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Joseph F. Spaniol Jr.

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Joseph F. Spaniol Jr.
18th Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
August 1, 1985 – February 1, 1991
Preceded byAlexander L. Stevas
Succeeded byWilliam K. Suter
Personal details
Born
Joseph Frederick Spaniol Jr.

Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
SpouseViola Mae Montz
Alma materJohn Carroll University
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Georgetown University

Joseph Frederick Spaniol Jr. was the 18th Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, a position he held from 1985 to 1991.[1][2]

Spaniol was a graduate of John Carroll University and the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[3]

His wife, Viola, died from cancer in 2002. At the time of her death, the couple had eight surviving children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kenneth Jost, The Supreme Court A-Z (2013), p. 95.
  2. ^ Melvin I. Urofsky, Biographical Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court: The Lives and Legal Philosophies of the Justices (2006), p. 628.
  3. ^ "Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr". American Law Institute. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Obituaries". The Washington Post. April 19, 2002.
Legal offices
Preceded by Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
1985–1991
Succeeded by