john paul stevens (april 20, 1920 – july 16, 2019) was an american lawyer. he was a united states supreme court justice. he was nominated by president gerald ford in 1975. he voted with minority in bush v. gore case (2000). he also voted with majority in furman v. georgia case (1976), but later became against the death penalty. in 2010, he announced his retirement in the supreme court.