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)

MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Nebraska v. Iowa
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sierra Club v. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District et al. v. Delta Airlines, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Grubbs, Dba T. R. Grubbs Tire & Appliance v. General Electric Credit Corp.
MajorityApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Cole, State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson
DissentApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Stanley v. Illinois
MajorityApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Alexander v. Louisiana
MajorityApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Carter et al. v. Stanton, Director, Marion County Department of Public Welfare, et al.
DissentMar 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Ford Motor Co. v. United States et al.
DissentMar 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.
MajorityMar 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lynch et al. v. Household Finance Corp. et al.
DissentMar 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gooding, Warden v. Wilson
MajorityMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Humphrey v. Cady, Warden
DissentMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Eisenstadt, Sheriff v. Baird
DissentMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Loper v. Beto, Corrections Director, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. First Security Bank of Utah, N. A., et al.
DissentMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Dunn, Governor of Tennessee, et al. v. Blumstein
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Schneble v. Florida
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Fein v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 7 of Yonkers, New York, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 20, 1972 · October Term 1971
Rabe v. Washington
ConcurrenceMar 20, 1972 · October Term 1971
Cruz v. Beto, Corrections Director
MajorityMar 6, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp. et al.
ConcurrenceMar 6, 1972 · October Term 1971
Adams v. Illinois
MajorityMar 1, 1972 · October Term 1971
Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1972 · October Term 1971
Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.
MajorityFeb 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. v. Thompson et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Bullock et al. v. Carter et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Papachristou et al. v. City of Jacksonville
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Wright et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Swarb et al. v. Lennox et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc., of Ohio et al. v. Frick Co.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Smith et al. v. Florida
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Giglio v. United States
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Generes et Vir
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Duncan v. Tennessee
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
National Labor Relations Board v. Scrivener, Dba Aa Electric Co.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lindsey et al. v. Normet et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Parisi v. Davidson et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Roudebush v. Hartke et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Colombo v. New York
DissentFeb 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Boyd v. Dutton, Warden
DissentJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Bradley v. United States
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc.
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Connor et al. v. Williams, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
In Re Little
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1972 · October Term 1971
Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of America et al.