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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)

MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Order of Railroad Telegraphers et al. v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.
MajorityApr 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Marine Cooks & Stewards, Afl, et al. v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd., et al.
DissentApr 4, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. H. B. Zachry Co.
MajorityApr 4, 1960 · October Term 1959
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States
DissentMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Abel, Alias Mark, Alias Collins, Alias Goldfus, v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Jones v. United States
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Federal Trade Commission v. Travelers Health Association
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
Tilghman v. Culver, Prison Custodian
MajorityMar 28, 1960 · October Term 1959
McGann v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Flora v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Thompson v. City of Louisville et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Scripto, Inc., v. Carson, Sheriff, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
McGann v. United States
MajorityMar 21, 1960 · October Term 1959
Willis v. United States
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Talley v. California
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.
DissentMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
MajorityMar 7, 1960 · October Term 1959
Sublett v. Adams, Warden
DissentFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
Nelson et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Raines et al.
MajorityFeb 29, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Thomas, Registrar of Voters of Washington Parish, Louisiana, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School District
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Forman v. United States
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Mersky et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Lewis et Al., Trustees, v. Benedict Coal Corp.
MajorityFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union, AFL-CIO
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Bates et al. v. City of Little Rock et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 1960 · October Term 1959
Petite v. United States
MajorityJan 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Davis v. Virginian Railway Co.
DissentJan 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Local No. 8-6, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Missouri
MajorityJan 25, 1960 · October Term 1959
Superior Court of Washington for King County et al. v. Washington Ex Rel. Yellow Cab Service, Inc.
MajorityJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Kinsella, Warden, v. United States Ex Rel. Singleton
MajorityJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Grisham v. Hagan, Warden
MajorityJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
McElroy, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. United States Ex Rel. Guagliardo
ConcurrenceJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Hess, Administrator, v. United States
DissentJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Robert Demario Jewelry, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Price
ConcurrenceJan 18, 1960 · October Term 1959
Goett, Administratrix, v. Union Carbide Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
Blackburn v. Alabama
MajorityJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
Stirone v. United States
DissentJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Robinson et al.
Did not participateJan 11, 1960 · October Term 1959
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Oregon Frozen Foods Co. et al.
DissentDec 14, 1959 · October Term 1959
Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
ConcurrenceDec 14, 1959 · October Term 1959
Smith v. California
MajorityDec 14, 1959 · October Term 1959
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1959 · October Term 1959
Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission et al.