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Hugo L. Black

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate confirmation:: Aug 17, 1937
Recorded service:: Nov 18, 1946 – Jun 30, 1971
Lived:: Feb 27, 1886 – Sep 25, 1971

In plain language

Hugo L. Black, associate justice.
Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; confirmed August 17, 1937.
Court service November 18, 1946 to June 30, 1971.

Decisions on record (3243)

MajorityMay 7, 1956 · October Term 1955
Covey, Committee, v. Town of Somers
MajorityMay 7, 1956 · October Term 1955
National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co.
MajorityMay 7, 1956 · October Term 1955
General Box Co. v. United States
MajorityMay 7, 1956 · October Term 1955
Hatahley et al. v. United States
MajorityApr 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Zucca, Alias Sarni
MajorityApr 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.
MajorityApr 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board
DissentApr 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Berra v. United States
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Squire, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. Capoeman et Ux.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Griffin et al. v. Illinois
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Frozen Food Express v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., et al. v. Frozen Food Express et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
Dixie Carriers, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
United Mine Workers of America et al. v. Arkansas Oak Flooring Co.
MajorityApr 23, 1956 · October Term 1955
American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Schulz, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
MajorityApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Collins et al. v. American Buslines, Inc. et al.
MajorityApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Archawski et al. v. Hanioti
ConcurrenceApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
International Harvester Credit Corp. et al. v. Goodrich et Al., Constituting the State Tax Commission of New York
ConcurrenceApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Slochower v. Board of Higher Education of New York City
ConcurrenceApr 9, 1956 · October Term 1955
Armstrong v. Armstrong et al.
MajorityApr 2, 1956 · October Term 1955
Pennsylvania v. Nelson
MajorityApr 2, 1956 · October Term 1955
In Re Application of Burwell
MajorityApr 2, 1956 · October Term 1955
Riverbank Laboratories v. Hardwood Products Corp.
DissentMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Green et al.
DissentMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Ullmann v. United States
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Millinery Center Building Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Budd et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Doud et Al., Doing Business As Bondified Systems, et al. v. Hodge, Auditor of Public Accounts of Illinois, et al.
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Werner Machine Co., Inc. v. Director of Division of Taxation, Department of the Treasury, of New Jersey
MajorityMar 26, 1956 · October Term 1955
Petrowski et al. v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.
MajorityMar 12, 1956 · October Term 1955
Cammer v. United States
MajorityMar 12, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States et al. v. Contract Steel Carriers, Inc.
MajorityMar 12, 1956 · October Term 1955
Florida Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
Costello v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
Greenwood v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
Remmer v. United States
MajorityMar 5, 1956 · October Term 1955
United States v. Leslie Salt Co.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp. et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.
MajorityFeb 27, 1956 · October Term 1955
Gibson v. Lockheed Aircraft Service, Inc.
MajorityJan 30, 1956 · October Term 1955
Wisconsin v. Tennessee.
MajorityDec 12, 1955 · October Term 1955
Gonzales v. Landon, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al.
MajorityNov 14, 1955 · October Term 1955
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Myrtle Grove Packing Co.
MajorityOct 24, 1955 · October Term 1955
Walton v. California.
MajorityOct 24, 1955 · October Term 1955
Liquid Carbonic Corp. v. United States
MajorityOct 24, 1955 · October Term 1955
Nukk et al. v. Shaughnessy, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
MajorityOct 17, 1955 · October Term 1955
Williams v. United States.