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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)

MajorityMar 30, 1964 · October Term 1963
Federal Power Commission v. Hunt et al.
DissentMar 30, 1964 · October Term 1963
Rugendorf v. United States
MajorityMar 30, 1964 · October Term 1963
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., v. Livingston, President of District 65, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, AFL-CIO
MajorityMar 30, 1964 · October Term 1963
Mrvica v. Esperdy, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityMar 30, 1964 · October Term 1963
Ungar v. Sarafite, Judge of the Court of General Sessions of the County of New York
MajorityMar 30, 1964 · October Term 1963
Rabinowitz et al. v. Kennedy, Attorney General
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
Bruning v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
Preston v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
Humble Pipe Line Co. v. Waggonner, Sheriff
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States et al. v. J. B. Montgomery, Inc.
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino, Receiver, et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
Boire, Regional Director, Twelfth Region, National Labor Relations Board, v. Greyhound Corporation
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
Stoner v. California
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1964 · October Term 1963
Jackson et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Company
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Compco Corporation v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Platt, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Local Union No. 721, United Packinghouse, Food & Allied Workers, AFL-CIO, v. Needham Packing Co., Doing Business As Sioux City Dressed Beef
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Yiatchos v. Yiatchos, Executrix, et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Italia Societa Per Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co., Inc.
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States v. Ward Baking Co. et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Arceneaux v. Louisiana
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Smith v. Pennsylvania
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Michaels Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 9, 1964 · October Term 1963
Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham.
MajorityMar 2, 1964 · October Term 1963
Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1964 · October Term 1963
Martin, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Bush et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1964 · October Term 1963
Kreznar et al. v. United States.
MajorityFeb 24, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States v. Merz et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1964 · October Term 1963
Wolfsohn, Executrix, v. Hankin et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1964 · October Term 1963
Diamond v. Louisiana.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Wesberry et al. v. Sanders, Governor of Georgia, et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Wright et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States v. Healy et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
United States v. Wiesenfeld Warehouse Co.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Southern Railway Co. v. North Carolina et al.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Greene v. United States
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Tilton et al. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
Brooks v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 17, 1964 · October Term 1963
City of New Orleans et al. v. Barthe et al.
MajorityJan 20, 1964 · October Term 1963
Reisman et Al., Doing Business As Trammell, Rand & Nathan, v. Caplin et al.
MajorityJan 13, 1964 · October Term 1963
Anderson et al. v. Martin
MajorityJan 13, 1964 · October Term 1963
National Labor Relations Board v. Exchange Parts Co.
MajorityJan 13, 1964 · October Term 1963
England et al. v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1964 · October Term 1963
Griffin et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1963 · October Term 1963
Arizona v. California et al.