● Deceased
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
1907–1998 · Supreme Court seat #99 · 1972–1987 · VA
Lewis F. Powell Jr. was a former American Bar Association president whose swing vote and controlling opinion in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) shaped affirmative-action law in higher education for decades afterward.
Appointed By
Richard Nixon
Predecessor
Hugo Black
Confirmed
December 6, 1971
Confirmation Vote
89–1
Tenure Began
January 7, 1972
Tenure Ended
June 26, 1987
Reason
Retired