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William J. Brennan Jr.

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate confirmation:: Mar 19, 1957
Recorded service:: Nov 5, 1956 – Jun 28, 1990
Lived:: Apr 25, 1906 – Jul 24, 1997

In plain language

William J. Brennan Jr., associate justice.
Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower; confirmed March 19, 1957.
Court service November 5, 1956 to June 28, 1990.

Decisions on record (5261)

MajorityJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. et al.
DissentJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
Florida v. Riley
DissentJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Company
DissentJan 23, 1989 · October Term 1988
United States v. Broce et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. County Commission of Webster County, West Virginia
MajorityJan 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Sheet Metal Workers' International Assn. et al. v. Lynn
MajorityJan 18, 1989 · October Term 1988
Mistretta v. United States
MajorityJan 11, 1989 · October Term 1988
Duquesne Light Co. et al. v. Barasch et al.
MajorityJan 11, 1989 · October Term 1988
Reed v. United Transportation Union et al.
MajorityJan 10, 1989 · October Term 1988
Owens, et al. v. Okure
MajorityJan 10, 1989 · October Term 1988
Goldberg et al. v. Sweet, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, et al.
DissentJan 1, 1989 · October Term 1988
Perry v. Leeke, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Beech Aircraft Corporation v. Rainey, John C., et al.
DissentDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Jerry Tarkanian
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Bowen, Otis R., Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Georgetown University Hospital, et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Harbison-Walker Refractories, a Division of Dresser Industries, Inc., Pettioner v. Brieck, Eugene F.
MajorityDec 12, 1988 · October Term 1988
Olden, James v. Kentucky
MajorityDec 6, 1988 · October Term 1988
Carlucci, Frank C., Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Doe, John
MajorityDec 6, 1988 · October Term 1988
Pittston Coal Group, et al. v. Sebben, James, et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1988 · October Term 1988
McNamara, Edward v. County of San Diego Department of Social Services
DissentNov 29, 1988 · October Term 1988
Arizona v. Youngblood, Larry
MajorityNov 29, 1988 · October Term 1988
Penson, Steven A. v. Ohio
DissentNov 14, 1988 · October Term 1988
Lockhart, A. L., Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Nelson, Johnny Lee
MajorityNov 8, 1988 · October Term 1988
Shell Oil Company v. Iowa Department of Revenue
MajorityNov 7, 1988 · October Term 1988
Town of Huntington, New York, et al. v. Huntington Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al.
MajorityOct 31, 1988 · October Term 1988
Pennsylvania v. Bruder, Thomas Al., Jr.
DissentOct 17, 1988 · October Term 1988
Rhodes, James A., et al. v. Stewart, Larry
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Communications Workers of America et al. v. Beck et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Riley, District Attorney of the Tenth Prosecutorial District of North Carolina, et al. v. National Federation of the Blind of North Carolina, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Thompson v. Oklahoma
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Massachusetts
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Kozminski et al.
ConcurrenceJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
MajorityJun 29, 1988 · October Term 1987
Coy v. Iowa
DissentJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Frisby et al. v. Schultz et al.
DissentJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Boyle, Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.
Did not participateJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Murray v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development v. Underwood et al.
DissentJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Kendrick et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Morrison, Independent Counsel v. Olson et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Houston v. Lack, Warden
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Patterson v. Illinois
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co. et al.
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Taylor
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Moore, Attorney General of Mississippi, et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Sheridan et Ux. v. United States
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Schweiker et al. v. Chilicky et al.
DissentJun 24, 1988 · October Term 1987
Kadrmas et al. v. Dickinson Public Schools et al.
DissentJun 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Florida et al. v. Long et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States