Irish American Museum of Washington, D.C.
Anthony McLeod Kennedy
Born July 23, 1936 in Sacramento, California, Anthony Mc Leod Kennedy was educated in Stanford University, 1954-57; London School of Economics, 1957-58; Stanford University, B.A., 1958; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961. Admitted to California bar, 1962; U. S. Tax Court bar, 1971 Anthony Mc Leod Kennedy was the second of his parent's three children, Anthony J. Kennedy, an attorney with a reputation for influence in the California legislature, and Gladys McLeod, who participated in many local civic activities. 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. He is not a member of the Kennedy political family.
Duirng his long career he was Professor of constitutional law, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1965-1988. Notably he was nominated by President Ford to U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; took oath of office May 30, 1975. Nominated by President Reagan as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; took oath of office February 18, 1988.
Other Offices, Kennedy joined the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1975 as the youngest federal judge of his day.
