LEMON: This is CNN TONIGHT. I am Don Lemon. We begin with the passing of an American legal giant. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. He was nominated by President Gerald Ford in 1975 in the wake of the Watergate scandal. And he served on the High Court for 3 1/2 decades. CNN's Pamela Brown takes a look at the life and career of Justice John Paul Stevens.</s>PAMELA BROWN, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: John Paul Stevens was a conservative Republican when President Gerald Ford nominated him to the Supreme Court in 1975. But he stepped down more than three decades later as a leader of the liberal side of the bench, arguing the court change, not his judicial philosophy.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It has moved dramatically. That's right. And I guess a radical word may well apply.</s>BROWN: Stevens grew up in his family's Chicago hotel during the roaring 20s.
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Dead at the Age of 99.