Abe Fortas Autographs

Abraham Fortas (June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from Rhodes College and Yale Law School. He later became a law professor at Yale and then an advisor for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fortas worked at the Department of the Interior under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was appointed by President Harry S. Truman to delegations that helped set up the United Nations in 1945.
In 1948, Fortas represented Lyndon B. Johnson in the dispute over the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, and he formed close ties with Johnson. Fortas also represented Clarence Earl Gideon before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, involving the right to counsel. Nominated by Johnson to the Supreme Court in 1965, Fortas was confirmed by the Senate, and maintained a close working relationship with the president. As a justice, Fortas wrote several landmark opinions in cases such as In re Gault and Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District.
In 1968, Johnson tried to elevate Fortas to the position of Chief Justice of the United States, but that nomination faced a filibuster and was withdrawn. Fortas later resigned from the Court after a controversy involving his acceptance of $20,000 from financier Louis Wolfson while Wolfson was being investigated for insider trading. The Justice Department investigated Fortas at the behest of President Richard Nixon. Attorney General John N. Mitchell pressured Fortas into resigning. Following his resignation, Fortas returned to private practice, occasionally appearing before the justices with whom he had served.
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Traded items with a signature of Abe Fortas

The most expensive item with a signature of Abe Fortas (US Senate LBJ Ranch Style Recipe Memo Signed Abe Fortas Dove Recipe) was sold in July 2019 for $1,500.00 while the cheapest item (Abe Fortas Signature) found a new owner for $2.25 in October 2009. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2010 with an average selling price of $17.49 for an autographed item of Abe Fortas. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with $119.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.95 was April 2022. In average, an autographed item from Abe Fortas is worth $25.05.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Abe Fortas were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	(4) Abe Fortas Justice Nominated by Lyndon Johnson Signed 3x5 Index Cards	$13.50
	*1968 SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ABE FORTAS SIGNED LETTER + OOP BOOK – LYNDON JOHNSON	$39.95
	*1968 SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ABE FORTAS SIGNED LETTER + OOP BOOK – LYNDON JOHNSON	$39.95
	Abe Fortas - Supreme Court Associate Justice - Signed 3x5 Card	$24.50
	Abe Fortas - Supreme Court Associate Justice - Signed 3x5 Card	$24.50
	Abe Fortas Signed letter 1974 / Supreme Court Autographed	$69.99
	Abe Fortas Signed letter 1974 / Supreme Court Autographed	$69.99
	Abe Fortas signed page Scratch & Dent Supreme Court	$4.95
	Abe Fortas signed page Scratch & Dent Supreme Court	$4.95
	Abe Fortas-Vintage Signed Card w/Photo (Surpreme Court Justice)	$37.00
	Abe Fortas-Vintage Signed Card w/Photo (Surpreme Court Justice)	$37.00
	Signed & Owned by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Abe Fortas — Laura Kalman	$119.95
	Signed & Owned by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Abe Fortas — Laura Kalman	$119.95
	U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas Autograph	$22.95
	U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas Autograph	$22.95