William O. Douglas

This 1977 bust of Justice William O. Douglas by Wendy  Ross surmounts  a monument on the C&O canal towpath in Georgetown, Washington, DC.

In Recognition of

Justice

William O. Douglas

for his

Contributions Toward

the establishment

of the Chesapeake

and Ohio Canal

National

Historic Park

National Park Service

May 17, 1977

Wikipedia has this biography of William O. Douglas.

 "William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898 – January 19, 1980) was an American jurist and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40, one of the youngest justices appointed to the court. His term, lasting 36 years and 209 days (1939–75), is the longest term in the history of the Supreme Court.

 Douglas holds a number of records as a Supreme Court Justice, including the most opinions. He was the 79th person appointed and confirmed to the bench of that court. In 1975 Time magazine called Douglas 'the most doctrinaire and committed civil libertarian ever to sit on the court'." -- Wikipedia