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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)

DissentApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Tooahnippah (Goombi), Administratrix, et al. v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
DissentApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Choctaw Nation et al. v. Oklahoma et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpet, Linoleum, Soft Tile & Resilient Floor Covering Layers, Local Union No. 419, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hester v. Illinois
DissentApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Lampton et al. v. Bonin et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service et al.
DissentApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Lewis et al. v. Martin, Director, California Department of Social Welfare, et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Bachellar et al. v. Maryland
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Woodward et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
DissentApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Santana v. Texas
DissentApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Richard S. v. City of New York
ConcurrenceApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Waller v. Florida
DissentApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Rosado et al. v. Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al.
ConcurrenceApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Ashe v. Swenson, Warden
ConcurrenceApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Dandridge, Chairman, Maryland Board of Public Welfare, et al. v. Williams et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1970 · October Term 1969
Illinois v. Allen
DissentMar 31, 1970 · October Term 1969
In Re Winship
MajorityMar 30, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Key, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Van Leeuwen
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Goldberg, Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York v. Kelly et al.
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Wheeler et al. v. Montgomery, Director, Department of Social Welfare of California, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Estate of Donnelly et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Davis et Ux.
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Cain et al. v. Kentucky
MajorityMar 16, 1970 · October Term 1969
Cole, Boston State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson
MajorityMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1416, AFL-CIO v. Ariadne Shipping Co., Ltd., et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Seckinger, Trading As M. O. Seckinger Co.
DissentMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
Taggart et al. v. Weinacker's, Inc.
MajorityMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
Northcross et al. v. Board of Education of the Memphis, Tennessee, City Schools et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1970 · October Term 1969
Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc., et al. v. Camp, Comptroller of the Currency, et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1970 · October Term 1969
Barlow et al. v. Collins, Executive Director, Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. W. M. Webb, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1970 · October Term 1969
H. K. Porter Co., Inc., Disston Division-Danville Works v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1970 · October Term 1969
Toussie v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1970 · October Term 1969
Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.
MajorityFeb 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hadley et al. v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City et al.
DissentFeb 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States
MajorityFeb 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Reetz, Commissioner of Fish and Game of Alaska, et al. v. Bozanich et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Arkansas v. Tennessee
Did not participateFeb 24, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Kordel et al.
DissentFeb 24, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Reynolds et Ux.
MajorityFeb 24, 1970 · October Term 1969
Czosek et al. v. O'mara et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1970 · October Term 1969
Jones v. State Board of Education of Tennessee et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1970 · October Term 1969
Kolden v. Selective Service Local Board No. 4
MajorityFeb 24, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Cotton et al.
MajorityFeb 2, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission et al.
MajorityFeb 2, 1970 · October Term 1969
Ross et Al., Trustees v. Bernhard et al.
DissentJan 26, 1970 · October Term 1969
Shapiro, Welfare Commissioner of Connecticut v. Doe
MajorityJan 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Arkansas v. Tennessee