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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)

ConcurrenceMay 13, 1963 · October Term 1962
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Reily, Collector of Revenue of Louisiana
MajorityMay 13, 1963 · October Term 1962
Brady v. Maryland
ConcurrenceMay 13, 1963 · October Term 1962
Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Judicial Department
MajorityApr 29, 1963 · October Term 1962
Sanders v. United States
MajorityApr 29, 1963 · October Term 1962
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
MajorityApr 29, 1963 · October Term 1962
Maximov, Trustee, v. United States
MajorityApr 29, 1963 · October Term 1962
Hawaii v. Gordon
MajorityApr 29, 1963 · October Term 1962
White v. Maryland
MajorityApr 29, 1963 · October Term 1962
Johnson v. Virginia
MajorityApr 22, 1963 · October Term 1962
Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission et al. v. Continental Air Lines, Inc.
MajorityApr 22, 1963 · October Term 1962
Ferguson, Attorney General of Kansas, et al. v. Skrupa, Doing Business As Credit Advisors
MajorityApr 22, 1963 · October Term 1962
Downum v. United States
MajorityApr 22, 1963 · October Term 1962
Interstate Commerce Commission v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityApr 22, 1963 · October Term 1962
Tiller v. California et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Dugan et al. v. Rank et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
City of Fresno v. California et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Wolf et al. v. Weinstein et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Arrow Transportation Co. et al. v. Southern Railway Co. et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
International Association of Machinists, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Central Airlines, Inc.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Dixilyn Drilling Corp. v. Crescent Towing & Salvage Co.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Basham v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Luckman v. Dunbar, Corrections Director, et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Holmes v. California et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Symons v. California
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Williams v. California et al.
MajorityApr 15, 1963 · October Term 1962
Collins v. California.
MajorityApr 1, 1963 · October Term 1962
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States
MajorityApr 1, 1963 · October Term 1962
State Tax Commission of Utah v. Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co.
MajorityMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Lynumn v. Illinois
MajorityMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
MajorityMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Bush v. Texas
MajorityMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Michigan National Bank v. Robertson et Ux.
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Townsend v. Sain, Sheriff, et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gideon v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Douglas et al. v. California
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gray, Chairman of the Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee, et al. v. Sanders
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Fay, Warden, et al. v. Noia
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Lane, Warden, v. Brown
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Draper et al. v. Washington et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local Union No. 89, et al. v. Riss & Company, Inc.
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Fields et al. v. South Carolina
ConcurrenceMar 4, 1963 · October Term 1962
White Motor Co. v. United States
MajorityMar 4, 1963 · October Term 1962
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Edwards et al. v. South Carolina
MajorityFeb 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Harrison v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Schlude et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
ConcurrenceFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Kennedy, Attorney General, v. Mendoza-Martinez
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Simler v. Conner
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Schneider v. Rusk, Secretary of State