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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 15, 1965 · October Term 1964
Radio & Television Broadcast Technicians Local Union 1264, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Broadcast Service of Mobile, Inc.
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
Louisiana et al. v. United States
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
United States v. Mississippi et al.
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
United States v. Boston & Maine Railroad et al.
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
United States v. Seeger
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
Department of Mental Hygiene of California v. Kirchner, Administratrix
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
Swain v. Alabama
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
Hughes Tool Co. et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
MajorityMar 8, 1965 · October Term 1964
Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Udall, Secretary of the Interior v. Tallman et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Singer v. United States
MajorityMar 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Crider v. Zurich Insurance Co.
MajorityMar 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Freedman v. Maryland
MajorityMar 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
United States v. Gainey
MajorityMar 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Carrington v. Rash et al.
MajorityMar 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
United States v. Ventresca
MajorityFeb 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Texas v. New Jersey et al.
MajorityFeb 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Blow et al. v. North Carolina
MajorityFeb 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Federal Power Commission v. Amerada Petroleum Corp. et al.
MajorityFeb 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Hughes et al. v. Wmca, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 1, 1965 · October Term 1964
Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado et al. v. Lucas et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1965 · October Term 1964
Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox
MajorityJan 25, 1965 · October Term 1964
Davis v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
California et al. v. Lo-Vaca Gathering Co. et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
United States v. First National City Bank
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Whitney National Bank in Jefferson Parish v. Bank of New Orleans & Trust Co. et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia v. Dorsey et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Henry v. Mississippi
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Turner v. Louisiana
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Stanford v. Texas
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Jankovich et Al., Doing Business As Calumet Aviation Co. v. Indiana Toll Road Commission
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
City of El Paso v. Simmons
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Cox v. Louisiana
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Cox v. Louisiana
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Securities and Exchange Commission v. American Trailer Rentals Co.
MajorityJan 18, 1965 · October Term 1964
Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al. v. Toombs et al.
MajorityJan 12, 1965 · October Term 1964
Parsons, Town Clerk of the Town of Hubbardton, et al. v. Buckley et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1964 · October Term 1964
Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1964 · October Term 1964
Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.
MajorityDec 14, 1964 · October Term 1964
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1964 · October Term 1964
Katzenbach, Acting Attorney General, et al. v. McClung et al.
MajorityDec 14, 1964 · October Term 1964
Hamm v. City of Rock Hill
MajorityDec 14, 1964 · October Term 1964
King, Executrix, et al. v. United States
DissentDec 14, 1964 · October Term 1964
All States Freight, Inc., et al. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1964 · October Term 1964
Calhoon, President, Or Peters, Secretary-Treasurer of District No. 1, National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO v. Harvey et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1964 · October Term 1964
Gillespie, Administratrix v. United States Steel Corp.
MajorityDec 7, 1964 · October Term 1964
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada et al. v. Wittstein et al.
MajorityDec 7, 1964 · October Term 1964
McLaughlin et al. v. Florida
MajorityDec 7, 1964 · October Term 1964
Railway Labor Executives' Association et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityNov 9, 1964 · October Term 1964
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes v. United Air Lines, Inc.