WILLIAM BRENNAN JR.
“The genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is dead and gone, but in the adaptability of its great principles to cope with current problems and current needs.”
Associate Justice
1956 — 1990
Appointed by: Dwight Eisenhower
Sworn in: October 16, 1956
Preceded by: Sherman Minton
Succeeded by: David Souter
Credit: The Associated Press.