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For how long did John Paul Stevens serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court?
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John Paul Stevens served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court for 35 years, the second-longest tenure of any justice in history. He was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975 and retired in 2010 at the age of 90.
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