Supreme Court Haiku
Roosevelt through Eisenhower Nominees (1937-1958)
hugo black (1937-71)
stanley reed (1938-57)
Felix Frankfurter (1939-62)
william douglas (1939-62)
frank murphy (1940-49)
james byrnes (1941-42)
robert jackson (1941-54)
wiley blount rutledge (1943-49)
Harold Burton (1945-58)
tom clark (1949-67)
sherman minton (1949-56)
john marshall harlan II (1954-71)
william brennan (1956-90)
charles whittaker (1957-62)
POTTER STEWART (1958-81)
Favored “plain meaning”
Did not have J.D.
Friend of FDR
Longest time on Court
Detroit, Philippines
South Carolina
No law school degree
Dean of two law schools
Mayor, Senator
Texas born and bred
Senate liberal
Grandfather’s namesake
New Jersey native
Came through lower courts
Justice liked by Ike