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)

MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.
MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
National Labor Relations Board v. Radio and Television Broadcast Engineers Union, Local 1212, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO
DissentJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
Callanan v. United States
MajorityJan 9, 1961 · October Term 1960
Lewis, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit
MajorityDec 12, 1960 · October Term 1960
Shelton et al. v. Tucker et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1960 · October Term 1960
Bush et al. v. Orleans Parish School Board et al.
MajorityDec 12, 1960 · October Term 1960
United States v. Louisiana et al.
MajorityDec 9, 1960 · October Term 1960
Reina v. United States
DissentDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Small Business Administration v. McClellan, Trustee
MajorityDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Boynton v. Virginia
DissentDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Scott v. California
DissentDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Pekao Trading Corp. v. Bragalini et al.
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Meyer et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Polites v. United States
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. v. Henagan
MajorityNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Thomas v. Virginia
ConcurrenceNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Gomillion et al. v. Lightfoot, Mayor of Tuskegee, et al.
MajorityNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Chaunt v. United States
DissentNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Knetsch et Ux. v. United States
DissentNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
McPhaul v. United States
DissentNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Uphaus v. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire
MajorityNov 7, 1960 · October Term 1960
United States v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. et al.
DissentNov 7, 1960 · October Term 1960
United States v. Hougham et al.
MajorityNov 7, 1960 · October Term 1960
Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.
MajorityOct 24, 1960 · October Term 1960
Dayton Rubber Co. v. Cordovan Associates, Inc.
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Continental Grain Co. v. Barge Fbl-585 et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Armstrong et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Dege et Vir.
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Gonzales v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Cannelton Sewer Pipe Co.
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Massey Motors, Inc., v. United States
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Hertz Corporation (Successor To J. Frank Connor, Inc.) v. United States
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Gillette Motor Transport, Inc.
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Sun Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Wolfe et al. v. North Carolina
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Elkins et al. v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Rios v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
McCrary v. Indiana
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Euziere v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Camara v. United States.
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, v. Nestor
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Miner et Al., Judges, U.S. District Court, v. Atlass
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Schilling v. Rogers, Attorney General
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp. et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Hudson v. North Carolina
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Cory Corporation et al. v. Sauber
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., v. United States et al.