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Harold H. Burton

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Harry S. Truman
Senate confirmation:: Sep 19, 1945
Recorded service:: Nov 18, 1946 – Oct 13, 1958
Lived:: Jun 22, 1888 – Oct 28, 1964

In plain language

Harold H. Burton, associate justice.
Appointed by Harry S. Truman; confirmed September 19, 1945.
Court service November 18, 1946 to October 13, 1958.

Decisions on record (1355)

MajorityJan 2, 1952 · October Term 1951
Rochin v. California
MajorityJan 2, 1952 · October Term 1951
Kerotest Manufacturing Co. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co.
MajorityJan 2, 1952 · October Term 1951
Desper, Administratrix, v. Starved Rock Ferry Co.
MajorityJan 2, 1952 · October Term 1951
United States v. Kelly et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1951 · October Term 1951
Palmer v. Ashe, Warden
MajorityDec 11, 1951 · October Term 1951
Lorain Journal Co. et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1951 · October Term 1951
United States v. Fortier et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1951 · October Term 1951
Ex Parte Cogdell et al.
MajorityDec 3, 1951 · October Term 1951
Jennings v. Illinois
MajorityDec 3, 1951 · October Term 1951
Stefanelli et al. v. Minard et al.
ConcurrenceDec 3, 1951 · October Term 1951
Cook v. Cook
MajorityNov 26, 1951 · October Term 1951
Gallegos v. Nebraska
DissentNov 26, 1951 · October Term 1951
Bindczyck v. Finucane, Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals, et al.
MajorityNov 26, 1951 · October Term 1951
United States v. Wunderlich et al.
MajorityNov 13, 1951 · October Term 1951
United States v. Carignan
MajorityNov 13, 1951 · October Term 1951
United States v. Jeffers
MajorityNov 5, 1951 · October Term 1951
Stack et al. v. Boyle, United States Marshal
MajorityNov 5, 1951 · October Term 1951
Sutphen Estates, Inc. v. United States et al.
MajorityNov 5, 1951 · October Term 1951
McMahon v. United States et al.
MajorityNov 5, 1951 · October Term 1951
Gardner v. Panama Railroad Co.
MajorityNov 5, 1951 · October Term 1951
Dixon v. Duffy, Warden
MajorityNov 5, 1951 · October Term 1951
Palmer Oil Corp. et al. v. Amerada Petroleum Corp. et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Dennis et al. v. United States
Did not participateJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Hughes, Administrator, v. Fetter et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Breard v. Alexandria
DissentJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Collins et al. v. Hardyman et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
National Labor Relations Board v. International Rice Milling Co., Inc. et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Local 74, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, A. F. of L., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
DissentJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Garner et al. v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1951 · October Term 1950
Land et al. v. Dollar et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1951 · October Term 1950
Radio Corporation of America et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1951 · October Term 1950
Standard Oil Co. v. New Jersey
DissentMay 28, 1951 · October Term 1950
Zittman v. McGrath, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian
MajorityMay 28, 1951 · October Term 1950
Zittman v. McGrath, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian
MajorityMay 28, 1951 · October Term 1950
Hoffman v. United States
MajorityMay 28, 1951 · October Term 1950
Hammerstein v. Superior Court of California et al.
MajorityMay 21, 1951 · October Term 1950
Alabama Public Service Commission et al. v. Southern Railway Co.
MajorityMay 21, 1951 · October Term 1950
Alabama Public Service Commission et al. v. Southern Railway Co.
MajorityMay 21, 1951 · October Term 1950
Tenney et al. v. Brandhove
DissentMay 21, 1951 · October Term 1950
Schwegmann Brothers et al. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.
MajorityMay 14, 1951 · October Term 1950
National Labor Relations Board v. Highland Park Manufacturing Co.
MajorityMay 14, 1951 · October Term 1950
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Michigan Public Service Commission et al.
Did not participateMay 7, 1951 · October Term 1950
Mosser, Successor Trustee, et al. v. Darrow, Former Trustee, et al.
MajorityMay 7, 1951 · October Term 1950
Elder et al. v. Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture
ConcurrenceMay 7, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States et al. v. Champlin Refining Co.
MajorityMay 7, 1951 · October Term 1950
United States v. Wheelock Bros., Inc.
MajorityMay 7, 1951 · October Term 1950
Ewing, Federal Security Administrator, v. Gardner, Executor