Description: (American Lawyer, Judge and Navy officer)
John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He was known for his lengthy tenure on the Court, during which he authored opinions on a variety of American law issues. Despite his conservative background, he was regarded as being on the liberal side of the Court. Stevens's notable majority opinions include landmark cases such as Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. and Apprendi v. New Jersey, while he is also recognized for significant dissents in cases like Bush v. Gore and Citizens United v. FEC.