U.S. Supreme Court,
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Jul. 18, 2019
Clerks remember Justice Stevens’ pragmatic and humble approach
A pragmatic, independent jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was as warm and humble in person as he was influential on the bench, according to former clerks.
John Paul Stevens / New York Times News Service
A pragmatic, independent jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was as warm and humble in person as he was influential on the bench, according to former clerks.
Stevens died Tuesday at 99.
"Justice Stevens was a wonderful public servant: dedicated, humble, respectful to everyone around him," California Supreme Court Justice Leondra R. Kruger, who clerked for Stevens in 2003, said in a...
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