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 17, 1973 · October Term 1972
Goosby et al. v. Osser et al.
MajorityJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
Robinson v. Neil, Warden
DissentJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Fuller et Ux.
ConcurrenceJan 16, 1973 · October Term 1972
Almota Farmers Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. United States
MajorityJan 15, 1973 · October Term 1972
American Trial Lawyers Assn., New Jersey Branch, et al. v. New Jersey Supreme Court
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Hughes Tool Co. et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
United States v. Kras
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
District of Columbia v. Carter
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Philpott et al. v. Essex County Welfare Board
MajorityJan 10, 1973 · October Term 1972
Bronston v. United States
MajorityJan 9, 1973 · October Term 1972
Couch v. United States et al.
DissentJan 9, 1973 · October Term 1972
Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1972 · October Term 1972
Heublein, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Commission
MajorityDec 18, 1972 · October Term 1972
Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., et al. v. City of Cleveland et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1972 · October Term 1972
Erlenbaugh et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1972 · October Term 1972
One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1972 · October Term 1972
Dillard v. Industrial Commission of Virginia et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
National Labor Relations Board v. Granite State Joint Board, Textile Workers Union of America, Local 1029, AFL-CIO
MajorityDec 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
Swenson, Warden v. Stidham
ConcurrenceDec 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
Trafficante et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1972 · October Term 1972
Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1972 · October Term 1972
Neil, Warden v. Biggers
MajorityDec 5, 1972 · October Term 1972
Union Oil Co. of California v. the San Jacinto et al.
MajorityDec 5, 1972 · October Term 1972
California et al. v. Larue et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1972 · October Term 1972
Cool v. United States
MajorityDec 4, 1972 · October Term 1972
Evco, Dba Evco Instructional Designs v. Jones, Commissioner of Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1972 · October Term 1972
Webb v. Texas
MajorityNov 20, 1972 · October Term 1972
Johnson et al. v. New York State Education Department et al.
Did not participateNov 20, 1972 · October Term 1972
Gottschalk, Acting Commissioner of Patents v. Benson et al.
MajorityNov 20, 1972 · October Term 1972
United States v. Jim et al.
MajorityNov 14, 1972 · October Term 1972
Ward v. Village of Monroeville
MajorityNov 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
National Labor Relations Board v. International Van Lines
MajorityNov 6, 1972 · October Term 1972
Murch et al. v. Mottram
MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
Illinois v. Michigan
MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
Robinson v. Hanrahan, States Attorney of Cook County
MajorityOct 24, 1972 · October Term 1972
California v. Krivda et al.
MajorityOct 16, 1972 · October Term 1972
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityJul 7, 1972 · October Term 1972
O'brien et al. v. Brown et al.
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Furman v. Georgia
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Brewster
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Stewart v. Massachusetts
Did not participateJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Port of Portland et al. v. United States et al.
DissentJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Moore v. Illinois
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kleindienst, Attorney General, et al. v. Mandel et al.
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Branzburg v. Hayes et Al., Judges
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gravel v. United States
MajorityJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Morrissey et al. v. Brewer, Warden, et al.
Did not participateJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Perry et al. v. Sindermann
Did not participateJun 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Board of Regents of State Colleges et al. v. Roth
MajorityJun 26, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kois v. Wisconsin