U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1965 / Served to 1969
Abe Fortas
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Abe Fortas was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1933. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, August 11, 1965
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southwestern College (now Rhodes College) 1930 · Yale Law School 1933
- Succeeded
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Succeeded by
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Supreme Court · succeeded Arthur Joseph Goldberg | Johnson (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Southwestern College (now Rhodes College) | A.B. | 1930 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1933 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Supreme Court of the United States (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
3 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).