 9, 2010, Justice Stevens announced his retirement from the Court effective at the end of its October 2009 Term.

'''John Paul Stevens''' (born April 20, 1920) was an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (1975-2010); when he retired he was its only full veteran of the [[Armed Services]].<ref>Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] once served in the National Guard in California.</ref> On April 9, 2010, Justice Stevens announced his retirement from the Court effective at the end of its October 2009 Term.

In 1970, [[Richard Nixon]] appointed Stevens to the [[federal]] Court of Appeals for the [[Seventh Circuit]] in 1970, where he rendered a decision influential to the battle over the [[Equal Rights Amendment]]. President [[Gerald Ford]] appointed Stevens to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice [[William Douglas]] in 1975, and Stevens was easily confirmed.

In 1970, [[Richard Nixon]] appointed Stevens to the [[federal]] Court of Appeals for the [[Seventh Circuit]] in 1970, where he rendered a decision influential to the battle over the [[Equal Rights Amendment]]. President [[Gerald Ford]] appointed Stevens to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice [[William Douglas]] in 1975, and Stevens was easily confirmed.

Stevens is from a wealthy family that once owned and insurance business and the hotel that is now the Chicago Hilton: during his young lifetime, the business endured some financial difficulties that left an impression on the young lawyer.<ref>Jeffrey Toobin, ''The Nine.''</ref> Stevens graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1941. He had a son and three daughters by his first wife, whom he [[divorced]] a few years after joining the Supreme Court and then remarried a year later.

Stevens is from a wealthy family that once owned and insurance business and the hotel that is now the Chicago Hilton: during his young lifetime, the business endured some financial difficulties that left an impression on the young lawyer.<ref>Jeffrey Toobin, ''The Nine.''</ref> Stevens graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1941. He had a son and three daughters by his first wife, whom he [[divorced]] a few years after joining the Supreme Court and then remarried a year later.

He served in the [[U.S.]] [[Navy]] during [[World War II]] (1942-45), having served the [[Navy]] as part of a code-breaking team, for which he earned the Bronze Star.

He served in the [[U.S.]] [[Navy]] during [[World War II]] (1942–45), having served the [[Navy]] as part of a code-breaking team, for which he earned the Bronze Star.

He graduated with the highest grades in the history of [[Northwestern University Law School]] and specialized in [[antitrust law]] as a practicing attorney and later as a professor and special counsel to the House of Representatives and the U.S. Attorney General's office.

He graduated with the highest grades in the history of [[Northwestern University Law School]] and specialized in [[antitrust law]] as a practicing attorney and later as a professor and special counsel to the House of Representatives and the U.S. Attorney General's office.

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