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- NAME: Robert H. Jackson
- OCCUPATION: Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
- BIRTH DATE: February 13, 1892
- DEATH DATE: October 09, 1954
- EDUCATION: Albany Law School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Spring Creek Township, Pennsylvania
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C.
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Robert H. Jackson, the only Supreme Court Justice who didn't graduate from any law school, is best known as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
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Robert H. Jackson, the only Supreme Court justice who didn't graduate from any law school, began his climb as a successful lawyer in New York State. He was appointed to federal office by President Roosevelt in 1934 and first served as general counsel to the IRS. Jackson was a great defender of procedural due process. He is best known as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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