Byron Raymond White

White, Byron Raymond (1917- ), U.S. Supreme Court justice, appointed by President John F. Kennedy (1962). The majority of his decisions have leaned more toward conservatism. These include votes against a person's right to privacy, abortion, fair treatment for criminal suspects, and lifting of the criminal status for homosexuality. Some decisions, though, are considered liberal. These include votes for school desegregation and affirmative action. He was educated in his home state of Colorado (where, as an All-American halfback, he was known as “Whizzer”), in England as a Rhodes Scholar, and at Yale University, where he graduated from the Law School (1946). He was assistant attorney general to Robert Kennedy (1961–62) before his appointment to the Supreme Court.

See also: Supreme Court of the United States.