Louis Brandeis
Louis Dembitz Brandeis was born in
Louisville, Kentucky on
November 13,
1856 and died on
October 3,
1941. He was an important American litigator, judge, and advocate of privacy. In addition, he helped lead the American
Zionist movement. He was appointed by
Woodrow Wilson to the
Supreme Court of the United States in
1916, and served until
1939. He was the first
Jewish person to hold that office. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court he was associated with the
progressive wing of the
United States Democratic Party, and published a notable book in support of competition rather than monopoly in business.
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