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Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy has been the swing vote on many of the Court's 5–4 decisions.〔Bravin, Jess, (Court Conservatives Prevail ) June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2013.〕〔Jeffrey Toobin, ''The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court'' (2010) p. 198〕〔Steffen W. Schmidt et al. ''American Government & Politics Today'' (2008) p. 547〕〔Jeffrey Rosen, ("Courting Controversy" ), ''Time'' June 28, 2007〕 He has authored the majority ruling in many of these cases, including ''Lawrence v. Texas'', ''Boumediene v. Bush'', ''Citizens United v. FEC'', and ''Obergefell v. Hodges''. Helen J. Knowles argues, "libertarian principles play prominent roles in Justice Kennedy's judicial opinions in several areas of the law," especially "privacy rights, race, and free speech". ==Personal history== Kennedy was born and raised in an Irish Catholic family in Sacramento, California. He was the son of Anthony J. Kennedy, an attorney with a reputation for influence in the California legislature, and Gladys (née McLeod), who participated in many local civic activities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anthony M. Kennedy )〕 As a boy, Kennedy came into contact with prominent politicians of the day, such as California Governor and later U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren. He served as a page in the California State Senate as a young man. Kennedy attended Stanford University (1954–58), graduating with a B.A. in Political Science, after spending his senior year at the London School of Economics. He earned an LL.B ''cum laude'' from Harvard Law School in 1961. Kennedy was in private practice in San Francisco from 1961 to 1963. In 1963, following his father's death, he took over his father's Sacramento practice, which he operated until 1975.〔 From 1965 to 1988, he was a Professor of Constitutional Law at McGeorge School of Law, at the University of the Pacific.〔 He continues to teach law students at seminars during McGeorge's European summer sessions in Salzburg, Austria. He remains Pacific McGeorge's longest-serving active faculty member. During Kennedy's time as a California law professor and attorney, he helped California Governor Ronald Reagan draft a state tax proposal.〔 Kennedy has served in numerous positions during his career, including the California Army National Guard in 1961 and the board of the Federal Judicial Center from 1987 to 1988. He also served on two committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States: the Advisory Panel on Financial Disclosure Reports and Judicial Activities (subsequently renamed the Advisory Committee on Codes of Conduct) from 1979 to 1987, and the Committee on Pacific Territories from 1979 to 1990, which he chaired from 1982 to 1990. On March 3, 1975, upon then Governor Reagan's recommendation,〔 President Gerald Ford nominated Kennedy to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that had been vacated by Charles Merton Merrill. Kennedy was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on March 20, 1975, and received his commission on March 24, 1975. Kennedy is married to Mary Davis and has three children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Biographies of Current Justices of the Supreme Court )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony Kennedy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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