LEWIS POWELL JR.
“History balances the frustration of ‘how far we have to go’ with the satisfaction of ‘how far we have come.’ It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time.”
Associate Justice
1972 — 1987
Appointed by: Richard Nixon
Sworn in: January 7, 1972
Preceded by: Hugo Black
Succeeded by: Anthony Kennedy
Credit: Henry Burroughs/AP
