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Frank Murphy

1890–1949 · Supreme Court seat #80 · 1940–1949 · MI

Frank Murphy, a former Michigan governor and U.S. Attorney General, wrote a forceful lone dissent in Korematsu v. United States (1944), the case upholding the internment of Japanese Americans, calling the policy "the legalization of racism."

Appointed By
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Predecessor
Pierce Butler
Confirmed
January 16, 1940
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
February 5, 1940
Tenure Ended
July 19, 1949
Reason
Died in office
Oral arguments & opinions on Oyez.org ↗Senate confirmation vote record ↗
William O. DouglasJames F. Byrnes