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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 19, 1989 · October Term 1988
Missouri et al. v. Jenkins, By Her Friend, Agyei, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Will v. Michigan Department of State Police et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Quinn et al. v. Millsap et al.
DissentJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Michael H. et al. v. Gerald D.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Dellmuth, Acting Secretary of Education of Pennsylvania v. Muth et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Colonial American Life Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJun 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Carella v. California
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Martin et al. v. Wilks et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Alabama v. Smith
ConcurrenceJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
South Carolina v. Gathers
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
California State Board of Equalization v. Sierra Summit, Inc.
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Gomez v. United States
DissentJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Hudson
MajorityJun 12, 1989 · October Term 1988
Lorance et al. v. AT&T Technologies, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc., et al. v. Atonio et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hernandez v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mead Corp. v. Tilley et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1989 · October Term 1988
Community for Creative Non-Violence et al. v. Reid
MajorityMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mansell v. Mansell
ConcurrenceMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Asarco Inc. et al. v. Kadish et al.
MajorityMay 30, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hildwin v. Florida
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Lauro Lines S.R.L. v. Chasser et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Hardin v. Straub
MajorityMay 22, 1989 · October Term 1988
Finley v. United States
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Graham v. Connor et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States, et al. v. Abbott et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
United States v. Halper
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Kentucky Department of Corrections et al. v. Thompson et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Rodriguez De Quijas et al. v. Shearson/american Express, Inc.
MajorityMay 15, 1989 · October Term 1988
Maleng, King County Prosecuting Attorney, et al. v. Cook
ConcurrenceMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mallard v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa et al.
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Neitzke et al. v. Williams
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Robertson, Chief of the Forest Service, et al. v. Methow Valley Citizens Council et al.
MajorityMay 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Marsh, Secretary of the Army, et al. v. Oregon Natural Resources Council et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1989 · October Term 1988
Cotton Petroleum Corp. et al. v. New Mexico et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1989 · October Term 1988
Skinner, Secretary of Transportation v. Mid-America Pipeline Co.
DissentApr 25, 1989 · October Term 1988
Frank, Postmaster General of the United States, et al. v. Minnesota Newspaper Association, Inc.
MajorityApr 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
California et al. v. Arc America Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Massachusetts v. Morash
MajorityApr 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Chan et al. v. Korean Air Lines, Ltd.
MajorityApr 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
American Foreign Service Association et al. v. Garfinkel, Director, Information Security Oversight Office, et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1989 · October Term 1988
Wrenn v. Benson et al.
MajorityApr 3, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield et al.
MajorityApr 3, 1989 · October Term 1988
Amerada Hess Corp. et al. v. Director, Division of Taxation, New Jersey Department of the Treasury
MajorityApr 3, 1989 · October Term 1988
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, As Receiver for Manning Savings and Loan Association v. Ticktin et al.