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ANTHONY M.
KENNEDY was born in Sacramento, California, on July 23,
1936. While an undergraduate at Stanford University, Kennedy
went to England to Study at the London School of Economics
for one year. He as graduated from Stanford University
in 1958 and Harvard Law School in 1961. Kennedy was admitted
to the California Bar in 1962 and practiced with a firm
in San Francisco. One year later, he returned to his home
town of Sacramento where he practiced law for twelve years.
He also served as an adjunct professor at the McGeorge
School of Law, University of the Pacific, from 1965 to
1988. In 1976, President Gerald Ford appointed Kennedy
to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
where he served for twelve years. While on that Court
he served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Judicial
Center. President Ronald Reagan nominated Kennedy to the
Supreme Court of the United States on November 30, 1987.
The Senate confirmed the appointment on February 3, 1988.
Image Credit: Courtesy
of the Supreme Court of the United States, Photographer:
Robin Reid
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