Anthony Kennedy
| Anthony Kennedy | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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Assumed office February 18, 1988 |
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| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Lewis Powell |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office May 30, 1975 – February 18, 1988 |
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| Nominated by | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Charles Merrill |
| Succeeded by | Pamela Rymer |
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Anthony McLeod Kennedy July 23, 1936 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Davis (1963–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
California Army National Guard United States Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1961 |
Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 11, 1987, and took the oath of office on February 18, 1988.
Kennedy became the most senior Associate Justice on the court following the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, he has been the swing vote on many of the Court's 5–4 decisions. He has authored the majority ruling in many of these cases, including Lawrence v. Texas, Boumediene v. Bush, Citizens United v. FEC, and Obergefell v. Hodges. Helen J. Knowles argues, "libertarian principles play prominent roles in Justice Kennedy's judicial opinions in several areas of the law," especially "privacy rights, race, and free speech".
Kennedy was born and raised in an Irish Catholic family in Sacramento, California. He was the son of Anthony J. Kennedy, an attorney with a reputation for influence in the California legislature, and Gladys (née McLeod), who participated in many local civic activities. As a boy, Kennedy came into contact with prominent politicians of the day, such as California Governor and later U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren. He served as a page in the California State Senate as a young man.
Kennedy attended Stanford University (1954–58), graduating with a B.A., after spending his senior year at the London School of Economics. He earned an LL.B cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1961.
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