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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)

MajorityJun 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Pennsylvania v. New York et al.
ConcurrenceJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Carleson, Director, Department of Social Welfare, et al. v. Remillard et al.
DissentJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Brooks v. Tennessee
MajorityJun 7, 1972 · October Term 1971
Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. et al.
DissentMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO v. Flair Builders, Inc.
DissentMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lake Carriers' Assn. et Al v. Macmullan et al.
DissentMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Deepsouth Packing Co., Inc. v. Laitram Corp.
MajorityMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Jefferson et al. v. Hackney, Commissioner of Public Welfare, et al.
MajorityMay 30, 1972 · October Term 1971
Socialist Labor Party et al. v. Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al.
DissentMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Strait v. Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Johnson v. Louisiana
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Apodaca et al. v. Oregon
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Caplin, Trustee v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New York
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Kastigar et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of Investigation
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sarno et al. v. Illinois Crime Investigating Commission
MajorityMay 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Utah v. United States
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Wisconsin v. Yoder et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Dukes v. Warden, Connecticut State Prison
ConcurrenceMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
United States v. Biswell
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Huffman v. Boersen
MajorityMay 15, 1972 · October Term 1971
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityApr 29, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sixty-Seventh Minnesota State Senate v. Beens et al.
ConcurrenceApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Washington et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Nebraska v. Iowa
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1972 · October Term 1971
Vermont v. New York et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District et al. v. Delta Airlines, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1972 · October Term 1971
Sierra Club v. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Cole, State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson
MajorityApr 18, 1972 · October Term 1971
Grubbs, Dba T. R. Grubbs Tire & Appliance v. General Electric Credit Corp.
MajorityApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Alexander v. Louisiana
DissentApr 3, 1972 · October Term 1971
Stanley v. Illinois
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.
DissentMar 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Gooding, Warden v. Wilson
MajorityMar 23, 1972 · October Term 1971
Lynch et al. v. Household Finance Corp. et al.
DissentMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Eisenstadt, Sheriff v. Baird
DissentMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Loper v. Beto, Corrections Director, et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1972 · October Term 1971
Humphrey v. Cady, Warden
DissentMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Dunn, Governor of Tennessee, et al. v. Blumstein
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Fein v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 7 of Yonkers, New York, et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. First Security Bank of Utah, N. A., et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1972 · October Term 1971
Schneble v. Florida