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Felix Frankfurter

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate confirmation:: Jan 17, 1939
Recorded service:: Nov 18, 1946 – Jun 25, 1962
Lived:: Nov 15, 1882 – Feb 22, 1965

In plain language

Felix Frankfurter, associate justice.
Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; confirmed January 17, 1939.
Court service November 18, 1946 to June 25, 1962.

Decisions on record (1881)

MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Smith v. United States
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Atlantic Refining Co. et al.
DissentJun 1, 1959 · October Term 1958
Vitarelli v. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1959 · October Term 1958
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Williams, Revenue Commissioner
Did not participateMay 25, 1959 · October Term 1958
Beacon Theatres, Inc., v. Westover, U.S. District Judge, et al.
MajorityMay 25, 1959 · October Term 1958
Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois, et al. v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.
DissentMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
Dick v. New York Life Insurance Co.
MajorityMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
T. I. M. E. Incorporated v. United States
MajorityMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
Patterson, General Administrator, et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
Devries et al. v. Baumgartner's Electric Construction Co.
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Scull v. Virginia Ex Rel. Committee on Law Reform and Racial Activities
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, Petroleum Fitters, and Apprentices of Local 298, A. F. of L., et al. v. County of Door et al.
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Frank v. Maryland
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Brothers, Inc.
DissentMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Irvin v. Dowd, Warden, Indiana State Prison
DissentMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Arroyo v. United States
MajorityApr 27, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.
DissentApr 27, 1959 · October Term 1958
Felter v. Southern Pacific Co. et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
San Diego Building Trades Council et al. v. Garmon et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Shirey
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Melrose Distillers, Inc., et al. v. United States
DissentApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Petty, Administratrix, v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Kentucky Finance Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Robert C. Herd & Co., Inc., v. Krawill Machinery Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Koller et al. v. United States
MajorityApr 6, 1959 · October Term 1958
Klor's, Inc., v. Broadway-Hale Stores, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 6, 1959 · October Term 1958
Parsons et al. v. Smith, Former Collector of Internal Revenue
DissentApr 6, 1959 · October Term 1958
Baker et al. v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
MajorityMar 30, 1959 · October Term 1958
Bartkus v. Illinois
MajorityMar 30, 1959 · October Term 1958
Service Storage & Transfer Co., Inc., v. Virginia
DissentMar 30, 1959 · October Term 1958
The Monrosa et al. v. Carbon Black Export, Inc.
MajorityMar 30, 1959 · October Term 1958
Abbate et al. v. United States
DissentMar 23, 1959 · October Term 1958
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. of America et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1959 · October Term 1958
Tak Shan Fong v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1959 · October Term 1958
Sims v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1959 · October Term 1958
Spevack v. Strauss et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1959 · October Term 1958
Joseph et al. v. Indiana.
MajorityMar 9, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1959 · October Term 1958
Brown v. United States
MajorityMar 9, 1959 · October Term 1958
Ganger et al. v. City of Miami.
MajorityMar 2, 1959 · October Term 1958
New York v. O'neill
MajorityMar 2, 1959 · October Term 1958
Harris v. United States
DissentMar 2, 1959 · October Term 1958
E T & W N C Transportation Co. v. Currie, Commissioner of Revenue of North Carolina.
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Williams v. Oklahoma
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
The Tungus et al. v. Skovgaard, Administratrix, et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
United New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association et al. v. Halecki, Administratrix
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
Cash v. Culver, State Prison Custodian
MajorityFeb 24, 1959 · October Term 1958
City of Meridian v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.