He was the first Jew to sit on the high court. ![]() Brandeis’ legacy offers enduring guidance as society addresses many complex issues of inclusion, equity and government power in the 21st century.īrandeis was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United Statesin 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson in a bitterly contested process that sought to brand him as a radical reformer, and was tinged with anti-Semitism. His principles and ideas on the law, democracy and society are as relevant and useful today as they were in the first half of the 20th century - a time when individual liberties and the workaday world for average citizens often collided with growing governmental and corporate power. Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941), a towering legal and judicial figure, was instrumental in shaping modern American jurisprudence. In founding Brandeis University, the American Jewish community sought to build an institution that put into practice the universal values and principles Justice Brandeis embodied: open and robust inquiry, a reverence for learning and knowledge, and service to others. The university was established seven years after the death of our namesake, Justice Louis Brandeis. Office of the Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration Graduate Professional Studies (Online Programs) ![]() Rabb School: Graduate Professional Studies Heller School for Social Policy and Management
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