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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)

MajorityFeb 25, 1976 · October Term 1975
De Canas et al. v. Bica et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Alamo Land & Cattle Co., Inc. v. Arizona Certiorari To the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
MajorityFeb 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Eldridge
DissentJan 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Buckley et al. v. Valeo, Secretary of the United States Senate, et al.
MajorityJan 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
National Independent Coal Operators' Association et al. v. Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityJan 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior v. Delta Mining, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Watson
MajorityJan 21, 1976 · October Term 1975
Rizzo, Mayor of Philadelphia, et al. v. Goode et al.
DissentJan 20, 1976 · October Term 1975
Thermtron Products, Inc., et al. v. Hermansdorfer, U.S. District Judge
MajorityJan 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Dove v. United States
MajorityJan 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Weber
MajorityJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages, Tax Commissioner, et al.
DissentJan 14, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Bornstein et al.
DissentJan 13, 1976 · October Term 1975
Laing v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1976 · October Term 1975
Barrett v. United States
MajorityJan 13, 1976 · October Term 1975
Foremost-Mckesson, Inc. v. Provident Securities Co.
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
Michigan v. Mosley
MajorityDec 9, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Moore
MajorityDec 2, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Moore et al.
MajorityDec 2, 1975 · October Term 1975
United States v. Powell
DissentDec 1, 1975 · October Term 1975
Dillingham v. United States
MajorityDec 1, 1975 · October Term 1975
Texas v. White
MajorityDec 1, 1975 · October Term 1975
Bray v. United States
DissentNov 17, 1975 · October Term 1975
Turner v. Department of Employment Security of Utah et al.
MajorityNov 17, 1975 · October Term 1975
Rose, Warden v. Locke
DissentNov 17, 1975 · October Term 1975
Menna v. New York
MajorityNov 12, 1975 · October Term 1975
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Boehning, Chairman Commissioner, State Highway Commission, et al. v. Indiana State Employees Assn., Inc., et al.
MajorityNov 11, 1975 · October Term 1975
Connecticut v. Menillo
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
Rose, Warden v. Hodges 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.
DissentJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Faretta v. California
DissentJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Herring v. New York
ConcurrenceJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce
ConcurrenceJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
United States v. Ortiz
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Bowen v. United States
MajorityJun 30, 1975 · October Term 1974
Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc., 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
Hill, Attorney General of Texas, et al. v. Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast et al.
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
O'connor v. Donaldson
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Brown v. Illinois
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Ivan Allen Co. v. United States
MajorityJun 26, 1975 · October Term 1974
Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 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
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Salfi et al.