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Anthony Kennedy

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Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan, and sworn in on February 18, 1988. After the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, he was considered the swing vote on many of the Roberts Court's 5–4 decisions. Born in Sacramento, California, Kennedy took over his father's legal practice in Sacramento after graduating from Stanford University and Harvard Law School. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Kennedy is the 30th most popular judge (down from 24th in 2019), the 8,010th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,578th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Judge.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, Anthony Kennedy ranks 30 out of 53. Before him are Nasirul Mulk, Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Fathima Beevi, Walter Q. Gresham, David Souter, and Warren E. Burger. After him are Brett Kavanaugh, John Davies, Anna Chandy, John Paul Stevens, Elena Kagan, and Vassilios Skouris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Anthony Kennedy ranks 417. Before him are Akio Kaminaga, Martin Gilbert, Domingo Pérez, Nikos Xilouris, Gwyneth Jones, and James Jamerson. After him are Roger Mahony, Roman Viktyuk, Nicolas Alfonsi, Paolo Barison, Chavarat Charnvirakul, and Heinz Vollmar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Kennedy ranks 8,012 out of 20,380. Before him are Jason Sudeikis (1975), John Flynn (1932), James P. Johnson (1894), Lewis Binford (1932), Stoya (1986), and James Jamerson (1936). After him are Ken Howard (1944), David Bryan (1962), Charlaine Harris (1951), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), Stanley Norman Cohen (1935), and Christy Turlington (1969).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, Anthony Kennedy ranks 15. Before him are Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Samuel Alito (1950), Stephen Breyer (1938), Walter Q. Gresham (1832), David Souter (1939), and Warren E. Burger (1907). After him are Brett Kavanaugh (1965), John Paul Stevens (1920), Elena Kagan (1960), Samuel Chase (1741), Harlan F. Stone (1872), and George Henry Williams (1823).

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