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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 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Piper et al. v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Delaware Tribal Business Committee et al. v. Weeks et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 23, 1977 · October Term 1976
Califano, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Sanders
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
National Labor Relations Board v. Enterprise Association of Steam, Hot Water, Hydraulic Sprinkler, Pneumatic Tube, Ice Machine & General Pipefitters of New York and Vicinity, Local Union No. 638
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Weatherford, Agent of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, et al. v. Bursey
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Whalen, Commissioner of Health of New York v. Roe et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc.
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Codd, Police Commissioner, City of New York, et al. v. Velger
MajorityFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Board of Supervisors of Warren County, Mississippi, et al.
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co., Inc., et al.
DissentFeb 22, 1977 · October Term 1976
Concerned Citizens of Southern Ohio, Inc., et al. v. Pine Creek Conservancy District et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States et al. v. County of Fresno
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oregon v. Mathiason
MajorityJan 25, 1977 · October Term 1976
Stanton v. Stanton
MajorityJan 18, 1977 · October Term 1976
Walsh, Dba Tom Walsh & Co. v. Schlecht et Al., Trustees
ConcurrenceJan 18, 1977 · October Term 1976
United States v. Donovan et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1977 · October Term 1976
Guste, Attorney General of Louisiana, et al. v. Jackson et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Usery, Secretary of Labor
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Boston Stock Exchange et al. v. State Tax Commission et al.
ConcurrenceJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
G. M. Leasing Corp. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Oregon Ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
MajorityJan 12, 1977 · October Term 1976
Pearson v. Dodd et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Village of Arlington Heights et al. v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Knebel, Secretary of Agriculture v. Hein
MajorityJan 11, 1977 · October Term 1976
Bayside Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityJan 10, 1977 · October Term 1976
Connally v. Georgia
DissentDec 20, 1976 · October Term 1976
Craig et al. v. Boren, Governor of Oklahoma, et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1976 · October Term 1976
International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, Local 790 v. Robbins & Myers, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 13, 1976 · October Term 1976
Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. De Castro
MajorityDec 8, 1976 · October Term 1976
City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
General Electric Co. v. Gilbert et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
Idaho Ex Rel. Andrus, Governor, et al. v. Oregon et al.
ConcurrenceDec 7, 1976 · October Term 1976
Cook et al. v. Hudson et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1976 · October Term 1976
United States v. Kopp
DissentDec 6, 1976 · October Term 1976
Davis v. Georgia
MajorityNov 30, 1976 · October Term 1976
Estelle, Corrections Director, et al. v. Gamble
ConcurrenceNov 30, 1976 · October Term 1976
Belcher v. Stengel et al.
MajorityNov 15, 1976 · October Term 1976
Moody v. Daggett
MajorityNov 9, 1976 · October Term 1976
Tully et al. v. Griffin, Inc.
MajorityNov 8, 1976 · October Term 1976
Massachusetts et al. v. Feeney
DissentNov 2, 1976 · October Term 1976
United States v. Foster Lumber Co., Inc.
MajorityNov 2, 1976 · October Term 1976
Scott v. Kentucky Parole Board et al.
MajorityNov 1, 1976 · October Term 1976
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Bagamasbad
MajorityNov 1, 1976 · October Term 1976
Hutto, Arkansas Department of Correction Commissioner v. Ross
MajorityOct 18, 1976 · October Term 1976
Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States
DissentOct 18, 1976 · October Term 1976
Moore v. United States
MajorityOct 12, 1976 · October Term 1976
United States v. Sanford et al.