Have any U.S. Supreme Court Justices been born in another country?
Six Justices were born outside the United States. They are:
James Wilson (1789-1798) born in Caskardy, Scotland
James Iredell (1790-1799) born in Lewes, England
William Paterson (1793-1806) born in County Antrim, Ireland
David J. Brewer (1889-1910) born in Smyrna, Turkey
George Sutherland (1922-1939) born in Buckinghamshire, England
Felix Frankfurter (1939-1962) born in Vienna, Austria
More Info:
www.supremecourt.gov
What are your thoughts on this subject?
33 Comments
Cheryl Love
Every true/false question I’ve ever seen is true. I knew the answer but would have picked true based on past questions.
Btw, Frankfurter lived from 1882-1965, was 83 when he died. Sutherland lived from 1862-1942. Explanation has these two living a very short time.
Armadillo
The powers that be could give me an appointment then. I was born in Ireland.
bestdressedgolfer
jonbroberts, years served.
Victor Bross
Those are the years he served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. He was 83 when he passed in 1965.
melodyzsong
The question was about Supreme Court Justices, NOT Presidents
billseely
That’s one that may or may not be 100 % true. Case in one situation was that Mc Cain was born overseas but at a military base. It was discussed quite a bit when he ran and it was okayed by the powers that made the decision.
Joanne Serin
littledick, easy because all the t-f are true.
littledick
Easy true false question if one knows anything about our history.
dsneed
tesla alset,
And that is certainly okay.
dsneed
The rule for gotta be born in America for office is for President. Yay me.
Todd Van Dell
MarlineCarpenter,
Did you see how recent the last justice served?
1962.
Too bad you're so racist and xenophobic.
You do realize, you tiny minded Trump lover, that our entire country is made up if foreigners.
Unless you're Native American, even if you yourself were born in America, someone in your family was a foreigner, who moved to America looking for a better life.
Might have been your parents, their parents, or even their parents' parents.
What's your problem with "foreigners", you pitifully small-minded race-hating white supremacist Trump Squat?
Too bad your orange idol just got impeached.
Worst president ever.
Why do you feel the need to be so pedantically xenophobic?
Are you a Native American?
If you're not, technically you're a foreigner, too.
We all are.
Open your mind.
And get over yourself.
Tim Rick
Born in the U.S.A., not.
Kitty White
MarlineCarpenter, you don't have to be born in this country to be an American citizen. Our first seven presidents weren't born in the U S.
Annie
Right 👍🏻
jack patti go
Got it right!