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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)

MajorityOct 23, 1973 · October Term 1973
Dennett v. Hogan, Warden
DissentOct 15, 1973 · October Term 1973
Plummer v. City of Columbus
MajorityOct 15, 1973 · October Term 1973
Satiacum v. Washington
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Norwood et al. v. Harrison et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Fausner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Alexander et al. v. Virginia
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al. v. Nyquist, Commissioner of Education of New York, et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Sloan, Treasurer of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Lemon et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hunt v. McNair, Governor of South Carolina, et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
In Re Griffiths
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gosa v. Mayden, Warden
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Sugarman, Administrator, New York City Human Resources Administration, et al. v. Dougall et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Broadrick et al. v. Oklahoma et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States Civil Service Commission et al. v. National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States Department of Agriculture et al. v. Moreno et al.
DissentJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States Department of Agriculture et al. v. Murry et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Roaden v. Kentucky
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Heller v. New York
MajorityJun 25, 1973 · October Term 1972
Levitt, Comptroller of New York, et al. v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Miller v. California
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Cady, Warden v. Dombrowski
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
New York State Department of Social Services et al. v. Dublino et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York City Region of New York Conference of Branches, et al. v. New York et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Ash
ConcurrenceJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Almeida-Sanchez v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Keyes et al. v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado, et al.
DissentJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Colgrove v. Battin, U.S. District Judge
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Orito
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8mm. Film et al. (Paladini, Claimant)
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Kaplan v. California
MajorityJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Paris Adult Theatre I et al. v. Slaton, District Attorney, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 21, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al. v. Morgan et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Barnes v. United States
Did not participateJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al. v. Wichita Board of Trade et al.
ConcurrenceJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
White, Secretary of State of Texas v. Weiser et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
White, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Regester et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Gaffney v. Cummings et al.
Did not participateJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (Scrap) et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Usv Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 18, 1973 · October Term 1972
Goldstein et al. v. California
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Strunk, Aka Wagner v. United States
Did not participateJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Fri, Acting Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Sierra Club et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Dean v. Gadsden Times Publishing Corp.
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Nevada et al.
MajorityJun 11, 1973 · October Term 1972
Logue et al. v. United States