Interview with John Paul Stevens, November 28, 2017

Interview Summary

John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, discusses his 1947 clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge, Jr. Stevens discusses how he became a law clerk, cases that were decided during his clerkship, and his general experience clerking for the Justice. Rutledge was born in Cloverport, Kentucky and lived in the Commonwealth during his early childhood years. In 1939, he was confirmed as a Circuit Court Judge for the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, where he served alongside Kentucky native Judge Fred Vinson. President Roosevelt elevated Rutledge to the Supreme Court in 1943, where he served until his death in 1949.

Interview Keyword

Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr. Supreme Count of the United States Judicial process Marino v. Ragen (1947) Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) U.S. Supreme Court clerkships Federal Judiciary Judge's chambers Lingreen, Edna M. Mentors Wartime

Interview LC Subject

Law schools Law students Law clerks Rutledge, Wiley, 1894-1949 Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). School of Law Pedrick, Willard H. Wirtz, Willard, 1912-2010 Nathanson, Nathaniel L. Vinson, Frederick Moore, 1890-1953 U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court justices Statutes Reed, Stanley Forman, 1884-1980 Opinions, Judicial Judicial decisions

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