In pictures: Justice John Paul Stevens

Justice John Paul Stevens, who was nominated to the Supreme Court by Republican President Gerald Ford in 1975 has died. He was 99. Stevens, known as a soft-spoken Midwesterner with a searing intellect, died on Tuesday of complications following a stroke he suffered on July 15, according to a statement from the Supreme Court. He died peacefully at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, with his daughters by his side, the court said.