Byron White

Byron White
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
In office April 16, 1962[1] – June 28, 1993
Nominated by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Charles Evans Whittaker
Succeeded by	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
4th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office January 20, 1961 – April 16, 1962
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Lawrence E. Walsh
Succeeded by	Nicholas Katzenbach
Personal details
Born	Byron Raymond White (1917-06-08)June 8, 1917 Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Died	April 15, 2002(2002-04-15) (aged 84) Denver, Colorado, United States
Alma mater	University of Colorado Hertford College, Oxford Yale Law School

Byron Raymond White (June 8, 1917 – April 15, 2002) was an American judge and former football player. he served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. He retired in 1993.

Before becoming an associate justice, White played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers) in 1938 and for the Detroit Lions from 1940 to 1941. He played as a halfback.

White died in Denver, Colorado from pneumonia, aged 84.

References

1. "Members of the Supreme Court of the United States". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

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