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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)

DissentMay 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Ex Parte Collett
DissentMay 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Kilpatrick v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
ConcurrenceMay 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
National Labor Relations Board v. Crompton-Highland Mills, Inc.
ConcurrenceMay 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Inc.
MajorityMay 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Urie v. Thompson, Trustee
MajorityMay 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Empresa Siderurgica, S. A., et al. v. County of Merced et al.
DissentMay 31, 1949 · October Term 1948
Hynes, Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, v. Grimes Packing Co. et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1949 · October Term 1948
Terminiello v. Chicago
DissentMay 16, 1949 · October Term 1948
Brooks v. United States
MajorityMay 16, 1949 · October Term 1948
Union National Bank v. Lamb
MajorityMay 9, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy, Acting District Director of Immigration and Naturalization
MajorityMay 2, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States v. Urbuteit
MajorityMay 2, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States v. Wallace & Tiernan Co. et al.
DissentApr 25, 1949 · October Term 1948
Humphrey, Warden, v. Smith
DissentApr 25, 1949 · October Term 1948
Griffin v. United States
DissentApr 25, 1949 · October Term 1948
California v. Zook et al.
DissentApr 25, 1949 · October Term 1948
Wade v. Hunter, Warden
MajorityApr 18, 1949 · October Term 1948
Nye & Nissen, a Corporation, et al. v. United States
MajorityApr 18, 1949 · October Term 1948
Federal Power Commission et al. v. Interstate Natural Gas Co. et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1949 · October Term 1948
Fountain v. Filson et Ux.
DissentApr 18, 1949 · October Term 1948
Rice v. Rice
MajorityApr 18, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States v. Jones, Receiver
MajorityApr 18, 1949 · October Term 1948
Defense Supplies Corp. et al. v. Lawrence Warehouse Co. et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1949 · October Term 1948
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
MajorityApr 4, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States v. Knight
DissentApr 4, 1949 · October Term 1948
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.
MajorityApr 4, 1949 · October Term 1948
H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond, Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets
DissentApr 4, 1949 · October Term 1948
Farrell v. United States et al.
MajorityApr 4, 1949 · October Term 1948
Giboney et al. v. Empire Storage & Ice Co.
MajorityMar 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
United States v. Women's Sportswear Manufacturers Association et al.
MajorityMar 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
National Carbide Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
MajorityMar 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
Krulewitch v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Phipps
MajorityMar 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
Stainback, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, et al. v. Mo Hock Ke Lok Po, An Eleemosynary Corporation, et al.
DissentMar 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd. et al.
MajorityMar 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
City of New York v. Saper, Trustee in Bankruptcy
MajorityMar 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Foley Bros., Inc. et al. v. Filardo
MajorityMar 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas Company
DissentMar 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Algoma Plywood & Veneer Co. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
DissentFeb 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
International Union, U. A. W. A., A. F. of L., Local 232, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. et al. v. Linde Air Products Co.
MajorityFeb 28, 1949 · October Term 1948
National Labor Relations Board v. Stowe Spinning Co. et al.
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
United States Ex Rel. Hirshberg v. Cooke, Commanding Officer
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.
MajorityFeb 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
McComb, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Jacksonville Paper Co. et al.
MajorityFeb 14, 1949 · October Term 1948
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. United States
DissentFeb 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Callaway, Trustee, et al. v. Benton et al.
MajorityFeb 7, 1949 · October Term 1948
Ott, Commissioner of Public Finance, et al. v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. et al.