William Joseph Brennan Jr.

Judge William Joseph Brennan Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

4/25/1906

Birthplace:

Newark, NJ

Date of Death:

7/24/1997

Place of Death:

Arlington, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1931-1942, 1946-1949
U.S. Army colonel, 1942-1946
Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1949-1952; Law Division, 1949-1951; Appellate Division, 1951-1952
Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1952-1956

Education

Name of School:

University of Pennsylvania

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1928

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1931

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/21/1957

Retirement from Active Service:

7/20/1990

Termination Date:

7/24/1997

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Third Circuit, October 16, 1956-July 19, 1990
Fourth Circuit, June 24, 1957-October 13, 1958
Sixth Circuit, June 24, 1957-July 18, 1958
Second Circuit, June 29, 1959-April 1, 1962
First Circuit, May 26, 1969-July 19, 1990