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Warren E. Burger

Seat:: Chief Justice
Appointed by:: Richard Nixon
Senate confirmation:: Jun 9, 1969
Recorded service:: Oct 27, 1969 – Jul 7, 1986
Lived:: Sep 17, 1907 – Jun 25, 1995

In plain language

Warren E. Burger, chief justice.
Appointed by Richard Nixon; confirmed June 9, 1969.
Court service October 27, 1969 to July 7, 1986.

Decisions on record (2772)

MajorityJun 25, 1974 · October Term 1973
United States et al. v. Richardson
MajorityJun 25, 1974 · October Term 1973
Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Reservists Committee To Stop the War et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1974 · October Term 1973
Miami Herald Publishing Co., Division of Knight Newspapers, Inc. v. Tornillo
DissentJun 25, 1974 · October Term 1973
Old Dominion Branch No. 496, National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Austin et al.
MajorityJun 25, 1974 · October Term 1973
Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights et al.
ConcurrenceJun 25, 1974 · October Term 1973
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
DissentJun 24, 1974 · October Term 1973
Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 641, et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1974 · October Term 1973
Pell et al. v. Procunier, Corrections Director, et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1974 · October Term 1973
Saxbe, Attorney General, et al. v. Washington Post Co. et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1974 · October Term 1973
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Idaho Power Co.
MajorityJun 24, 1974 · October Term 1973
Richardson, County Clerk and Registrar of Voters of Mendocino County v. Ramirez et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1974 · October Term 1973
Hamling et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1974 · October Term 1973
Jenkins v. Georgia
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Jimenez et al. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Kokoszka v. Belford, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Warden, Lewisburg Penitentiary v. Marrero
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Central Tablet Manufacturing Co. v. United States
MajorityJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Bangor Punta Operations, Inc., et al. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co. et al.
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1974 · October Term 1973
Parker, Warden, et al. v. Levy
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Baker et Al., Trustees in Reorganization v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Geduldig, Director, Department of Human Resources Development v. Aiello et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Mancari et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Gilmore et al. v. City of Montgomery, Alabama, et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Cardwell, Warden v. Lewis
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Ross et al. v. Moffitt
MajorityJun 17, 1974 · October Term 1973
Moody et al. v. Albemarle Paper Co. et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Davis v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
City of Pittsburgh v. Alco Parking Corp. et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Wheeler et al. v. Barrera et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1974 · October Term 1973
Michigan v. Tucker
DissentJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Anderson et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Howard Johnson Co., Inc. v. Detroit Local Joint Executive Board, Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union, AFL-CIO
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Vermont v. New York et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Gerstein et al. v. Coe et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1974 · October Term 1973
Poe et al. v. Gerstein et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Cass v. United States
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Bellis v. United States
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
F. D. Rich Co., Inc., et al. v. United States for the Use of Industrial Lumber Co., Inc.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1974 · October Term 1973
Holder, U.S. District Judge v. Banks
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council of Jacksonville and Vicinity et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Blackledge, Warden, et al. v. Perry
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Fuller v. Oregon
MajorityMay 20, 1974 · October Term 1973
Kosydar, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. National Cash Register Co.