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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)

MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jay Shawn Johnson v. California
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Margaret Bradshaw, Warden v. John David Stumpf
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Merck Kgaa v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. Charles E. Austin et al.
MajorityJun 13, 2005 · October Term 2004
Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
MajorityJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Angel McClary Raich et al.
MajorityJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
State of Alaska v. United States of America
MajorityJun 6, 2005 · October Term 2004
Douglas Spector, et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jon B. Cutter, et al. v. Reginald Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al.
MajorityMay 31, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ulysses Tory, et al. v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
DissentMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture, et Al., v. Livestock Marketing Association et al.
DissentMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Michael Clingman, Secretary, Oklahoma State Election Board, et al. v. Andrea L. Beaver et al.
MajorityMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Carman L. Deck v. Missouri
DissentMay 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DissentMay 16, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Eleanor Heald, et al.
DissentApr 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
John A. Pace v. David Diguglielmo, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution At Graterford, et al.
MajorityApr 27, 2005 · October Term 2004
Dennis Bates, et al. v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
MajorityApr 26, 2005 · October Term 2004
David B. Pasquantino, Carl J. Pasquantino, and Arthur Hilts v. United States
MajorityApr 26, 2005 · October Term 2004
Gary Sherwood Small v. United States
MajorityApr 19, 2005 · October Term 2004
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Michael Broudo et al.
DissentApr 4, 2005 · October Term 2004
Robert Johnson, Jr. v. United States
MajorityApr 4, 2005 · October Term 2004
Richard Gerald Rousey, et Ux. v. Jill R. Jacoway
MajorityMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Azel P. Smith, et al. v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Charles Russell Rhines v. Douglas Weber, Warden
MajorityMar 30, 2005 · October Term 2004
Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Chemical Arabia, Inc., and Mobil Yanbu Petrochemical Company, Inc. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
MajorityMar 29, 2005 · October Term 2004
Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
DissentMar 29, 2005 · October Term 2004
City of Sherrill, New York v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Darin L. Muehler, et al. v. Iris Mena
ConcurrenceMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al. v. Mark J. Abrams
DissentMar 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton
ConcurrenceMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald Shepard v. United States
MajorityMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Claude M. Ballard, et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityMar 7, 2005 · October Term 2004
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. William Dwight Dotson, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 2, 2005 · October Term 2004
George J. Tenet, Individually, Porter J. Goss, Director of Central Intelligence and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and United States v. John Doe, et Ux.
ConcurrenceMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Christopher Simmons
MajorityMar 1, 2005 · October Term 2004
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 2005 · October Term 2004
Garrison S. Johnson v. California et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Melvin T. Smith v. Massachusetts
MajorityFeb 22, 2005 · October Term 2004
Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Illinois v. Roy I. Caballes
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. John W. Banks, Ii
MajorityJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Marlon Latodd Howell, Aka Marlon Cox v. Mississippi
ConcurrenceJan 24, 2005 · October Term 2004
Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gary Bradford Cone
DissentJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
United States v. Freddie J. Booker
DissentJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
MajorityJan 12, 2005 · October Term 2004
A. Neil Clark, Field Office Director, Seattle, Washington, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. v. Sergio Suarez Martinez
MajorityJan 11, 2005 · October Term 2004
David Whitfield v. United States
DissentDec 13, 2004 · October Term 2004
Rochelle Brosseau v. Kenneth J. Haugen