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Which justice appointed without any prior judicial experience was last, before Kagan?
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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The last justice appointed without any prior judicial experience was Lewis F. Powell Jr., who was nominated by President Richard Nixon and confirmed by the Senate in 1971. Powell served on the Supreme Court for nearly 25 years, until his retirement in 1994.
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