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Byron R. White

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: John F. Kennedy
Senate confirmation:: Apr 11, 1962
Recorded service:: Apr 23, 1962 – Jun 28, 1993
Lived:: Jun 8, 1917 – Apr 15, 2002

In plain language

Byron R. White, associate justice.
Appointed by John F. Kennedy; confirmed April 11, 1962.
Court service April 23, 1962 to June 28, 1993.

Decisions on record (4888)

MajorityJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
Zobel et Ux. v. Williams, Commissioner of Revenue of Alaska, et al.
MajorityJun 14, 1982 · October Term 1981
Cory, Controller of California, et al. v. White, Attorney General of Texas, et al.
MajorityJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Rodriguez et al. v. Popular Democratic Party et al.
MajorityJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Jackson Transit Authority et al. v. Local Division 1285, Amalgamated Transit Union, Afl-Cio-Clc
DissentJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Tibbs v. Florida
Did not participateJun 7, 1982 · October Term 1981
Johnson et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd., et al. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Local 112, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Army and Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al. v. Mississippi et al.
DissentJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Ross
ConcurrenceJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Inwood Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc.
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityJun 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
California v. Nevada
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Hopper, Corrections Commissioner, et al. v. Evans
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Federal Bureau of Investigation et al. v. Abramson
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Oregon v. Kennedy
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Finnegan et al. v. Leu et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Greene et al. v. Lindsey et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
North Haven Board of Education et al. v. Bell, Secretary of Education, et al.
DissentMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States Department of State et al. v. Washington Post Co.
MajorityMay 17, 1982 · October Term 1981
Finley, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois v. Murray
MajorityMay 4, 1982 · October Term 1981
O'dell et al. v. Espinoza, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Espinoza and As Guardian, et al.
MajorityMay 3, 1982 · October Term 1981
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran et al.
MajorityMay 3, 1982 · October Term 1981
Zant, Warden v. Stephens
MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Pullman-Standard, a Division of Pullman, Inc. v. Swint et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Romero-Barcelo et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Commercial Metals Co.
DissentApr 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Larson, Commissioner of Securities, Minnesota Department of Commerce, et al. v. Valente et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McClure et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Erika, Inc.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Allied International, Inc.
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Brown v. Hartlage
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
American Tobacco Co. et al. v. Patterson et al.
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Mills v. Habluetzel
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Engle, Correctional Superintendent v. Isaac
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Frady
MajorityApr 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Upham et al. v. Seamon et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Macdonald
MajorityMar 31, 1982 · October Term 1981
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Rossi et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Co. et al.
ConcurrenceMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Assn. et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. New Mexico et al.
DissentMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Santosky et al. v. Kramer, Commissioner, Ulster County Department of Social Services, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
U.S. Industries/federal Sheet Metal, Inc., et Al., v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Lane, Corrections Director v. Williams et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
McElroy v. United States