11 Facts About Clement Haynsworth

Clement Haynsworth was an unsuccessful nominee for the United States Supreme Court in 1969.

Clement Haynsworth entered private practice in Greenville from 1936 to 1942.

Clement Haynsworth served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945.

Clement Haynsworth returned to private practice in Greenville from 1945 to 1957.

Clement Haynsworth was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4,1957, and received a commission the same day.

Clement Haynsworth served as Chief Judge and a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1964 to 1981.

Clement Haynsworth assumed senior status on April 6,1981, until his death on November 22,1989, in Greenville, South Carolina.

Clement Haynsworth was proposed to succeed associate justice Abe Fortas, who had resigned over conflict of interest charges.

Clement Haynsworth was opposed by a coalition of Democrats, Rockefeller Republicans, and the NAACP.

Clement Haynsworth was alleged to have made court decisions favoring segregation and of being reflexively anti-labor.

Clement Haynsworth was accused of ruling in cases in which he had a financial interest, although this claim was never proved.