John Marshall Harlan II

January 10, 2024
Supreme Court Justice

Quick Facts

John Marshall Harlan II
Full Name John Marshall Harlan II
Occupation Supreme Court Justice
Date Of Birth May 20, 1899(1899-05-20)
Age 125
Date Of Death 1911-10-14
Birthplace Chicago
Country United States
Birth City Illinois
Horoscope Taurus

John Marshall Harlan II Biography

Name John Marshall Harlan II
Birthday May 20
Birth Year 1899
Place Of Birth Chicago
Home Town Illinois
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Taurus
Spouse Malvina Shanklin Harlan
Children(s) John Maynard Harlan, James S. Harlan

John Marshall Harlan II is one of the most popular and richest Supreme Court Justice who was born on May 20, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Awarded the title of the ‘great dissident in the Remembered as the ‘great dissenter’ of the Earl Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s, this influential Supreme Court Associate Justice served from 1955 until 1971, voting in favor of civil rights initiatives in such cases as Loving v. Virginia and Cooper v. Aaron. Court in during the 50s and 60s the important Supreme Court Associate Justice served from 1955 until 1971 supporting civil rights legislation in cases such as Loving V. Virginia and Cooper v. Aaron.

He was named as a judge on be a judge on the Supreme Court by U.S. President He was nominated to the Supreme Court by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower as a replacement for Robert H. Jackson. as a successor to Robert H. Jackson.

His wedding to Ethel Andrews resulted in a daughter named Evangeline. Between 1877 and 1911 the grandfather of his, John Marshall Harlan, was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.

John Marshall Harlan II Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Supreme Court Justice
House Living in own house.

John Marshall Harlan II is one of the richest Supreme Court Justice from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Marshall Harlan II 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After completing his studies at Princeton, Oxford, and the New York Law School, He was appointed an Assistant United States Attorney for New York’s Southern District.

He passed away from cancer three months after his retirement in his position on the U.S. Supreme Court and was replaced by He died of cancer just three months after retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court and was replaced by William Rehnquist..

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Who is John Marshall Harlan II Dating?

According to our records, John Marshall Harlan II married to Malvina Shanklin Harlan. As of December 1, 2023, John Marshall Harlan II’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Supreme Court Justice. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Marshall Harlan II celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.

What did John Marshall Harlan do in Plessy v Ferguson?

In his Plessy dissent, he insisted that “all citizens are equal before the law” and correctly predicted that upholding the Louisiana law would lead to the passage of even more laws segregating African Americans. Not until 1954 did the Supreme Court accept Harlan’s arguments, when it reversed Plessy v.

What did John Marshall Harlan argue?

In his most famous and eloquent dissent, Harlan held that “our Constitution is color-blind,” that “in this country there is no superior, dominant ruling class of citizens,” and that it is wrong to allow the states to “regulate the enjoyment of citizens’ civil rights solely on the basis of race.” Harlan predicted that …

Which president appointed John Marshall Harlan?

29, 1877, Harlan was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Rutherford B. Hayes. He wrote 1,161 opinions (including 316 dissents) in nearly 34 years and was the Court’s outstanding liberal justice during that time. He issued a famous dissent in Pollock v.

Was John Marshall Harlan II liberal or conservative?

John Marshall Harlan II was a conservative icon of the U.S. Supreme Court who practiced a unique form of jurisprudence combining judicial restraint and activism.

Why did Harlan think the civil rights Act was unconstitutional?

Harlan stated that Jim Crow laws violated both the 13th and 14th amendments. The 13th Amendment, he argued, barred any “badge of servitude.” The 14th Amendment, he said, made it clear that the “Constitution is color- blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.”

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