11: Retirement 1987-1998

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Retirement papers, 40.5 cu. ft includes all materials created and collected by Justice Powell after his retirement from the Supreme Court in June 1987. As a retired Associate Justice, Powell maintained chambers in the Supreme Court Building until January 1997. He also maintained chambers in Richmond. He sat as an extra judge, primarily on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.

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