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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)

ConcurrenceJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
Spano v. New York
MajorityJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. 93.970 Acres of Land et al.
MajorityJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
Safeway Stores, Inc., v. Oklahoma Retail Grocers Association, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
Palermo v. United States
DissentJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
Rosenberg v. United States
MajorityJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
Atlantic Refining Co. et al. v. Public Service Commission of New York et al.
DissentJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United States
MajorityJun 22, 1959 · October Term 1958
Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co., Inc., v. River Terminals Corp.
MajorityJun 15, 1959 · October Term 1958
Burns v. Ohio
MajorityJun 15, 1959 · October Term 1958
Napue v. Illinois
MajorityJun 15, 1959 · October Term 1958
Magenau, Administrator, v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.
DissentJun 15, 1959 · October Term 1958
Anonymous Nos. 6 and 7 v. Baker, Justice of the Supreme Court of New York
MajorityJun 15, 1959 · October Term 1958
National Labor Relations Board v. Fant Milling Co.
MajorityJun 15, 1959 · October Term 1958
Marshall v. United States
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Smith v. United States
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Atlantic Refining Co. et al.
DissentJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Federal Trade Commission v. Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.
DissentJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Uphaus v. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire
DissentJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Barenblatt v. United States
DissentJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Harrison, Attorney General of Virginia, et al. v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co. et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
National Labor Relations Board v. Cabot Carbon Co. et al.
ConcurrenceJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Martin, Successor To Lawler, Secretary of Highways of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Creasy et al.
ConcurrenceJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Mills et al. v. Louisiana
ConcurrenceJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
Ohio Ex Rel. Eaton v. Price, Chief of Police
MajorityJun 8, 1959 · October Term 1958
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson
MajorityJun 1, 1959 · October Term 1958
Vitarelli v. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1959 · October Term 1958
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Williams, Revenue Commissioner
MajorityMay 25, 1959 · October Term 1958
Beacon Theatres, Inc., v. Westover, U.S. District Judge, et al.
MajorityMay 25, 1959 · October Term 1958
Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois, et al. v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
Dick v. New York Life Insurance Co.
MajorityMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
T. I. M. E. Incorporated v. United States
MajorityMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
Patterson, General Administrator, et al. v. United States
MajorityMay 18, 1959 · October Term 1958
Devries et al. v. Baumgartner's Electric Construction Co.
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Scull v. Virginia Ex Rel. Committee on Law Reform and Racial Activities
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, Petroleum Fitters, and Apprentices of Local 298, A. F. of L., et al. v. County of Door et al.
DissentMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Frank v. Maryland
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Brothers, Inc.
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Irvin v. Dowd, Warden, Indiana State Prison
MajorityMay 4, 1959 · October Term 1958
Arroyo v. United States
MajorityApr 27, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.
MajorityApr 27, 1959 · October Term 1958
Felter v. Southern Pacific Co. et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
United States v. Shirey
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Melrose Distillers, Inc., et al. v. United States
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Petty, Administratrix, v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Kentucky Finance Co., Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Robert C. Herd & Co., Inc., v. Krawill Machinery Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1959 · October Term 1958
Koller et al. v. United States