Joseph F. Spaniol Jr. Explained

Joseph F. Spaniol Jr.
Order:18th
Office:Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
Term Start:August 1, 1985
Term End:February 1, 1991
Predecessor:Alexander L. Stevas
Successor:William K. Suter
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse:Viola Mae Montz
Alma Mater:John 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]

Notes and References

  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. Web site: Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr.. American Law Institute. July 5, 2019.
  4. Web site: Obituaries. The Washington Post. April 19, 2002.