Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1906, Apr. 25 | Born, Newark, N.J. |
| 1928 | B. S., Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Married Marjorie Leonard (died 1982) |
| 1931 | LL. B., Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1931-1949 | Member, law firm of Pitney, Hardin, Ward and Brennan, Newark, N.J. |
| 1932 | Admitted to the New Jersey bar |
| 1942-1945 | Served in Ordnance Department, United States Army |
| 1949-1950 | Judge, Law Division, New Jersey Superior Court |
| 1950-1952 | Judge, Appellate Division, New Jersey Superior Court |
| 1952-1956 | Associate justice, New Jersey Supreme Court |
| 1956-1990 | Associate justice, United States Supreme Court |
| 1983 | Married Mary Fowler |
| 1990 | Retired |
| 1993 | Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 1997, July 24 | Died, Washington, D.C. |