Background
Powell,, Lewis Franklin was born on September 19, 1907 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Lewis Franklin and Mary Lewis (Gwathmey) Powell.
United States supreme court justice
Powell,, Lewis Franklin was born on September 19, 1907 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Lewis Franklin and Mary Lewis (Gwathmey) Powell.
Bachelor of Science, Washington and Lee University, 1929. Bachelor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1931. Doctor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1960.
Master of Laws, Harvard, 1932.
Practiced law in, Richmond, 1932—1971. Member firm Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell and Gibson, 1937—1971. Associate justice Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1972—1987.
Chairman emeritus Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Member National Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration Justice, 1965—1967, Blue Ribbon Defense Panel to study Defense Department, 1969—1970. Colonel United States Air Force, 1942-1946.
Fellow: American College Trial Lawyers (president 1969-1970), American Bar Foundation 1969-1971. Member: American Bar Association (governor, president 1964-1965), Sons Colonial Wars, Society Cincinnati, American Law Institute, National Legal Aid and Defender Association (vice president 1964-1965), Bar Association City New York, Richmond Bar Association (president 1947-1948), Virginia Bar Association, Commonwealth Club (Richmond), Phi Kappa Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Josephine M. Rucker, May 2, 1936 (deceased July 1996).