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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)

MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
United States v. Union Central Life Insurance Co.
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa County, Kansas, et al.
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Garner et al. v. Louisiana
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
St. Regis Paper Co. v. United States
DissentDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Killian v. United States
MajorityDec 11, 1961 · October Term 1961
Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange County
MajorityDec 4, 1961 · October Term 1961
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania
MajorityDec 4, 1961 · October Term 1961
Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 4, 1961 · October Term 1961
Hodges v. United States
MajorityNov 20, 1961 · October Term 1961
Hoyt v. Florida
MajorityNov 13, 1961 · October Term 1961
Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
MajorityNov 13, 1961 · October Term 1961
Hamilton v. Alabama
MajorityNov 6, 1961 · October Term 1961
Roper v. United States et al.
MajorityNov 6, 1961 · October Term 1961
Martin v. Walton, Probate Judge of Johnson County, Kansas
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Torcaso v. Watkins, Clerk
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Poe et al. v. Ullman, State's Attorney
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Piemonte v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Culombe v. Connecticut
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Mapp v. Ohio
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
American Automobile Association v. United States
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Marcus et al. v. Search Warrant of Property At 104 East Tenth Street, Kansas City, Missouri, et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
International Association of Machinists et al. v. Street et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Lathrop v. Donohue
DissentJun 19, 1961 · October Term 1960
Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473, AFL-CIO, et al. v. McElroy et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Jarecki, Former Collector of Internal Revenue, et al. v. G. D. Searle & Co.
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
DissentJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
DissentJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Gori v. United States
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Shimer
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Communist Party, U. S. A., et al. v. Catherwood, Industrial Commissioner
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Lott et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Reck v. Pate, Warden
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Deutch v. United States
MajorityJun 12, 1961 · October Term 1960
Conner v. Simler
DissentJun 5, 1961 · October Term 1960
Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board
MajorityJun 5, 1961 · October Term 1960
Irvin v. Dowd, Warden
MajorityJun 5, 1961 · October Term 1960
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, AFL-CIO, v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityJun 5, 1961 · October Term 1960
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States et al.
DissentJun 5, 1961 · October Term 1960
Scales v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 5, 1961 · October Term 1960
Noto v. United States
DissentMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
Gallagher, Chief of Police of Springfield, Massachusetts, et al. v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
Two Guys From Harrison-Allentown, Inc., v. McGinley, District Attorney, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, et al.
DissentMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
Braunfeld et al. v. Brown, Commissioner of Police of Philadelphia, et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States, Trustee, v. Oregon
MajorityMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Superior Court of Delaware for New Castle County et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, Aflcio v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
Sam Fox Publishing Co., Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Neustadt et Ux.
MajorityMay 29, 1961 · October Term 1960
Lurk v. United States