Oyez: John M. Harlan

John M. Harlan - Details

Source: The Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States (Artist: Gardener Cox)

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First Name	John M.
Last Name	Harlan
Birth Place	Illinois
Childhood Location	Same
Childhood Surroundings	Urban
Family Status	Upper
Religion	Presbyterian
Ethnicity	English
Father	John M. Harlan
Mother	Elizabeth Flagg
Father's Occupation	Lawyer
Father's Office	Illinois local official
Undergraduate Education	Princeton, B.A. 1920
Graduate Education	Oxford, Rhodes Scholar 1920-23
Law School	New York, Graduated 1925
Marriages	Ethel Andrews (1928)
Children	1
Bar Admission	New York, 1925
Law Practice	New York, 1925, 1927, 1931-42, 1946-51
Military Service	Army Air Force Colonel, 1943-45
State Political Position(s)	Special assistant attorney general, NY, 1928-30; chief counsel, NY State Crime Commission, 1951-53
Federal Political Position(s)	Assistant U.S. attorney, southern district of NY, 1925-27
Federal Judicial Position(s)	Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1954-55
Post Court	Retired in poor health in Washington, D.C.
Place of Death	Washington, D.C.
Interment	Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Weston, CT
Party	Republican
Experience	Prior judicial experience: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (2d Cir.)
Paper Size	Large
Paper Location	Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Priceton University, Princeton, NJ
Writings	"Some Aspects of the Judicial Process in the Supreme Court of the United States" (1959); "The Bill of Rights and the Constitution" (1964)"
Age at Oath	55
Age at End of Service	72
Age at Death	72