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John Paul Stevens

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Gerald Ford
Senate confirmation:: Dec 17, 1975
Recorded service:: Jan 13, 1976 – Jun 29, 2010
Lived:: Apr 20, 1920 – Jul 16, 2019

In plain language

John Paul Stevens, associate justice.
Appointed by Gerald Ford; confirmed December 17, 1975.
Court service January 13, 1976 to June 29, 2010.

Decisions on record (4228)

MajorityApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
Francis, Warden v. Franklin
MajorityApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Weintraub et al.
MajorityApr 29, 1985 · October Term 1984
School Committee of the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts, et al. v. Department of Education of Massachusetts et al.
MajorityApr 23, 1985 · October Term 1984
Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation et al. v. Secretary of Labor
MajorityApr 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Webb v. County Board of Education of Dyer County, Tennessee, et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wilson et al. v. Garcia
MajorityApr 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Springfield Township School District et al. v. Knoll
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Central Intelligence Agency et al. v. Sims et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Kerr-Mcgee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe of Indians et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck
MajorityApr 16, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hunter et al. v. Underwood et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1985 · October Term 1984
State of Ohio v. Commonwealth of Kentucky on Bill of Complaint
MajorityApr 15, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mintzes, Warden v. Buchanon
DissentApr 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States et al. v. Locke et al.
MajorityApr 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Miller
DissentApr 1, 1985 · October Term 1984
Honig, Superintendent of Public Instruction of California, et al. v. Students of the California School for the Blind et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Tennessee v. Garner et al.
MajorityMar 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Town of Hallie et al. v. City of Eau Claire
DissentMar 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ball v. United States
MajorityMar 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al. v. Ward et al.
DissentMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Sharpe et al.
DissentMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion, Dba Center for Nuclear Responsibility, et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Winston, Sheriff, et al. v. Lee
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hayes v. Florida
MajorityMar 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Chaney et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Anderson v. City of Bessemer City, North Carolina
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
First National Bank of Atlanta, As Successor in Interest To First National Bank of Cartersville, Georgia v. Bartow County Board of Tax Assessors et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wayte v. United States
DissentMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Bennett, Secretary of Education v. New Jersey
MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Bennett, Secretary of Education v. Kentucky Department of Education
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
Herb's Welding, Inc., et al. v. Gray et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action Committee et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Gagnon et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd
DissentMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
County of Oneida, New York, et al. v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper
DissentMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Oregon v. Elstad
Did not participateMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Marrese et al. v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Air France v. Saks
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Dickerson
DissentFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Chemical Manufacturers Association et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Hampton County Election Commission et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Turner et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)
MajorityFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Shea v. Louisiana
MajorityFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ake v. Oklahoma