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Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Richard Nixon
Senate confirmation:: Dec 6, 1971
Recorded service:: Jan 10, 1972 – Jun 26, 1987
Lived:: Sep 19, 1907 – Aug 25, 1998

In plain language

Lewis F. Powell Jr., associate justice.
Appointed by Richard Nixon; confirmed December 6, 1971.
Court service January 10, 1972 to June 26, 1987.

Decisions on record (2634)

MajorityJan 16, 1979 · October Term 1978
Washington et al. v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
Did not participateJan 16, 1979 · October Term 1978
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Pennzoil Producing Co. et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1979 · October Term 1978
Leis et al. v. Flynt et al.
ConcurrenceJan 15, 1979 · October Term 1978
Harlin v. Missouri
ConcurrenceJan 15, 1979 · October Term 1978
Lee v. Missouri
MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc., et al. v. Shore
MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
Duren v. Missouri
MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
Colautti, Secretary of Welfare of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Franklin et al.
MajorityJan 9, 1979 · October Term 1978
Arizona v. California et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1979 · October Term 1978
Mobay Chemical Corp. v. Costle, Administratrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
MajorityJan 4, 1979 · October Term 1978
Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1978 · October Term 1978
Michigan v. Doran
MajorityDec 18, 1978 · October Term 1978
Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp. et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Aznavorian
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
United California Bank et Al., Co-Executors v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Corbitt v. New Jersey
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. First Lincolnwood Corp.
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Lalli v. Lalli, Administratrix, et al.
Did not participateDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Massachusetts v. White
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Hunter v. Dean, Sheriff
ConcurrenceDec 5, 1978 · October Term 1978
New Motor Vehicle Board of California et al. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. et al.
ConcurrenceDec 5, 1978 · October Term 1978
Rakas et al. v. Illinois
MajorityDec 4, 1978 · October Term 1978
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Sheehan
DissentNov 28, 1978 · October Term 1978
Dougherty County, Georgia, Board of Education et al. v. White
MajorityNov 28, 1978 · October Term 1978
Holt Civic Club et al. v. City of Tuscaloosa et al.
MajorityNov 27, 1978 · October Term 1978
United States v. California
MajorityNov 13, 1978 · October Term 1978
Board of Trustees of Keene State College et al. v. Sweeney
DissentNov 6, 1978 · October Term 1978
Presnell v. Georgia
MajorityOct 30, 1978 · October Term 1978
National Labor Relations Board v. Baylor University Medical Center
MajorityOct 16, 1978 · October Term 1978
Long Island Rail Road Co. v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityOct 16, 1978 · October Term 1978
Carey, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois v. Wynn et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Lockett v. Ohio
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Bell v. Ohio
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
California et al. v. United States
DissentJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. New Mexico
ConcurrenceJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Alabama et al. v. Pugh et al.
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
Butz et al. v. Economou et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. et al. v. Barry et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Grayson
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Penn Central Transportation Co. et al. v. New York City et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Franks v. Delaware
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Berry et al. v. Doles et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
McAdams, Executor, et al. v. McSurely et Ux.
DissentJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Swisher, State's Attorney for Baltimore City, et al. v. Brady et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, Attorney General of Minnesota, et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke