Abe Fortas

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate confirmation:: Aug 11, 1965
Recorded service:: Oct 11, 1965 – May 5, 1969
Lived:: Jun 19, 1910 – Apr 5, 1982

In plain language

Abe Fortas, associate justice.
Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson; confirmed August 11, 1965.
Court service October 11, 1965 to May 5, 1969.

Decisions on record (576)

DissentNov 14, 1966 · October Term 1966
Adderley et al. v. Florida
MajorityNov 14, 1966 · October Term 1966
Illinois Central Railroad Co. et al. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. et al.
DissentNov 14, 1966 · October Term 1966
Cichos v. Indiana
MajorityNov 14, 1966 · October Term 1966
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
MajorityNov 14, 1966 · October Term 1966
O'connor v. Ohio
MajorityNov 7, 1966 · October Term 1966
Switzerland Cheese Association, Inc., et al. v. E. Horne's Market, Inc.
Did not participateNov 7, 1966 · October Term 1966
Black v. United States
MajorityNov 7, 1966 · October Term 1966
Pittsburgh Towing Co. v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. et al.
MajorityOct 17, 1966 · October Term 1966
McGill et al. v. Ryals, Sheriff, et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Johnson et al. v. New Jersey
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Davis v. North Carolina
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Schmerber v. California
ConcurrenceJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Georgia v. Rachel et al.
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
City of Greenwood v. Peacock et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Dennis et al. v. United States
Did not participateJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Lomenzo, Secretary of State of New York, et al. v. Wmca, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Castaldi v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
New Jersey et al. v. Russo et al.
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Baines et al. v. City of Danville
DissentJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Wallace et al. v. Virginia
MajorityJun 20, 1966 · October Term 1965
Whisman v. Georgia
MajorityJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Miranda v. Arizona
ConcurrenceJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Pabst Brewing Co. et al.
DissentJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Grinnell Corp. et al.
DissentJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Katzenbach, Attorney General, et al. v. Morgan et Ux.
DissentJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Cardona v. Power et al.
DissentJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Nicholas, Trustee v. United States
MajorityJun 13, 1966 · October Term 1965
Gojack v. United States
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Federal Trade Commission v. Brown Shoe Co., Inc.
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Sheppard v. Maxwell, Warden
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Shillitani v. United States
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U.S. Circuit Judge, et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.
MajorityJun 6, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Anthony Grace & Sons, Inc.
Did not participateMay 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Von's Grocery Co. et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
Rinaldi v. Yeager, Warden, et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1966 · October Term 1965
Rees v. Peyton, Penitentiary Superintendent
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Mills v. Alabama
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Standard Oil Co.
Did not participateMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Blue
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
United States v. Cook
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Redmond et Ux. v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 1966 · October Term 1965
Greer v. Beto, Corrections Director
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Amell et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Securities and Exchange Commission v. New England Electric System et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Ashton v. Kentucky
MajorityMay 16, 1966 · October Term 1965
Pure Oil Co. v. Suarez