Arthur Goldberg

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Supreme Court of the United States

Years in office: 1962 - 1965

Education

Law

Northwestern University Law, 1929

Personal

Birthplace

Chicago, IL

Arthur Joseph Goldberg was a justice on theSupreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1962 after being nominated byJohn F. Kennedy. Prior to joining the Court, Goldberg was the United States Secretary of Labor. Goldberg's service ended with his resignation onJuly 26, 1965. He passed away on January 19, 1990.^[1]

Goldberg was one of two justices nominated to the Supreme Court by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy. Goldberg served duringThe Warren Court.

Education

Goldberg received hisJ.D. andLL.B. from the Northwestern University School of Law, in 1928 and 1929, respectively.^[1]

Professional career

• 1971-1990: Attorney in private practice,Washington, D.C.
• 1977-1978: United States Ambassador-at-large
• 1968-1971: Attorney in private practice, New York City
• 1965-1968: United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• 1961-1962: United States Secretary of Labor
• 1955-1961: General Counsel, AFL-CIO
• 1948-1955: General Counsel, CIO
• 1948-1961: General Counsel, United Steelworkers
• 1942-1943: Special assistant, Office of Strategic Services
• 1952-1961: Attorney in private practice,Washington, D.C.
• 1929-1952: Attorney in private practice, Chicago^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Supreme Court of the United States

Arthur Goldberg was nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court byJohn F. Kennedy on August 31, 1962, to fill the vacancy left by JusticeFelix Frankfurter. Goldberg was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1962, and received commission onSeptember 28, 1962. Goldberg's service ended with his resignation onJuly 26, 1965.^[1] He was succeeded to this post by JusticeAbe Fortas.

See also

• Supreme Court of the United States

External links

• Goldberg Research Collections from theFederal Judicial Center
• Goldberg Oral History Information from theFederal Judicial Center
• Northwestern University School of Law, "The Supreme Court Papers of Arthur J. Goldberg"
• University of Iowa, "If Goldberg Hadn't Quit," by David Kaplan

Footnotes

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