John Paul Stevens: Biography
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John Paul Stevens, the 101st Justice to serve on the supreme court of
the United States, and the first appointed by President Gerald R. Ford. John
Paul Stevens became a member of the high court in December of 1975. Stevens, a
middle aged man, with a reputation as a sharp-minded, hardworking lawyer ....
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.... Ernest Stevens noted to a New York Post reporter, ³I guess we always
knew he was going to make something of himself. He was always awfully
smart....When John was six, he could play better bridge then most adults today>²
Stevens attended the University of Chicago High School, and then later
went to the University its self. In 1941, he left the University with a Phi
Betta Kappa key, and a B.A. degree. He joined the navy, after the U.S entered
World War 2. Stevens was stationed in Wash ....
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