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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)

MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
National Labor Relations Board v. Cocacola Bottling Co. of Louisville, Inc.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Mastro Plastics Corp. et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Ryan
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Southwest Exploration Co.
DissentFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Shields v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Steiner et Al., Doing Business As Cumberland Battery Manufacturing Co., v. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJan 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. King Packing Co.
DissentJan 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Twin City Power Co. et al.
MajorityJan 16, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Minker
DissentJan 16, 1956 · October Term 1955
Rea v. United States
MajorityJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. Claudy, Warden
MajorityJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.
MajorityJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Rex Trailer Co., Inc. v. United States
MajorityJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America et al. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
DissentJan 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Secretary of Agriculture v. United States et al.
DissentJan 6, 1956 · October Term 1955
Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Company of America, Inc.
MajorityDec 12, 1955 · October Term 1955
National Labor Relations Board v. Warren Company, Inc.
DissentDec 12, 1955 · October Term 1955
Arizona v. California et al.
MajorityDec 5, 1955 · October Term 1955
Affronti v. United States
MajorityDec 5, 1955 · October Term 1955
Reece v. Georgia
MajorityDec 5, 1955 · October Term 1955
Michel v. Louisiana
DissentNov 21, 1955 · October Term 1955
Indian Towing Co., Inc., et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 21, 1955 · October Term 1955
Neese, Administrator, v. Southern Railway Co.
DissentNov 7, 1955 · October Term 1955
United States Ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles, Secretary of the Air Force
MajorityNov 7, 1955 · October Term 1955
Corn Products Refining Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentNov 7, 1955 · October Term 1955
United States v. Anderson, Clayton & Co.
DissentOct 17, 1955 · October Term 1955
Chessman v. Teets, Warden
MajorityOct 17, 1955 · October Term 1955
Mississippi v. Louisiana
MajorityOct 10, 1955 · October Term 1955
Lucy et al. v. Adams, Dean of Admissions, University of Alabama
MajorityJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Lawlor et Al., Trading As Independent Poster Exchange, v. National Screen Service Corp. et al.
DissentJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Peters v. Hobby et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Federal Communications Commission v. Allentown Broadcasting Corp.
MajorityJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Whitehouse et al. v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Williams v. Georgia
DissentJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Carroll et al. v. Lanza, Doing Business As Lake Charles Electric Co.
MajorityJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. C. W. Vollmer & Co., Inc.
MajorityJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Federal Power Commission v. Oregon et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1955 · October Term 1954
Ellis v. Dixon et Al., Members of the Board of Education of the City of Yonkers
MajorityMay 31, 1955 · October Term 1954
Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1955 · October Term 1954
Marcello v. Bonds, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityMay 23, 1955 · October Term 1954
Quinn v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 1955 · October Term 1954
Emspak v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 1955 · October Term 1954
Bart v. United States
MajorityMay 23, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Olympic Radio & Television, Inc.
DissentMay 23, 1955 · October Term 1954
Lewyt Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
DissentMay 23, 1955 · October Term 1954
Maneja et al. v. Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
MajorityMay 23, 1955 · October Term 1954
Shaughnessy, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. United States Ex Rel. Accardi
Did not participateMay 16, 1955 · October Term 1954
Society for Savings in the City of Cleveland v. Bowers, Tax Commissioner of Ohio
MajorityApr 11, 1955 · October Term 1954
Pino v. Landon, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service.