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Felix Frankfurter

1882–1965 · Supreme Court seat #78 · 1939–1962 · MA

Felix Frankfurter, an Austrian-born Harvard Law professor and co-founder of the ACLU, brought a philosophy of judicial restraint to the bench that often put him at odds with more activist colleagues like Hugo Black, despite their shared New Deal sympathies.

Appointed By
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Predecessor
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Confirmed
January 17, 1939
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
January 30, 1939
Tenure Ended
August 28, 1962
Reason
Retired
Oral arguments & opinions on Oyez.org ↗Senate confirmation vote record ↗
Stanley Forman ReedWilliam O. Douglas