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Anthony Kennedy

Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan, and sworn in on February 18, 1988. After the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, he was considered the swing vote on many of the Roberts Court's 5–4 decisions. Born in Sacramento, California, Kennedy took over his father's legal practice in Sacramento after graduating from Stanford University and Harvard Law School. Kennedy became a U.S. federal judge in 1975 when President Gerald Ford appointed him to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In November 1987, after two failed attempts at nominating a successor to Associate Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., President Reagan nominated Kennedy to the Supreme Court. Kennedy won unanimous confirmation from the United States Senate in February 1988. Following the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016, Kennedy became the senior associate justice of the court. Kennedy retired during the presidency of Donald Trump and was succeeded by his former law clerk, Brett Kavanaugh. Following O'Connor's death in 2023, Kennedy is the oldest living former Supreme Court justice. Kennedy authored the majority opinion in several important cases—including Boumediene v. Bush, Citizens United v. FEC, and four major gay rights cases: Romer v. Evans, Lawrence v. Texas, United States v. Windsor, and Obergefell v. Hodges. He also co-authored the controlling opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey along with Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and David Souter.

Infobox

Appointed by
Gerald Ford
Preceded by
Charles Merton Merrill
Succeeded by
Pamela Ann Rymer
Born
Anthony McLeod Kennedy (1936-07-23) July 23, 1936 (age 89)Sacramento, California, U.S.
Spouse
mw- Mary Davis (m. 1963)
Children
3
Education
mw- Stanford University (BA)London School of EconomicsHarvard University (LLB)
Awards
Henry J. Friendly Medal (2019)
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
1961–1962
Rank
Private (first class)
Unit
California Army National Guard

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Preceded byCharles Merton Merrill
Preceded byCharles Merton Merrill
Legal offices
Preceded byCharles Merton Merrill
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1975–1988
Legal offices
Succeeded byPamela Ann Rymer
Preceded byLewis F. Powell Jr.
Preceded byLewis F. Powell Jr.
Legal offices
Preceded byLewis F. Powell Jr.
Legal offices
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1988–2018
Legal offices
Succeeded byBrett Kavanaugh
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
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U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byKetanji Brown Jacksonas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Preceded byKetanji Brown Jacksonas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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Preceded byKetanji Brown Jacksonas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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Order of precedence of the United Statesas Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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Succeeded byStephen Breyeras Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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Preceded byCharles Merton Merrill
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1975–1988
Succeeded byPamela Ann Rymer
Preceded byLewis F. Powell Jr.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1988–2018
Succeeded byBrett Kavanaugh
order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byKetanji Brown Jacksonas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Order of precedence of the United Statesas Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Succeeded byStephen Breyeras Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

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