Stevens John Paul 1920 (2 results)

In 1975 President Gerald Ford named this jurist to fill the enormous shoes left by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas, a position he filled until 2010 -- making him the third longest-serving Supreme Court justice ever. Bold full signature in blue ballpoint on a heavy stock 4½" X 3½" cream stock card with printed "Supreme Court of the United States / Washington, D.C. 20543" in Gothic typeface at top and "Chambers of / Justice John Paul Stevens" smaller at upper left. Fine. A superb example.…

framed. Condition: near fine. First Day Cover honoring Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black. Issued in 1986 and signed by six Supreme Court Justices: William Rhenquist, Byron White, Lewis Powell, Clarence Thomas, John Paul Stevens and Anthony Kennedy. Hugo Lafayette Black (1886 %u2013 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party and a devoted New Dealer. Black endorsed Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the 1932 and 1936 presidential elections.…