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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)

MajorityApr 1, 1963 · October Term 1962
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States
MajorityApr 1, 1963 · October Term 1962
State Tax Commission of Utah v. Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co.
MajorityMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Lynumn v. Illinois
ConcurrenceMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
MajorityMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Bush v. Texas
ConcurrenceMar 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Michigan National Bank v. Robertson et Ux.
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Townsend v. Sain, Sheriff, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gideon v. Wainwright, Corrections Director
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Douglas et al. v. California
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gray, Chairman of the Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee, et al. v. Sanders
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Fay, Warden, et al. v. Noia
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Lane, Warden, v. Brown
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Draper et al. v. Washington et al.
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local Union No. 89, et al. v. Riss & Company, Inc.
MajorityMar 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Fields et al. v. South Carolina
MajorityMar 4, 1963 · October Term 1962
White Motor Co. v. United States
MajorityMar 4, 1963 · October Term 1962
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Edwards et al. v. South Carolina
MajorityFeb 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityFeb 25, 1963 · October Term 1962
Harrison v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
New Jersey et al. v. New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Co.
ConcurrenceFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
McCulloch, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, et al. v. Sociedad Nacional De Marineros De Honduras
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Incres Steamship Co., Ltd., v. International Maritime Workers Union et al.
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
United States v. National Dairy Products Corp. et al.
DissentFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
United States v. Gilmore et Ux.
DissentFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
United States v. Patrick et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Bantam Books, Inc., et al. v. Sullivan et al.
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corporation Commission of Kansas
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
DissentFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Schlude et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
ConcurrenceFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Kennedy, Attorney General, v. Mendoza-Martinez
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Simler v. Conner
MajorityFeb 18, 1963 · October Term 1962
Schneider v. Rusk, Secretary of State
MajorityJan 21, 1963 · October Term 1962
Local No. 438 Construction & General Laborers' Union, AFL-CIO, v. Curry et Al., Doing Business As S. J. Curry & Co.
DissentJan 21, 1963 · October Term 1962
Mercantile National Bank At Dallas v. Langdeau, Receiver
MajorityJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Jones v. Cunningham, Penitentiary Superintendent
MajorityJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Paul, Director of Agriculture of California, et al. v. United States
MajorityJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
United States v. Georgia Public Service Commission
MajorityJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Pan American World Airways, Inc., v. United States
MajorityJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Best et al. v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co. et al.
DissentJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Shotwell Manufacturing Co. et al. v. United States
DissentJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Cleary v. Bolger
ConcurrenceJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button, Attorney General of Virginia, et al.
ConcurrenceJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Wong Sun et al. v. United States
MajorityJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Federal Trade Commission v. Sun Oil Co.
DissentJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Williams v. Zuckert, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.
MajorityJan 14, 1963 · October Term 1962
Riddell, District Director of Internal Revenue, v. Monolith Portland Cement Co.
MajorityJan 7, 1963 · October Term 1962
National Labor Relations Board v. Reliance Fuel Oil Corp.
DissentJan 7, 1963 · October Term 1962
United States v. Buffalo Savings Bank
DissentDec 17, 1962 · October Term 1962
Arlan's Department Store of Louisville, Inc., et al. v. Kentucky