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Robert H. Jackson, American politician, 57th United States Attorney General, Nuremberg prosecutor, and Supreme Court justice (died 1954)
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Robert H. Jackson
US Supreme Court justice from 1941 to 1954
Robert Houghwout Jackson was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1941 until his death in 1954. He had previously served as United States Solicitor General and United States Attorney General, and is the only…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States Attorney General
Head of the US Department of Justice
The United States attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nuremberg trials
Series of military trials at the end of World War II
The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries across Europe and committing atrocities against their citizens in World War II.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Supreme court
Highest court in a jurisdiction
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of a supreme court are binding on all other…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)