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Arthur J. Goldberg was an American statesman and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1962 to 1965. Appointed by President John F.
Kennedy, Goldberg had previously been a prominent labor lawyer and Secretary of Labor. He resigned from the Supreme Court at the request of President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Who was Arthur J. Goldberg?
Arthur J. Goldberg was a US labor lawyer, Secretary of Labor, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. President John F. Kennedy appointed him to the Court, where he served from 1962 to 1965.
Why did Arthur Goldberg leave the Supreme Court?
Goldberg resigned in 1965 to become US Ambassador to the United Nations under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Abe Fortas then took Goldberg's Supreme Court seat.
What was Arthur Goldberg's labor-law background?
Before joining the Court, Goldberg represented major labor unions and served as Secretary of Labor from 1961 to 1962. His labor-law career helped lead to his cabinet appointment under Kennedy.
Which Supreme Court case is Arthur Goldberg associated with?
Goldberg wrote a concurrence in Griswold v. Connecticut in 1965, a case concerning marital privacy. His opinion relied heavily on the Ninth Amendment.
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