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)

ConcurrenceMar 20, 1972 · October Term 1971
Rabe v. Washington
ConcurrenceMar 20, 1972 · October Term 1971
Cruz v. Beto, Corrections Director
ConcurrenceMar 6, 1972 · October Term 1971
Adams v. Illinois
MajorityMar 6, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp. et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1972 · October Term 1971
Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.
MajorityMar 1, 1972 · October Term 1971
Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California et al.
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
Giglio v. United States
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Papachristou et al. v. City of Jacksonville
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Smith et al. v. Florida
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc., of Ohio et al. v. Frick Co.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Swarb et al. v. Lennox et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Wright et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Roudebush v. Hartke et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Parisi v. Davidson et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lindsey et al. v. Normet et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Generes et Vir
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
National Labor Relations Board v. Scrivener, Dba Aa Electric Co.
MajorityFeb 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Duncan v. Tennessee
DissentFeb 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Boyd v. Dutton, Warden
MajorityFeb 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Colombo v. New York
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project et al.
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
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California
MajorityJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc.
DissentJan 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Bradley v. United States
MajorityJan 17, 1972 · October Term 1971
Love v. Pullman Co.
MajorityJan 17, 1972 · October Term 1971
Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of America et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1972 · October Term 1971
Groppi v. Leslie, Sheriff
MajorityJan 13, 1972 · October Term 1971
California Motor Transport Co. et al. v. Trucking Unlimited et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1972 · October Term 1971
Haines v. Kerner et al.
DissentJan 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Federal Power Commission v. Florida Power & Light Co.
MajorityJan 12, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lego v. Twomey, Warden
MajorityJan 11, 1972 · October Term 1971
Reliance Electric Co. v. Emerson Electric Co.
DissentJan 11, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Tucker
MajorityJan 10, 1972 · October Term 1971
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights
MajorityJan 10, 1972 · October Term 1971
Diffenderfer et al. v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Santobello v. New York
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Picard v. Connor
ConcurrenceDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Townsend et al. v. Swank, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois, et al.
DissentDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Campos-Serrano
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Marion et al.
DissentDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Bass
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
Schilb et al. v. Kuebel et al.
MajorityDec 20, 1971 · October Term 1971
United States v. Louisiana et al. (Louisiana Boundary Case)
MajorityDec 14, 1971 · October Term 1971
North Carolina v. Rice
DissentDec 14, 1971 · October Term 1971
Wilwording et al. v. Swenson, Warden
MajorityDec 14, 1971 · October Term 1971
O'keeffe, Deputy Commissioner, Sixth Compensation District, Department of Labor v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.