Harlan was nominated by President Dwight D. Harlan was the fourth Supreme Court nominee to testify at a confirmation hearing, but all nominees following his 1955 hearing appeared at their own hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was succeeded to this post by Justice William Rehnquist. His service ended with is death on December 29, 1971. Harlan assumed senior status on September 23, 1971. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1955, and received his commission on March 17, 1955. Eisenhower on January 10, 1955, to a seat vacated by Justice Robert H. Harlan was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Dwight D. 1924-1925: Attorney in private practice, New York City.Attorney for the Southern District of New York 1927: Attorney in private practice, New York City.1928-1930: Special assistant to the state attorney general, New York.1931-1943: Attorney in private practice, New York City.1943-1945: Chief of Operations Analysis Section, U.S.1945-1954: Attorney in private practice, New York City.1951-1953: Chief counsel, New York State Crime Commission.Harlan served in the United States Army Air Corps as a Chief of Operations Analysis Section from 1943 to 1945. Harlan received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1920 and his LL.B. He was nominated by President Hayes and served from 1877 to 1911. Harlan's grandfather, John Harlan I, also served on the Supreme Court. He served during The Warren Court and The Burger Court. Harlan was one of five justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower. Prior to serving on the high court, Harlan was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Harlan assumed senior status on Septemand his service ended with his death on December 29, 1971. He was nominated to the court by President President Eisenhower in 1955. John Marshall Harlan II (1899-1971) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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