When Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas requested that President Johnson withdraw his name from nomination as Chief Justice, the Washington Post editorialized solemnly: "The manner of choosing Chief ...

Possibly the most admirable instance is Abe Fortas, who in the 1960s resigned after reports came out that he was paid $20,000 to consult for a nonprofit while serving as a justice. Fortas felt ...

Johnson takes the oath of office. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Abe Fortas and Thurgood Marshall. President Johnson appointed Justices Fortas and Marshall ...

In a sense, Thornberry had been there himself. Lyndon Johnson nominated him to replace Justice Abe Fortas on the theory that Fortas would be moving up to Chief Justice on Earl Warren’s retirement.