Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1920, Apr. 20 | Born, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1941 | A.B., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1942 | Married Elizabeth Jane Sheeren (divorced 1979) |
| 1942-1945 | Served in the United States Navy and received the Bronze Star |
| 1947 | J.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1947-1948 | Law clerk to Justice Wiley B. Rutledge, United States Supreme Court |
| 1949 | Admitted to the Illinois Bar |
| 1949-1952 | Associate of law firm, Poppenhusen, Johnston, Thompson, and Raymond, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1950-1954 | Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1951-1952 | Associate counsel, Subcommittee to Study Monopoly Power, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives |
| 1952-1970 | Partner of law firm, Rothschild, Stevens, Barry, and Myers, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1953-1955 | Member, Attorney General's National Committee to Study the Antitrust Laws |
| 1955-1958 | Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1969 | Chief counsel, Special Commission in Relation to No. 39797 appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to investigate the judgment of People v. Isaacs |
| 1970-1975 | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| 1975-2010 | Associate justice, United States Supreme Court; retired from the Court in June 2010 |
| 1979 | Married Maryan Mulholland Simon (died 2015) |
| 2011 | Published Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir. New York: Little, Brown |
| 2012 | Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 2014 | Published Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution. New York: Little, Brown |
| 2019 | Published The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years. New York: Little, Brown |
| 2019, July 16 | Died, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |