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)

Did not participateJan 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Dove v. United States
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages, Tax Commissioner, et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Bornstein et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Weber
MajorityJan 13, 1976 · October Term 1975
Barrett v. United States
MajorityJan 13, 1976 · October Term 1975
Foremost-Mckesson, Inc. v. Provident Securities Co.
MajorityJan 13, 1976 · October Term 1975
Laing v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 16, 1975 · October Term 1975
American Foreign Steamship Co. v. Matise
MajorityDec 10, 1975 · October Term 1975
Weinstein et al. v. Bradford
MajorityDec 9, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Moore
MajorityDec 9, 1975 · October Term 1975
Michigan v. Mosley
MajorityDec 2, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Powell
MajorityDec 2, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Moore et al.
MajorityDec 1, 1975 · October Term 1975
Texas v. White
MajorityDec 1, 1975 · October Term 1975
Bray v. United States
MajorityDec 1, 1975 · October Term 1975
Dillingham v. United States
MajorityNov 17, 1975 · October Term 1975
Turner v. Department of Employment Security of Utah et al.
MajorityNov 17, 1975 · October Term 1975
Menna v. New York
MajorityNov 17, 1975 · October Term 1975
Rose, Warden v. Locke
MajorityNov 12, 1975 · October Term 1975
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Rose, Warden v. Hodges et al.
MajorityNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Connecticut v. Menillo
MajorityNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Boehning, Chairman Commissioner, State Highway Commission, et al. v. Indiana State Employees Assn., Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 3, 1975 · October Term 1975
Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner et al.
MajorityOct 6, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Maine et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
White, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Regester et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Bowen v. United States
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Ortiz
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Faretta v. California
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Herring v. New York
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Hill, Attorney General of Texas, et al. v. Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast et al.
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Brown v. Illinois
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Salfi et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Ivan Allen Co. v. United States
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
O'connor v. Donaldson
Did not participateJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Peltier
MajorityJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Warth et al. v. Seldin et al.
DissentJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Muniz et al. v. Hoffman, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJun 25, 1975 · October Term 1974
Preiser, Commissioner of Correctional Services of New York, et al. v. Newkirk
MajorityJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, et al. v. Robertson et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Roe et al. v. Norton, Commissioner of Welfare
Did not participateJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
City of Richmond, Virginia v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1975 · October Term 1974
Hicks, District Attorney of Orange County, et al. v. Miranda, Dba Walnut Properties, et al.