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Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Austrian-born American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 until 1962, during which he was an advocate of judicial restraint. Frankfurter was born in Vienna, immigrating to New York City at the age of 12.
Felix Frankfurter was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1939–62), a noted scholar and teacher of law, who was in his time the high court’s leading exponent of the doctrine of judicial self-restraint.
Frankfurter earned a reputation as an expert in constitutional law and federal jurisdiction. While there, he revolutionized the curriculum and also taught a class on Supreme Court history, as he became entirely fascinated with the Court.
Aug 7, 2023 · Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) championed civil rights during 23 years as a justice on the Supreme Court, but he frequently voted to limit civil liberties, believing that government had a duty to protect itself and the public from assault and that the Court should exercise judicial restraint to promote democratic processes.
FELIX FRANKFURTER was born in Vienna, Austria, on November 15, 1882. When he was twelve years old, his family emigrated to the United States and settled in New York, New York. Frankfurter was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1902 and Harvard Law School in 1906.
Feb 10, 2023 · On the fourth floor of the Harvard Law School Library sits Justice Felix Frankfurter’s rocking chair. It was a fitting seat for Frankfurter, an intellectual in constant motion. Georgetown Law Professor Brad Snyder’s new biography of Frankfurter, Democratic Justice, 1 tells the story of a restless truth-seeker.
Aug 26, 2022 · “Democratic Justice,” Brad Snyder’s comprehensive biography of Felix Frankfurter, aims to reassess the complicated legacy of the judge and political adviser.
Aug 12, 2022 · Board of Education, Justice Felix Frankfurter received word while vacationing in Massachusetts that Chief Justice Fred Vinson had died suddenly of a heart attack.
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May 18, 2018 · Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882–February 21, 1965) was associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962. He was born in Vienna, Austria, one of six children of Leopold and Emma (Winter) Frankfurter. In 1894, the family moved to New York.
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Justice Felix Frankfurter joined the U.S. Supreme Court on January 30, 1939, replacing Justice Benjamin Cardozo. Frankfurter was born on November 15, 1882 in Vienna, Austria (then the Austro-Hungarian Empire).
