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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)

MajorityMay 14, 1962 · October Term 1961
Vaughan v. Atkinson et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1962 · October Term 1961
Beck v. Washington
ConcurrenceApr 30, 1962 · October Term 1961
Coppedge v. United States
MajorityApr 30, 1962 · October Term 1961
Goldlawr, Inc., v. Heiman et al.
MajorityApr 30, 1962 · October Term 1961
Dairy Queen, Inc., v. Wood, U.S. District Judge, et al.
MajorityApr 30, 1962 · October Term 1961
California v. Federal Power Commission et al.
MajorityApr 30, 1962 · October Term 1961
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Bilder, Executrix
MajorityApr 30, 1962 · October Term 1961
Carnley v. Cochran, Corrections Director
MajorityApr 23, 1962 · October Term 1961
Scholle v. Hare, Secretary of State of Michigan, et al.
MajorityApr 9, 1962 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Walton Manufacturing Co. et al.
MajorityApr 2, 1962 · October Term 1961
Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc., v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd., et al.
ConcurrenceApr 2, 1962 · October Term 1961
Rusk, Secretary of State v. Cort
MajorityApr 2, 1962 · October Term 1961
In Re Zipkin.
MajorityMar 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of Utah
MajorityMar 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Baker et al. v. Carr et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Dibella v. United States
MajorityMar 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Ideal Cement Co. et al.
MajorityMar 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Fong Foo et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Benz v. New York State Thruway Authority
MajorityMar 16, 1962 · October Term 1961
Turner v. City of Memphis et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Simonson, Trustee in Bankruptcy, et al. v. Granquist, District Director of Internal Revenue, et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve, v. Egan, Governor of Alaska, et al.
MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Organized Village of Kake et al. v. Egan, Governor of Alaska
MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Griggs v. Allegheny County
MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, v. Lucas Flour Co.
MajorityMar 5, 1962 · October Term 1961
Public Affairs Associates, Inc., Trading As Public Affairs Press, v. Rickover
MajorityFeb 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Richards et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Retail Clerks International Association, Local Unions Nos. 128 and 633, v. Lion Dry Goods, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 26, 1962 · October Term 1961
Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Chewning v. Cunningham, Penitentiary Superintendent
DissentFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Oyler v. Boles, Warden
MajorityFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Machibroda v. United States
MajorityFeb 19, 1962 · October Term 1961
Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc., v. Courtney et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Blau v. Lehman et al.
DissentJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Hill v. United States
MajorityJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Nostrand et al. v. Little et al.
MajorityJan 22, 1962 · October Term 1961
Mitchell v. United States
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
Federal Trade Commission v. Henry Broch & Co.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
United States et al. v. Drum et al.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Brandman Iron Co.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Las Vegas Sand & Gravel Corp.
MajorityJan 15, 1962 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Local 476, United Association of Journeymen of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, AFL-CIO, et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Campbell, Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia, et al. v. Hussey et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
National Labor Relations Board v. Ochoa Fertilizer Corp. et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Turnbow et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.
MajorityDec 18, 1961 · October Term 1961
Venus v. United States.