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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)

MajorityFeb 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States Ex Rel. Hirshberg v. Cooke, Commanding Officer
MajorityFeb 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
Daniel, Attorney General, et al. v. Family Security Life Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
National Labor Relations Board v. Stowe Spinning Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. United States
MajorityFeb 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
McComb, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Jacksonville Paper Co. et al.
DissentFeb 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
Lawson, Deputy Commissioner, United States Employees' Compensation Commission, v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co. et al.
DissentFeb 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
Reynolds, Administratrix, v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
DissentFeb 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Callaway, Trustee, et al. v. Benton et al.
DissentFeb 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Fisher v. Pace, Sheriff
MajorityFeb 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Ott, Commissioner of Public Finance, et al. v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. et al.
ConcurrenceJan 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Wilkerson v. McCarthy et Al., Trustees
DissentJan 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Kovacs v. Cooper, Judge
MajorityJan 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Railway Express Agency, Inc. et al. v. New York
MajorityJan 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Goggin, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. Division of Labor Law Enforcement of California
MajorityJan 17, 1949 · October Term 1948
Klapprott v. United States
MajorityJan 17, 1949 · October Term 1948
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Church
MajorityJan 17, 1949 · October Term 1948
Estate of Spiegel et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityJan 17, 1949 · October Term 1948
Leiman et al. v. Guttman et al.
MajorityJan 17, 1949 · October Term 1948
La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
DissentJan 17, 1949 · October Term 1948
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Jacobson
MajorityJan 3, 1949 · October Term 1948
Coray, Ancillary Administrator, v. Southern Pacific Co.
MajorityJan 3, 1949 · October Term 1948
Lincoln Federal Labor Union et al. v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co. et al.
MajorityJan 3, 1949 · October Term 1948
American Federation of Labor et al. v. American Sash & Door Co. et al.
MajorityJan 3, 1949 · October Term 1948
Jungersen v. Ostby & Barton Co. et al.
MajorityJan 3, 1949 · October Term 1948
Ayrshire Collieries Corp. et al. v. United States et al.
DissentJan 3, 1949 · October Term 1948
Henslee, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co. et al.
DissentDec 20, 1948 · October Term 1948
Goesaert et al. v. Cleary et Al., Members of the Liquor Control Commission of Michigan
MajorityDec 20, 1948 · October Term 1948
Michelson v. United States
DissentDec 20, 1948 · October Term 1948
Frazier v. United States
MajorityDec 13, 1948 · October Term 1948
Upshaw v. United States
MajorityDec 13, 1948 · October Term 1948
Uveges v. Pennsylvania
MajorityDec 13, 1948 · October Term 1948
McDonald et al. v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 1948 · October Term 1948
Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc. et al. v. Connell et al.
MajorityNov 22, 1948 · October Term 1948
Adkins, Administratrix, v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Inc. United States, Intervenor
MajorityNov 22, 1948 · October Term 1948
Kordel v. United States
MajorityNov 22, 1948 · October Term 1948
United States v. Urbuteit
DissentNov 22, 1948 · October Term 1948
Grand River Dam Authority v. Grand-Hydro
DissentNov 15, 1948 · October Term 1948
Ford Motor Co. v. United States
DissentNov 15, 1948 · October Term 1948
Eckenrode, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
ConcurrenceNov 8, 1948 · October Term 1948
Mandel Brothers, Inc. v. Wallace
MajorityNov 8, 1948 · October Term 1948
Hoiness v. United States
DissentOct 21, 1948 · October Term 1948
Macdougall et al. v. Green, Governor of Illinois, et al.
MajorityJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
Shapiro v. United States
MajorityJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
United States v. Hoffman
MajorityJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. Stone, Chairman, State Tax Commission
ConcurrenceJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations et al.
DissentJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
Ludecke v. Watkins, District Director of Immigration
MajorityJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
Ahrens et al. v. Clark, Attorney General
DissentJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
Comstock v. Group of Institutional Investors et al.
DissentJun 21, 1948 · October Term 1947
Taylor v. Alabama