Harlan, John Marshall

Born May 20, 1899, in Chicago, IL
Died December 29, 1971, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 13, 1954, to a seat vacated by Augustus Noble Hand. Confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1954, and received commission on February 10, 1954. Service terminated on March 28, 1955, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 10, 1955, to a seat vacated by Robert H. Jackson. Confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1955, and received commission on March 17, 1955. Assumed senior status on September 23, 1971. Service terminated on December 29, 1971, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
March 28, 1955

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Second Circuit, April 4, 1955-September 23, 1971
Ninth Circuit, June 25, 1963-June 26, 1963

Education:
University of Oxford, Balliol College, Rhodes Scholar
Princeton University, A.B., 1920
New York Law School, LL.B., 1924

Professional Career:

Private practice, New York City, 1924-1925, 1927, 1931-1943, 1945-1954
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1925-1926
Special assistant to the attorney general, State of New York, 1928-1930
U.S. Army, chief of Operations Analysis Section, Air Corps, 1943-1945
Chief counsel, New York State Crime Commission, 1951-1953

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, November 9, 1954; no Senate vote

Bibliography

Brown, Jeff. “The Platonic Guardian and the Lawyer’s Judge: Contrasting the Judicial Philosophies of Earl Warren and John M. Harlan.” Houston Law Review, vol. 44, no. 2 (Summer 2007): 253-84.

Days, Drew S. III. “Justice John Marshall Harlan.” North Carolina Central Law Review, vol. 12, no. 2 (Spring, 1981): 250-9.

Lumbard, J. Edward. “John Harlan: In Public Service, 1925-1971.” Harvard Law Review, vol. 85 (Dec. 1971): 372-76.

Powell, Louis F., Jr. “Justice Harlan.” New York Law School Law Review, vol. XXXI, no. 3 (1986): 417-26.

“John Marshall Harlan: Biographical Sketch.” New York Law Forum, vol. 1, no. 1 (1955): 1-10.

Symposium: “The New York Law School Centennial Conference in Honor of John Marshall Harlan.” New York Law School Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1 (1991): 1-242.

Manuscript Collections

Princeton University
Princeton, N.J.
John Marshall Harlan papers, 1884-1972.
343 cubic ft.; finding aid; collection includes case files, correspondence, speeches, financial papers, and other material documenting Harlan's private law practice, and his service on the U.S. court of appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.

Oral History

Harlan, John M. Reminiscences of John M. Harlan: Oral history, 1969. Interview by John Luter. Adlai E. Stevenson Project, Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Transcript, 27 pages; sound recording, 1 reel.

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