It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.
Felix Frankfurter Quotes
The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.
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| Birth: | 15th November, 1882 |
| Death: | 22nd February, 1965 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Judge |
About
Felix Frankfurter was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Frankfurter was born in Vienna and immigrated to New York at the age of 12. He graduated from Harvard Law School and was active politically, helping to found the American Civil Liberties Union. He was a friend and adviser of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1939. Frankfurter served on the Supreme Court for 23 years, and was a noted advocate of judicial restraint in the judgments of the Court.
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