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)

DissentDec 8, 1970 · October Term 1970
Hickel, Secretary of the Interior v. Oil Shale Corp. et al.
MajorityDec 8, 1970 · October Term 1970
Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. et al. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic
MajorityNov 23, 1970 · October Term 1970
North Carolina v. Alford
MajorityNov 23, 1970 · October Term 1970
Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. et al.
DissentNov 23, 1970 · October Term 1970
Arnold Tours, Inc., et al. v. Camp et al.
DissentNov 12, 1970 · October Term 1970
Lines v. Frederick et al.
MajorityNov 9, 1970 · October Term 1970
Odom v. United States
MajorityOct 26, 1970 · October Term 1970
Thompson v. United States
MajorityOct 19, 1970 · October Term 1970
United States v. Maryland Savings-Share Insurance Corp.
MajorityOct 19, 1970 · October Term 1970
United States et al. v. City of Chicago et al.
MajorityOct 19, 1970 · October Term 1970
Colombo v. New York
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Nelson, Warden v. George
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Williams v. Illinois
DissentJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Sisson
DissentJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Phillipsburg National Bank & Trust Co. et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Gunn, Sheriff, et al. v. University Committee To End the War in Vietnam et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. First Mortgage 4% Bondholders Committee v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Simmons et Ux. v. West Haven Housing Authority
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Sweet
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Morris et al. v. Schoonfield, Warden, et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Dunn v. Louisiana
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Perini v. Colosimo
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Crouse, Warden v. Wood
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hocker, Warden v. Heffley
DissentJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hoyt et al. v. Minnesota
MajorityJun 29, 1970 · October Term 1969
Kelley v. Arizona
ConcurrenceJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
California v. Green
DissentJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
City of Phoenix et al. v. Kolodziejski
MajorityJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of California
MajorityJun 23, 1970 · October Term 1969
Arkansas v. Tennessee
DissentJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Coleman et al. v. Alabama
DissentJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Vale v. Louisiana
MajorityJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Chambers v. Maroney, Correctional Superintendent
DissentJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Baldwin v. New York
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Williams v. Florida
MajorityJun 22, 1970 · October Term 1969
Illinois v. Missouri
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Price v. Georgia
DissentJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Welsh v. United States
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Mulloy v. United States
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Evans et al. v. Cornman et al.
MajorityJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Mitchell et al. v. Donovan, Secretary of State of Minnesota, et al.
DissentJun 15, 1970 · October Term 1969
Walker v. Ohio
MajorityJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al.
DissentJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Hellenic Lines Ltd. et al. v. Rhoditis
MajorityJun 8, 1970 · October Term 1969
Moon v. Maryland
DissentJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Maxwell v. Bishop, Penitentiary Superintendent
MajorityJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
United States v. Armour & Co. et al.
DissentJun 1, 1970 · October Term 1969
Bloss et al. v. Dykema