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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)

MajorityMay 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Estelle, Corrections Director v. Williams
MajorityMay 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Francis v. Henderson, Warden
MajorityApr 27, 1976 · October Term 1975
Moe, Sheriff, et al. v. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1976 · October Term 1975
Hampton, Aka Byers v. United States
MajorityApr 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
New York Civil Service Commission et al. v. Snead
MajorityApr 26, 1976 · October Term 1975
National Bank of North America v. Associates of Obstetrics and Female Surgery, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1976 · October Term 1975
Beckwith v. United States
DissentApr 21, 1976 · October Term 1975
Department of the Air Force et al. v. Rose et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1976 · October Term 1975
Fisher et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Miller
MajorityApr 20, 1976 · October Term 1975
Hills, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development v. Gautreaux et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1976 · October Term 1975
Baxter et al. v. Palmigiano
MajorityApr 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Butler et al. v. Dexter
MajorityApr 19, 1976 · October Term 1975
Diamond National Corp. et al. v. State Board of Equalization
MajorityApr 5, 1976 · October Term 1975
Kelley, Commissioner, Suffolk County Police Department v. Johnson
MajorityApr 5, 1976 · October Term 1975
Ohio v. Gallagher
MajorityApr 2, 1976 · October Term 1975
Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc.
MajorityMar 31, 1976 · October Term 1975
Dann, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Johnston
MajorityMar 31, 1976 · October Term 1975
Youakim et al. v. Miller, Director, Department of Children and Family Services, et al.
MajorityMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Geders v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Goldberg v. United States
MajorityMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Beer et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.
MajorityMar 30, 1976 · October Term 1975
Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder et al.
DissentMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Franks et al. v. Bowman Transportation Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Colorado River Water Conservation District et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Greer, Commander, Fort Dix Military Reservation, et al. v. Spock et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc.
MajorityMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Middendorf, Secretary of the Navy, et al. v. Henry et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1976 · October Term 1975
Carey, Governor of New York, et al. v. Sugar et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
Garner v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
McKinney v. Alabama
MajorityMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
Paul, Chief of Police, Louisville, et al. v. Davis
MajorityMar 23, 1976 · October Term 1975
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel et al.
DissentMar 22, 1976 · October Term 1975
McCarthy v. Philadelphia Civil Service Commission
ConcurrenceMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Dinitz
MajorityMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Shapiro et Ux.
ConcurrenceMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
East Carroll Parish School Board et al. v. Marshall
MajorityMar 8, 1976 · October Term 1975
Bucolo et al. v. Adkins, Chief Justice, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Federal Power Commission v. Moss et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Gaddis et al.
DissentMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Hines et al. v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Lavine, Commissioner, Department of Social Services of New York v. Milne et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1976 · October Term 1975
Ristaino et al. v. Ross
MajorityMar 2, 1976 · October Term 1975
United States v. Testan et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1976 · October Term 1975
Imbler v. Pachtman, District Attorney
MajorityMar 2, 1976 · October Term 1975
Time, Inc. v. Firestone
MajorityMar 1, 1976 · October Term 1975
Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana, in and for the County of Rosebud
MajorityFeb 25, 1976 · October Term 1975
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Cottrell, Health Officer of Mississippi