Arthur Goldberg
The son of poor Russian immigrants, Arthur Goldberg was born in Chicago in 1908. After going to law school, Goldberg worked as a lawyer for labor unions. He was appointed Secretary of Labor by President John Kennedy in 1961, and an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1962. He served less than three years on the court, resigning at the request of President Lyndon Johnson in order to serve as US Ambassador to the United Nations. He died in 1990.
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The son of poor Russian immigrants, Arthur Goldberg was born in Chicago in 1908. After going to law school, Goldberg worked as a lawyer for labor unions. He was appointed Secretary of Labor by President John Kennedy in 1961, and an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1962. He served less than three years on the court, resigning at the request of President Lyndon Johnson in order to serve as US Ambassador to the United Nations. He died in 1990.
>> Learn more: http://goldberg.law.northwestern.edu/mainpages/bio.htm