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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 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Chandler, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Dickey v. Florida
ConcurrenceMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Schacht v. United States
MajorityMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Monks v. New Jersey
DissentMay 25, 1970 · October Term 1969
Daniel, Director, Cook County Department of Public Aid, et al. v. Goliday et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
Nash et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc., et al. v. Bresler
MajorityMay 18, 1970 · October Term 1969
National Labor Relations Board v. Raytheon Co. et al.
MajorityMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York
MajorityMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Rowan, Dba American Book Service, et al. v. United States Post Office Department et al.
MajorityMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Brady v. United States
MajorityMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
McMann, Warden, et al. v. Richardson et al.
MajorityMay 4, 1970 · October Term 1969
Parker v. North Carolina
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Tooahnippah (Goombi), Administratrix, et al. v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
DissentApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Choctaw Nation et al. v. Oklahoma et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpet, Linoleum, Soft Tile & Resilient Floor Covering Layers, Local Union No. 419, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hester v. Illinois
DissentApr 27, 1970 · October Term 1969
Lampton et al. v. Bonin et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service et al.
DissentApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Lewis et al. v. Martin, Director, California Department of Social Welfare, et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Bachellar et al. v. Maryland
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Woodward et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
DissentApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Santana v. Texas
DissentApr 20, 1970 · October Term 1969
Richard S. v. City of New York
MajorityApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Waller v. Florida
DissentApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Rosado et al. v. Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al.
DissentApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Ashe v. Swenson, Warden
ConcurrenceApr 6, 1970 · October Term 1969
Dandridge, Chairman, Maryland Board of Public Welfare, et al. v. Williams et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1970 · October Term 1969
Illinois v. Allen
DissentMar 31, 1970 · October Term 1969
In Re Winship
MajorityMar 30, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Key, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Van Leeuwen
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Goldberg, Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York v. Kelly et al.
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Wheeler et al. v. Montgomery, Director, Department of Social Welfare of California, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Estate of Donnelly et al.
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Davis et Ux.
DissentMar 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Cain et al. v. Kentucky
ConcurrenceMar 16, 1970 · October Term 1969
Cole, Boston State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson
ConcurrenceMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1416, AFL-CIO v. Ariadne Shipping Co., Ltd., et al.
DissentMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Seckinger, Trading As M. O. Seckinger Co.
ConcurrenceMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
Taggart et al. v. Weinacker's, Inc.
ConcurrenceMar 9, 1970 · October Term 1969
Northcross et al. v. Board of Education of the Memphis, Tennessee, City Schools et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1970 · October Term 1969
Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc., et al. v. Camp, Comptroller of the Currency, et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1970 · October Term 1969
Barlow et al. v. Collins, Executive Director, Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. W. M. Webb, Inc., et al.
DissentMar 2, 1970 · October Term 1969
Toussie v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1970 · October Term 1969
Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.