A public record of U.S. government and large ownership

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)

MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Commercial Metals Co.
MajorityApr 27, 1982 · October Term 1981
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Romero-Barcelo et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1982 · October Term 1981
Larson, Commissioner of Securities, Minnesota Department of Commerce, et al. v. Valente et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Erika, Inc.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Allied International, Inc.
MajorityApr 20, 1982 · October Term 1981
Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McClure et al.
MajorityApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Brown v. Hartlage
DissentApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Frady
DissentApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Engle, Correctional Superintendent v. Isaac
ConcurrenceApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
Mills v. Habluetzel
DissentApr 5, 1982 · October Term 1981
American Tobacco Co. et al. v. Patterson et al.
MajorityApr 1, 1982 · October Term 1981
Upham et al. v. Seamon et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1982 · October Term 1981
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Rossi et al.
DissentMar 31, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Macdonald
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Co. et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Santosky et al. v. Kramer, Commissioner, Ulster County Department of Social Services, et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. New Mexico et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Assn. et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
McElroy v. United States
DissentMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Lane, Corrections Director v. Williams et al.
DissentMar 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
U.S. Industries/federal Sheet Metal, Inc., et Al., v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.
DissentMar 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Torna
DissentMar 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Fletcher, Superintendent, Bell County Forestry Camp v. Weir
DissentMar 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Sumner, Warden v. Mata
MajorityMar 8, 1982 · October Term 1981
Marine Bank v. Weaver et Ux.
MajorityMar 8, 1982 · October Term 1981
Bread Political Action Committee et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al.
MajorityMar 8, 1982 · October Term 1981
United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds et al. v. Robinson et al.
DissentMar 3, 1982 · October Term 1981
Rose, Warden v. Lundy
ConcurrenceMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons, Trustee, et al.
MajorityMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Village of Hoffman Estates et al. v. the Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.
MajorityMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
Murphy, District Judge, Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska, Douglas County v. Hunt
MajorityMar 2, 1982 · October Term 1981
White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
G.D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Zipes et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
Havens Realty Corp. et al. v. Coleman et al.
MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981
New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
United States v. Lee
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware v. Kassel et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Jewett et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.
MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981
Herweg et Vir v. Ray, Governor of Iowa, et al.
DissentFeb 22, 1982 · October Term 1981
Tully et al. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.
MajorityJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Merrion et Al., Dba Merrion & Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe et al.
DissentJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
Smith, Correctional Superintendent v. Phillips
MajorityJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981
In Re R. M. J.
ConcurrenceJan 19, 1982 · October Term 1981
Eddings v. Oklahoma
DissentJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins et al.
Did not participateJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981
Princeton University et al. v. Schmid