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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)

MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
United California Bank et Al., Co-Executors v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Hunter v. Dean, Sheriff
Did not participateDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Massachusetts v. White
MajorityDec 11, 1978 · October Term 1978
Lalli v. Lalli, Administratrix, et al.
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
MajorityNov 28, 1978 · October Term 1978
Holt Civic Club et al. v. City of Tuscaloosa et al.
DissentNov 28, 1978 · October Term 1978
Dougherty County, Georgia, Board of Education et al. v. White
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
Carey, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois v. Wynn et al.
MajorityOct 16, 1978 · October Term 1978
Long Island Rail Road Co. v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Bell v. Ohio
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Alabama et al. v. Pugh et al.
ConcurrenceJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation et al.
DissentJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. New Mexico
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
California et al. v. United States
MajorityJul 3, 1978 · October Term 1977
Lockett v. Ohio
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 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
Butz et al. v. Economou et al.
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.
DissentJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Houchins, Sheriff of the County of Alameda, California v. Kqed, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, Attorney General of Minnesota, et al.
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
McAdams, Executor, et al. v. McSurely et Ux.
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Berry et al. v. Doles et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Franks v. Delaware
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Penn Central Transportation Co. et al. v. New York City et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. Grayson
MajorityJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
United States v. John et al.
DissentJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Hutto et al. v. Finney et al.
DissentJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
Will, U. S. District Judge v. Calvert Fire Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityJun 23, 1978 · October Term 1977
City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Hicklin et al. v. Orbeck, Commissioner, Department of Labor of Alaska, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
California v. Texas
MajorityJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Parker, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Flook
MajorityJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Wise, Mayor of Dallas, et al. v. Lipscomb et al.
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1978 · October Term 1977
Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Mincey v. Arizona
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Gardner v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States
MajorityJun 21, 1978 · October Term 1977
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc., et al.