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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)

MajorityMay 12, 1947 · October Term 1946
United States v. Fullard-Leo et al.
MajorityMay 5, 1947 · October Term 1946
Harris v. United States
MajorityMay 5, 1947 · October Term 1946
149 Madison Avenue Corp. et al. v. Asselta et al.
MajorityMay 5, 1947 · October Term 1946
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Munter
MajorityMay 5, 1947 · October Term 1946
Rice et al. v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. et al.
MajorityMay 5, 1947 · October Term 1946
Rice et al. v. Board of Trade of the City of Chicago
MajorityApr 28, 1947 · October Term 1946
McCullough v. Kammerer Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1947 · October Term 1946
Fleming, Temporary Controls Administrator, v. Rhodes, Sheriff, et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1947 · October Term 1946
Fleming, Temporary Controls Administrator, v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co. et al.
MajorityApr 28, 1947 · October Term 1946
Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Sanders et Al., Doing Business As Perfect Recondition Spark Plug Co.
MajorityApr 28, 1947 · October Term 1946
Ayrshire Collieries Corp. et al. v. United States et al.
DissentApr 14, 1947 · October Term 1946
Crane v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityApr 14, 1947 · October Term 1946
Walling, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.
DissentApr 14, 1947 · October Term 1946
United States National Bank et al. v. Chase National Bank et al.
MajorityApr 14, 1947 · October Term 1946
Trailmobile Company et al. v. Whirls
MajorityApr 14, 1947 · October Term 1946
Independent Warehouses, Inc. et al. v. Scheele, Recorder of the Township of Saddle River, et al.
MajorityApr 7, 1947 · October Term 1946
United States v. Ogilvie Hardware Co., Inc.
MajorityApr 7, 1947 · October Term 1946
United States v. Lem Hoy
MajorityApr 7, 1947 · October Term 1946
Land, Chairman, United States Maritime Commission, et al. v. Dollar et al.
DissentApr 7, 1947 · October Term 1946
Bruce's Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co.
MajorityApr 7, 1947 · October Term 1946
Bethlehem Steel Co. et al. v. New York State Labor Relations Board
MajorityMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Walling, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. General Industries Co.
DissentMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Kotch et al. v. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Mechling, Doing Business As A. L. Mechling Barge Line, et al.
MajorityMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Penfield Company of California et al. v. Securities & Exchange Commission
MajorityMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
New York Ex Rel. Halvey v. Halvey
MajorityMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Industrial Commission of Wisconsin et al. v. McCartin et al.
ConcurrenceMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Haupt v. United States
MajorityMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Levinson v. Spector Motor Service
MajorityMar 31, 1947 · October Term 1946
Pyramid Motor Freight Corp. v. Ispass et al.
DissentMar 17, 1947 · October Term 1946
United States Department of Agriculture, Emergency Crop and Feed Loans v. Remund, Administrator
MajorityMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Testa et al. v. Katt
MajorityMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America v. United States
DissentMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Joseph, Comptroller, et al. v. Carter & Weekes Stevedoring Co.
MajorityMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
American Stevedores, Inc. v. Porello et al.
MajorityMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al. v. Flowers
MajorityMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, United States Employees' Compensation Commission, v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. et al.
DissentMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
MajorityMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, Doing Business As Gilbert Storage & Transfer Co.
MajorityMar 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
DissentMar 6, 1947 · October Term 1946
United States v. United Mine Workers of America
MajorityMar 3, 1947 · October Term 1946
Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.
MajorityMar 3, 1947 · October Term 1946
National Labor Relations Board v. Donnelly Garment Co. et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1947 · October Term 1946
United States v. Powell et Al., Receivers
MajorityMar 3, 1947 · October Term 1946
Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States
MajorityFeb 17, 1947 · October Term 1946
Walling, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
MajorityFeb 17, 1947 · October Term 1946
Bozza v. United States
DissentFeb 17, 1947 · October Term 1946
Confederated Bands of Ute Indians v. United States
MajorityFeb 17, 1947 · October Term 1946
Angel v. Bullington
MajorityFeb 10, 1947 · October Term 1946
Oklahoma v. United States Civil Service Commission