Harold Andrew Blackmun (November 12 1908 – March 4 1999) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 until 1994. Appointed by Republican President Richard Nixon Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court’s opinion in Roe v. Wade.
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alma mater
Harvard Law School, Harvard College
birth date
1908-11-12
birth name
Harry Andrew Blackmun
birth place
Illinois, Nashville Illinois, United States
death date
1999-03-04
death place
Virginia, Arlington County Virginia, United States
individualised GND number
130256978
office
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
order in office
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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