William O. Douglas
US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975 · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1898 to 1980 · aged 81
William Orville Douglas was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975. Douglas was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views and is often cited as the most liberal justice in the U.S. Supreme Court’s history.
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Douglas in 1937, as SEC Chairman
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1973 Supreme Court group photo with Justice Douglas sitting second from the left on the front row
Douglas and his son William O. Douglas Jr. in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 1939
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Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939, Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40, becoming one of the youngest justices appointed to the court. He is the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice in history, having served for 36 years and 209 days.
