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Charles Evans Whittaker

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) in 1924. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. 42 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1901–1973
Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Kansas City Law (now of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) 1924
Succeeded
Stanley Forman Reed
Succeeded by
Byron Raymond White

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1954Western District of Missouri
succeeded Albert L. Reeves
Eisenhower (R)Voice vote
1956Eighth Circuit
succeeded John Caskie Collet
Eisenhower (R)Voice vote
1957Supreme Court
succeeded Stanley Forman Reed
Eisenhower (R)Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)LL.B.1924

Opinions of the Court

Whittaker delivered 42 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1956 – October Term 1961). Most cited: Draper v. United States (3,191 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
1961Turnbow et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue368 U.S. 337 (1961)–
1961Killian v. United States368 U.S. 231 (1961)267
1961Lott et al. v. United States367 U.S. 421 (1961)138
1961United States v. Neustadt et Ux.366 U.S. 696 (1961)572
1961United States v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.366 U.S. 380 (1961)169
1961Slagle et al. v. Ohio366 U.S. 259 (1961)–
1961Bulova Watch Co., Inc., v. United States365 U.S. 753 (1961)224
1961Moses Lake Homes, Inc., et al. v. Grant County365 U.S. 744 (1961)–
1961Chapman v. United States365 U.S. 610 (1961)891
1961Wilson v. Schnettler et al.365 U.S. 381 (1961)106
1961Aro Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co., Inc.365 U.S. 336 (1961)381
1961McNeal v. Culver, State Prison Custodian365 U.S. 109 (1961)–
1960Meyer et al. v. United States364 U.S. 410 (1960)–
1960McPhaul v. United States364 U.S. 372 (1960)133
1960Parr et al. v. United States363 U.S. 370 (1960)363
1960Hoffman, U.S. District Judge, v. Blaski et al.363 U.S. 335 (1960)1026
1960Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation362 U.S. 99 (1960)277
1960Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.362 U.S. 73 (1960)196
1960United States v. Robinson et al.361 U.S. 220 (1960)2015
1959Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United States et al.361 U.S. 173 (1959)107
1959Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Acker361 U.S. 87 (1959)316
1959Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Hansen et Ux.360 U.S. 446 (1959)410
1959National Labor Relations Board v. Cabot Carbon Co. et al.360 U.S. 203 (1959)–
1959Robert C. Herd & Co., Inc., v. Krawill Machinery Corp. et al.359 U.S. 297 (1959)250
1959Parsons et al. v. Smith, Former Collector of Internal Revenue359 U.S. 215 (1959)137
1959Sims v. United States359 U.S. 108 (1959)106
1959Williams v. Oklahoma358 U.S. 576 (1959)452
1959Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Bowers, Tax Commissioner of Ohio358 U.S. 534 (1959)–
1959Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc., v. Bowers, Tax Commissioner of Ohio358 U.S. 522 (1959)747
1959Draper v. United States358 U.S. 307 (1959)3191
1958Leedom et al., Members of the National Labor Relations Board, v. Kyne358 U.S. 184 (1958)999
1958City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma et al.357 U.S. 320 (1958)319
1958Bonetti v. Rogers, Attorney General, et al.356 U.S. 691 (1958)–
1958Payne v. Arkansas356 U.S. 560 (1958)840
1958United States v. F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Co.356 U.S. 227 (1958)219
1958United States v. Hvass355 U.S. 570 (1958)–
1958Lawn v. United States355 U.S. 339 (1958)769
1958Staub v. City of Baxley355 U.S. 313 (1958)508
1958Heikkinen v. United States355 U.S. 273 (1958)–
1957Mulcahey, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. Catalanotte353 U.S. 692 (1957)–
1957Lehmann, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. United States Ex Rel. Carson Or Carasaniti353 U.S. 685 (1957)–
1957Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp. et al.353 U.S. 222 (1957)584

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Charles Evans Whittaker?
President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Charles Evans Whittaker to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1957.
Was Charles Evans Whittaker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Charles Evans Whittaker was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Charles Evans Whittaker's confirmation vote?
Charles Evans Whittaker was confirmed by voice vote on March 19, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Charles Evans Whittaker on?
Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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