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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)

MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Segura et al. v. United States
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Selective Service System et al. v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group et al.
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Irving Independent School District v. Tatro et Ux., Individually and As Next Friends of Tatro, a Minor
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Leon et al.
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Massachusetts v. Sheppard
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Smith et al. v. Robinson, Rhode Island Associate Commissioner of Education, et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hudson v. Palmer
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Wasman v. United States
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Block, Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles, et al. v. Rutherford et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Roberts, Acting Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights, et al. v. United States Jaycees
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Time, Inc.
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Karo et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1984 · October Term 1983
Allen v. Wright et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hobby v. United States
DissentJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California et al.
MajorityJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Berkemer, Sheriff of Franklin County, Ohio v. McCarty
ConcurrenceJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Spaziano v. Florida
DissentJul 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Brown, Director, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement, State of New Jersey, et al. v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Bacchus Imports, Ltd., et al. v. Dias, Director of Taxation of Hawaii, et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Clark, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Community for Creative Non-Violence et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Richardson v. United States
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Securities Industry Association et al. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Davis et al. v. Scherer
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
MajorityJun 28, 1984 · October Term 1983
Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Wald et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Reed et al. v. Ross
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Thigpen, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. v. Roberts
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Burnett et al. v. Grattan et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Yermian
DissentJun 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.
Did not participateJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Ruckelshaus, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency v. Monsanto Co.
MajorityJun 26, 1984 · October Term 1983
Patton et al. v. Yount
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Cooper et al. v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Sure-Tan, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJun 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Tower, Public Defender of Douglas County, Oregon, et al. v. Glover
Did not participateJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
Copperweld Corp. et al. v. Independence Tube Corp.
MajorityJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (Varig Airlines) et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Morton
MajorityJun 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Capital Cities Cable, Inc., et al. v. Crisp, Director, Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
MajorityJun 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. R. A. Gray & Co.
MajorityJun 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Securities and Exchange Commission et al. v. Jerry T. O'brien, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1984 · October Term 1983
Local No. 82, Furniture & Piano Movers, Furniture Store Drivers, Helpers, Warehousemen & Packers, et al. v. Crowley et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1984 · October Term 1983
Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. Stotts et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hayfield Northern Railroad Co., Inc., et al. v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
MajorityJun 12, 1984 · October Term 1983
Armco Inc. v. Hardesty, Tax Commissioner of West Virginia
MajorityJun 12, 1984 · October Term 1983
New York v. Quarles
MajorityJun 11, 1984 · October Term 1983
Franchise Tax Board of California v. United States Postal Service