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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 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Carey, President of the International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
ConcurrenceJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Hardy v. United States
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Liner et al. v. Jafco, Inc., et al.
DissentJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
National Equipment Rental, Ltd., v. Szukhent et al.
DissentJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Humphrey et al. v. Moore et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Polar Ice Cream & Creamery Co. v. Andrews et Al., Constituting the Florida Milk Commission, et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Thompson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Meyer v. United States
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Aldrich v. Aldrich et al.
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Eichel v. New York Central Railroad Co.
MajorityDec 16, 1963 · October Term 1963
Fields et al. v. City of Fairfield.
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
United States v. Behrens
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
Corey v. United States
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc., et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1963 · October Term 1963
Dennis v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Fahy v. Connecticut
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1625, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Schermerhorn et al.
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Durfee et Ux. v. Duke
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
United States v. Stapf et Al., Executors and Trustees
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Dresner et al. v. City of Tallahassee
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 2, 1963 · October Term 1963
Meeker et Ux. v. Ambassador Oil Corp.
MajorityNov 18, 1963 · October Term 1963
Gotthilf v. Sills et al.
MajorityNov 12, 1963 · October Term 1963
United States v. Zacks et Ux.
MajorityNov 12, 1963 · October Term 1963
Parsons, United States District Judge, v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
MajorityOct 28, 1963 · October Term 1963
Bartone v. United States
MajorityOct 21, 1963 · October Term 1963
Panico v. United States
MajorityOct 21, 1963 · October Term 1963
Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc.
MajorityOct 21, 1963 · October Term 1963
Shenandoah Valley Broadcasting, Inc., et al. v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
MajorityOct 21, 1963 · October Term 1963
Evola v. United States
MajorityOct 21, 1963 · October Term 1963
Crews v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityOct 21, 1963 · October Term 1963
Banks v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Newsome v. North Carolina
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Pickelsimer v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Shockey v. Illinois
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Ausbie v. California
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Daegele v. Kansas
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Herrear v. Heinze, Warden
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Tabb v. California
MajorityOct 14, 1963 · October Term 1963
Barnes v. North Carolina
MajorityJun 17, 1963 · October Term 1962
Sherbert v. Verner et Al., Members of South Carolina Employment Security Commission, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 17, 1963 · October Term 1962
Head, Doing Business As Lea County Publishing Co., et al. v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in Optometry
MajorityJun 17, 1963 · October Term 1962
Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. Fleuti
MajorityJun 17, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gastelum-Quinones v. Kennedy, Attorney General
MajorityJun 17, 1963 · October Term 1962
Dearhart v. Virginia.
MajorityJun 17, 1963 · October Term 1962
Daniels et al. v. Virginia.
MajorityJun 17, 1963 · October Term 1962
Bone v. United States.
MajorityJun 10, 1963 · October Term 1962
Randolph et al. v. Virginia
MajorityJun 10, 1963 · October Term 1962
Marchese v. United States et al.