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He filled the seat vacated by Justice Sherman Minton.

He held the post until his retirement on July 20, 1990, for health reasons ; he was succeeded on the Court by Justice David Souter.

Brennan then taught at Georgetown University Law Center until 1994.

With 1, 360 opinions, he is second only to William O. Douglas in number of opinions written while a Supreme Court justice.