Hugo Black
U.S. Supreme Court justice (1886-1971) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 85
Hugo Lafayette Black was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971.
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Black during his Senate tenure
1937 poster protesting Black's appointment as Associate Supreme Court Justice due to his Klan background
Black was involved in a bitter controversy with Justice Robert H. Jackson (shown above).
Hugo Black is often described as a "textualist" or "strict constructionist".
Hugo L. Black United States Courthouse in Birmingham, AlabamaAbout this person
A member of the Democratic Party and a devoted New Dealer, Black endorsed Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the 1932 and 1936 presidential elections.
