Arthur Goldberg

Arthur Goldberg

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Supreme Court of the United States

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Education

Law

Northwestern University Law, 1929

Personal

Birthplace

Chicago, Ill.

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

Goldberg was one of two justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President John F. Kennedy. Goldberg served during The Warren Court.

Education

Goldberg received his J.D. and LL.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 by John F. Kennedy on August 31, 1962, to fill the vacancy left by Justice Felix Frankfurter. Goldberg was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1962, and received commission on September 28, 1962. Goldberg's service ended with his resignation on July 26, 1965.^[1] He was succeeded to this post by Justice Abe Fortas.

See also

• Supreme Court of the United States

External links

• Goldberg Research Collections from the Federal Judicial Center
• Goldberg Oral History Information from the Federal 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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v • e Federal judges nominated by John F. Kennedy
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1962	Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt
1963	Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry