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William O. Douglas

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate confirmation:: Apr 4, 1939
Recorded service:: Nov 18, 1946 – Nov 12, 1975
Lived:: Oct 16, 1898 – Jan 19, 1980

In plain language

William O. Douglas, associate justice.
Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; confirmed April 4, 1939.
Court service November 18, 1946 to November 12, 1975.

Decisions on record (3942)

DissentJan 10, 1955 · October Term 1954
Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger
DissentJan 10, 1955 · October Term 1954
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Sternberger, Chase National Bank of New York, Executor
MajorityJan 10, 1955 · October Term 1954
Cox et Al., Administrators, et al. v. Roth, Administrator
MajorityJan 10, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Acri et al.
MajorityJan 10, 1955 · October Term 1954
United States v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co., Ltd. et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Castle, Attorney General, et al. v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc.
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Watson et Ux. v. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. et al.
DissentDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Opper v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Massey v. Moore, Warden
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
United States v. Brown
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Moore v. Mead's Fine Bread Co.
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Holland et Ux. v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Friedberg v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Smith v. United States
DissentDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
United States v. Calderon
MajorityDec 6, 1954 · October Term 1954
Sullivan v. United States
MajorityNov 22, 1954 · October Term 1954
Berman et Al., Executors, v. Parker et al.
DissentNov 22, 1954 · October Term 1954
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards v. Arnold et al.
MajorityNov 8, 1954 · October Term 1954
Chandler v. Warden Fretag
ConcurrenceNov 8, 1954 · October Term 1954
Offutt v. United States
MajorityNov 8, 1954 · October Term 1954
McAllister v. United States
MajorityOct 14, 1954 · October Term 1954
In Re Disbarment of Isserman
DissentJun 7, 1954 · October Term 1953
United States v. Harriss et al.
MajorityJun 7, 1954 · October Term 1953
Barber, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. Gonzales
DissentJun 7, 1954 · October Term 1953
Secretary of Agriculture v. United States et al.
DissentJun 7, 1954 · October Term 1953
United Construction Workers et al. v. Laburnum Construction Corp.
DissentJun 7, 1954 · October Term 1953
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1954 · October Term 1953
Leyra v. Denno, Warden
ConcurrenceJun 1, 1954 · October Term 1953
Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment et al.
Did not participateJun 1, 1954 · October Term 1953
Alton v. Alton
DissentMay 24, 1954 · October Term 1953
Galvan v. Press, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityMay 24, 1954 · October Term 1953
Allen, Chairman, Twelfth Region Wage Stabilization Board, et al. v. Grand Central Aircraft Co.
MajorityMay 17, 1954 · October Term 1953
Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1954 · October Term 1953
Bolling et al. v. Sharpe et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1954 · October Term 1953
Capital Service, Inc. et al. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMay 17, 1954 · October Term 1953
United States v. Gilman
Did not participateMay 17, 1954 · October Term 1953
United States v. Borden Company et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1954 · October Term 1953
United Shoe Machinery Corp. v. United States.
MajorityMay 3, 1954 · October Term 1953
Hernandez v. Texas
DissentApr 26, 1954 · October Term 1953
Barsky v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York
DissentApr 12, 1954 · October Term 1953
Maryland Casualty Co. et al. v. Cushing et al.
DissentApr 12, 1954 · October Term 1953
Linehan et al. v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor et al.
MajorityApr 5, 1954 · October Term 1953
Alaska Steamship Co., Inc. v. Petterson
DissentApr 5, 1954 · October Term 1953
Brownell, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian, v. Singer
MajorityMar 15, 1954 · October Term 1953
Bentsen et al. v. Blackwell et al.
MajorityFeb 8, 1954 · October Term 1953
General Electric Co. et al. v. Washington.
MajorityFeb 8, 1954 · October Term 1953
Jacobson, Administratrix, v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 8, 1954 · October Term 1953
Gordon et al. v. United States