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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)

MajorityMar 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
Herb's Welding, Inc., et al. v. Gray et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action Committee et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Gagnon et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd
DissentMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
County of Oneida, New York, et al. v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Oregon v. Elstad
ConcurrenceMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Marrese et al. v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Air France v. Saks
MajorityMar 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Dickerson
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Chemical Manufacturers Association et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Hampton County Election Commission et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Turner et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)
MajorityFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Young
MajorityFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Dann et al.
DissentFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Shea v. Louisiana
ConcurrenceFeb 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ake v. Oklahoma
MajorityFeb 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Labor Relations Board v. Action Automotive, Inc.
MajorityFeb 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Maine et al. (Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case)
DissentFeb 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority et al.
DissentJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
Evitts, Superintendent, Blackburn Correctional Complex, et al. v. Lucey
MajorityJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Witt
ConcurrenceJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
Brandon et al. v. Holt, Director of Police for the City of Memphis, et al.
MajorityJan 21, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Johns et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1985 · October Term 1984
New Jersey v. T. L. O.
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Boyle, Executor of the Estate of Boyle
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Lawrence County et al. v. Lead-Deadwood School District No. 40-1
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ohio v. Kovacs, Dba B & W Enterprises et al.
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Alexander, Governor of Tennessee, et al. v. Choate et al.
MajorityJan 9, 1985 · October Term 1984
Tiffany Fine Arts, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston et al.
DissentJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Paulsen et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder et al.
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc.
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Hensley
MajorityJan 8, 1985 · October Term 1984
Board of License Commissioners of the Town of Tiverton v. Pastore, Liquor Control Administrator of Rhode Island, et al.
MajorityJan 7, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Woodward
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
Luce v. United States
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. Abel
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. Powell
MajorityDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
Garcia et al. v. United States
DissentDec 10, 1984 · October Term 1984
Smith v. Illinois
MajorityDec 4, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States v. 50 Acres of Land et al.
MajorityNov 26, 1984 · October Term 1984
United States Department of Justice et al. v. Provenzano
MajorityNov 26, 1984 · October Term 1984
Thompson v. Louisiana
MajorityNov 13, 1984 · October Term 1984
Florida v. Rodriguez
MajorityJul 5, 1984 · October Term 1983
Payne v. Virginia