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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)

MajorityFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Clancy et al. v. United States
MajorityFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Aro Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co., Inc.
DissentFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Wilson v. Schnettler et al.
DissentFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Wilkinson v. United States
DissentFeb 27, 1961 · October Term 1960
Braden v. United States
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference et al. v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Fruehauf et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Maynard v. Durham & Southern Railway Co.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Monroe et al. v. Pape et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Schnell et al. v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Costello v. United States
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Lucchese, Alias Luckese, Alias Lucase, Alias Arra, Alias Luchese
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Bullock v. South Carolina
MajorityFeb 20, 1961 · October Term 1960
Nolan, Administrator, et al. v. Transocean Air Lines
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. et al.
DissentJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago et al.
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
Campbell et al. v. United States
ConcurrenceJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
McNeal v. Culver, State Prison Custodian
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
National Labor Relations Board v. Mattison Machine Works
MajorityJan 23, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.
MajorityJan 16, 1961 · October Term 1960
Travis v. United States
MajorityJan 16, 1961 · October Term 1960
System Federation No. 91, Railway Employes' Department, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Wright et al.
MajorityJan 16, 1961 · October Term 1960
Radiant Burners, Inc., v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. et al.
MajorityJan 16, 1961 · October Term 1960
Kimbrough v. United States
MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.
MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
National Labor Relations Board v. Radio and Television Broadcast Engineers Union, Local 1212, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO
MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
Callanan v. United States
MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
Lewis, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit
MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
Carbo v. United States
MajorityDec 12, 1960 · October Term 1960
Shelton et al. v. Tucker et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1960 · October Term 1960
Bush et al. v. Orleans Parish School Board et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1960 · October Term 1960
United States v. Louisiana et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1960 · October Term 1960
Reina v. United States
MajorityDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Small Business Administration v. McClellan, Trustee
MajorityDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Boynton v. Virginia
MajorityDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Scott v. California
MajorityDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Pekao Trading Corp. v. Bragalini et al.
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Meyer et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Polites v. United States
MajorityNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. v. Henagan
MajorityNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Thomas v. Virginia
MajorityNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Gomillion et al. v. Lightfoot, Mayor of Tuskegee, et al.
MajorityNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Chaunt v. United States
MajorityNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Knetsch et Ux. v. United States
DissentNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
McPhaul v. United States
ConcurrenceNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Uphaus v. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire
MajorityNov 7, 1960 · October Term 1960
Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.
MajorityOct 24, 1960 · October Term 1960
Dayton Rubber Co. v. Cordovan Associates, Inc.