Who appointed Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1971.

Was Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.'s confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. 89–1 on December 6, 1971.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1971 / Served to 1987

Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by the Senate 89–1, Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1931. 254 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1907–1998
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1971
Confirmed: 89–1
Education: Washington and Lee 1929 · Washington and Lee Law 1931
Succeeded: Hugo Lafayette Black
Succeeded by: Anthony McLeod Kennedy

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1971	Supreme Court succeeded Hugo Lafayette Black	Nixon (R)	89–1

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

Washington and Lee University	B.S.	1929
Washington and Lee University School of Law	LL.B.	1931
Harvard Law School	LL.M.	1932

Opinions of the Court

Powell delivered 254 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1971 – October Term 1986). Most cited: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, et al. v. Zenith Radio Corp. et al. (58,760 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1987	Greer, Warden v. Miller	483 U.S. 756 (1987)	1215
1987	San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc., et al. v. United States Olympic Committee et al.	483 U.S. 522 (1987)	528
1987	Welch v. Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, et al.	483 U.S. 468 (1987)	779
1987	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Fink et al.	483 U.S. 89 (1987)	–
1987	Booth v. Maryland	482 U.S. 496 (1987)	1501
1987	Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Yuckert	482 U.S. 137 (1987)	9437
1987	United States v. Hohri et al.	482 U.S. 64 (1987)	628
1987	United States v. Johnson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnson	481 U.S. 681 (1987)	351
1987	Board of Directors of Rotary International et al. v. Rotary Club of Duarte et al.	481 U.S. 537 (1987)	439
1987	Arizona v. Mauro	481 U.S. 520 (1987)	418
1987	McCleskey v. Kemp, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center	481 U.S. 279 (1987)	2038
1987	Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corporation of America	481 U.S. 69 (1987)	476
1987	Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.	481 U.S. 1 (1987)	1834
1987	Town of Newton et al. v. Rumery	480 U.S. 386 (1987)	427
1987	Stringfellow et al. v. Concerned Neighbors in Action et al.	480 U.S. 370 (1987)	369
1987	Pennsylvania v. Ritchie	480 U.S. 39 (1987)	2521
1987	Colorado v. Spring	479 U.S. 564 (1987)	1070
1987	International Paper Co. v. Ouellette et al.	479 U.S. 481 (1987)	535
1987	324 Liquor Corp., Dba Yorkshire Wine & Spirits v. Duffy et al.	479 U.S. 335 (1987)	157
1986	Kelly, Connecticut Chief State'S Attorney, et al. v. Robinson	479 U.S. 36 (1986)	1318
1986	United States v. James et al.	478 U.S. 597 (1986)	371
1986	Rose, Warden v. Clark	478 U.S. 570 (1986)	2431
1986	United States Department of Transportation et al. v. Paralyzed Veterans of America et al.	477 U.S. 597 (1986)	224
1986	Kuhlmann, Superintendent, Sullivan Correctional Facility v. Wilson	477 U.S. 436 (1986)	1205
1986	Memphis Community School District et al. v. Stachura	477 U.S. 299 (1986)	1171
1986	Darden v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections	477 U.S. 168 (1986)	4161
1986	Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Public Agencies Opposed to Social Security Entrapment et al.	477 U.S. 41 (1986)	248
1986	Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. City of New York et al.	476 U.S. 467 (1986)	2998
1986	Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Owens et al.	476 U.S. 340 (1986)	–
1986	Henderson et al. v. United States	476 U.S. 321 (1986)	558
1986	Wygant et al. v. Jackson Board of Education et al.	476 U.S. 267 (1986)	802
1986	Batson v. Kentucky	476 U.S. 79 (1986)	16401
1986	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, et al. v. Zenith Radio Corp. et al.	475 U.S. 574 (1986)	58760
1986	United States v. Inadi	475 U.S. 387 (1986)	682
1986	Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.	475 U.S. 1 (1986)	408
1986	Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	474 U.S. 494 (1986)	763
1986	United States v. Loud Hawk et al.	474 U.S. 302 (1986)	786
1985	Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction v. United States Marshals Service et al.	474 U.S. 34 (1985)	344
1985	Atascadero State Hospital et al. v. Scanlon	473 U.S. 234 (1985)	1877
1985	Pattern Makers' League of North America, Afl-Cio, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	473 U.S. 95 (1985)	122
1985	Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.	472 U.S. 749 (1985)	866
1985	Montana et al. v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians	471 U.S. 759 (1985)	491
1985	Gould v. Ruefenacht et al	471 U.S. 701 (1985)	–
1985	Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth et al.	471 U.S. 681 (1985)	514
1985	Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., et al. v. United States	471 U.S. 48 (1985)	275
1985	Town of Hallie et al. v. City of Eau Claire	471 U.S. 34 (1985)	492
1985	Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al. v. Ward et al.	470 U.S. 869 (1985)	343
1985	Wayte v. United States	470 U.S. 598 (1985)	1692
1985	Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper	470 U.S. 274 (1985)	294
1985	County of Oneida, New York, et al. v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State et al.	470 U.S. 226 (1985)	600
1985	Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston et al.	469 U.S. 111 (1985)	1808
1984	Securities Industry Association v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.	468 U.S. 207 (1984)	–
1984	Davis et al. v. Scherer	468 U.S. 183 (1984)	2605
1984	United States v. Yermian	468 U.S. 63 (1984)	207
1984	Patton et al. v. Yount	467 U.S. 1025 (1984)	1463
1984	Armco Inc. v. Hardesty, Tax Commissioner of West Virginia	467 U.S. 638 (1984)	247
1984	Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Day et al.	467 U.S. 104 (1984)	203
1984	Waller v. Georgia	467 U.S. 39 (1984)	2166
1984	Seattle Times Co., Dba the Seattle Times, et al. v. Rhinehart et al.	467 U.S. 20 (1984)	1798
1984	Hoover et al. v. Ronwin et al.	466 U.S. 558 (1984)	307
1984	Federal Communications Commission et al. v. Itt World Communications, Inc., et al.	466 U.S. 463 (1984)	225
1984	Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. Robbins et al.	466 U.S. 364 (1984)	222
1984	Oliver v. United States	466 U.S. 170 (1984)	1923
1984	Blum, Commissioner, New York State Department of Social Services v. Stenson	465 U.S. 886 (1984)	7642
1984	Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.	465 U.S. 752 (1984)	1058
1984	United States v. Doe	465 U.S. 605 (1984)	623
1984	Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Darrone, Administratrix of the Estate of Lestrange	465 U.S. 624 (1984)	313
1984	Pennhurst State School and Hospital et al. v. Halderman et al.	465 U.S. 89 (1984)	8956
1984	Michigan v. Clifford et al.	464 U.S. 287 (1984)	346
1983	Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission	463 U.S. 646 (1983)	418
1983	Jones v. United States	463 U.S. 354 (1983)	741
1983	Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary v. Helm	463 U.S. 277 (1983)	4242
1983	Brown et al. v. Thomson, Secretary of State of Wyoming, et al.	462 U.S. 835 (1983)	283
1983	Simopoulos v. Virginia	462 U.S. 506 (1983)	–
1983	Planned Parenthood Association of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc., et al. v. Ashcroft, Attorney General of Missouri, et al.	462 U.S. 476 (1983)	206
1983	City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc., et al.	462 U.S. 416 (1983)	532
1983	Bell v. United States	462 U.S. 356 (1983)	623
1983	United States v. Ptasynski et al.	462 U.S. 74 (1983)	–
1983	Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Campbell	461 U.S. 458 (1983)	1893
1983	Hensley et al. v. Eckerhart et al.	461 U.S. 424 (1983)	17202
1983	Martinez, as Next Friend of Morales v. Bynum, Texas Commissioner of Education, et al.	461 U.S. 321 (1983)	209
1983	Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	460 U.S. 693 (1983)	419
1983	Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States et al.	460 U.S. 190 (1983)	259
1983	Jefferson County Pharmaceutical Association, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories et al.	460 U.S. 150 (1983)	–
1983	City of Lockhart v. United States et al.	460 U.S. 125 (1983)	127
1983	Pillsbury Co. et al. v. Conboy	459 U.S. 248 (1983)	250
1983	Bowen v. United States Postal Service et al.	459 U.S. 212 (1983)	288
1982	Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al.	458 U.S. 527 (1982)	140
1982	Lehman on Behalf of Her Children, Lehman et al. v. Lycoming County Children'S Services Agency	458 U.S. 502 (1982)	469
1982	F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Taxation and Revenue Department of New Mexico	458 U.S. 354 (1982)	147
1982	Asarco Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Commission	458 U.S. 307 (1982)	213
1982	Harlow et al. v. Fitzgerald	457 U.S. 800 (1982)	22846
1982	Nixon v. Fitzgerald	457 U.S. 731 (1982)	972
1982	Youngberg, Superintendent, Pennhurst State School and Hospital, et al. v. Romeo, an Incompetent, by His Mother and Next Friend, Romeo	457 U.S. 307 (1982)	2433
1982	Mills et al. v. Rogers et al.	457 U.S. 291 (1982)	258
1982	International Longshoremen'S Association, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Allied International, Inc.	456 U.S. 212 (1982)	107
1982	United States v. Erika, Inc.	456 U.S. 201 (1982)	266
1982	Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. McClure et al.	456 U.S. 188 (1982)	463
1982	White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security et al.	455 U.S. 445 (1982)	1321
1982	In Re R. M. J.	455 U.S. 191 (1982)	400
1982	Eddings v. Oklahoma	455 U.S. 104 (1982)	3271
1981	Polk County et al. v. Dodson	454 U.S. 312 (1981)	4924
1981	Widmar et al. v. Vincent et al.	454 U.S. 263 (1981)	1319
1981	Gulf Offshore Co., a Division of Pool Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.	453 U.S. 473 (1981)	563
1981	Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Gray Panthers	453 U.S. 34 (1981)	656
1981	Middlesex County Sewerage Authority et al. v. National Sea Clammers Association	453 U.S. 1 (1981)	1562
1981	National Gerimedical Hospital and Gerontology Center v. Blue Cross of Kansas City et al.	452 U.S. 378 (1981)	–
1981	Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al. v. Chapman et al.	452 U.S. 337 (1981)	6761
1981	Rowan Cos., Inc. v. United States	452 U.S. 247 (1981)	336
1981	Gulf Oil Co. et al. v. Bernard et al.	452 U.S. 89 (1981)	973
1981	Watt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Alaska	451 U.S. 259 (1981)	843
1981	Kassel, Director of Transportation, et al. v. Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware	450 U.S. 662 (1981)	295
1981	Wood et al. v. Georgia	450 U.S. 261 (1981)	1161
1981	Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine	450 U.S. 248 (1981)	15585
1981	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Portland Cement Company of Utah	450 U.S. 156 (1981)	189
1981	Hudson v. Louisiana	450 U.S. 40 (1981)	769
1980	Delaware State College et al. v. Ricks	449 U.S. 250 (1980)	2132
1980	Federal Trade Commission et al. v. Standard Oil Company of California	449 U.S. 232 (1980)	790
1980	Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper et al.	447 U.S. 752 (1980)	2455
1980	United States v. Payner	447 U.S. 727 (1980)	785
1980	National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001, Retail Clerks International Assn., Afl-Cio, et al.	447 U.S. 607 (1980)	107
1980	Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York	447 U.S. 557 (1980)	2526
1980	Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. Public Service Commission of New York	447 U.S. 530 (1980)	838
1980	Agins et Ux. v. City of Tiburon	447 U.S. 255 (1980)	1272
1980	Jenkins v. Anderson, Warden	447 U.S. 231 (1980)	1359
1980	Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee et al.	446 U.S. 458 (1980)	732
1980	Cuyler, Correctional Superintendent, et al. v. Sullivan	446 U.S. 335 (1980)	5389
1980	Roberts v. United States	445 U.S. 552 (1980)	734
1980	Chiarella v. United States	445 U.S. 222 (1980)	1089
1980	California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc., et al.	445 U.S. 97 (1980)	855
1980	National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University	444 U.S. 672 (1980)	275
1980	Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert et al.	444 U.S. 472 (1980)	897
1980	Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Glines	444 U.S. 348 (1980)	275
1979	P. C. Pfeiffer Co., Inc., et al. v. Ford et al.	444 U.S. 69 (1979)	246
1979	Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al. v. Baird et al.	443 U.S. 622 (1979)	833
1979	National Labor Relations Board et al. v. Baptist Hospital, Inc.	442 U.S. 773 (1979)	108
1979	Arkansas v. Sanders	442 U.S. 753 (1979)	1484
1979	Southeastern Community College v. Davis	442 U.S. 397 (1979)	1381
1979	Caban v. Mohammed et Ux.	441 U.S. 380 (1979)	738
1979	Dalia v. United States	441 U.S. 238 (1979)	639
1979	Douglas Oil Company of California et al. v. Petrol Stops Northwest et al.	441 U.S. 211 (1979)	982
1979	Gladstone, Realtors, et al. v. Village of Bellwood et al.	441 U.S. 91 (1979)	1761
1979	Ambach, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al. v. Norwick et al.	441 U.S. 68 (1979)	255
1979	Friedman et al. v. Rogers et al.	440 U.S. 1 (1979)	415
1979	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America v. Daniel	439 U.S. 551 (1979)	536
1978	Lalli v. Lalli, Administratrix, et al.	439 U.S. 259 (1978)	430
1978	St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. et al. v. Barry et al.	438 U.S. 531 (1978)	360
1978	Regents of the University of California v. Bakke	438 U.S. 265 (1978)	1665
1978	Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board	437 U.S. 556 (1978)	270
1978	Oppenheimer Fund, Inc., et al. v. Sanders et al.	437 U.S. 340 (1978)	2321
1978	Taylor v. Kentucky	436 U.S. 478 (1978)	844
1978	Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.	436 U.S. 447 (1978)	1074
1978	In Re Primus	436 U.S. 412 (1978)	401
1978	Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al. v. Craft et al.	436 U.S. 1 (1978)	1419
1978	First National Bank of Boston et al. v. Bellotti, Attorney General of Massachusetts	435 U.S. 765 (1978)	1551
1978	Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., et al.	435 U.S. 589 (1978)	4546
1978	Carey et al. v. Piphus et al.	435 U.S. 247 (1978)	3438
1978	United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Multistate Tax Commission et al.	434 U.S. 452 (1978)	140
1978	Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc., et al. v. Rice, Secretary, Department of Transportation of Wisconsin, et al.	434 U.S. 429 (1978)	341
1978	Browder v. Director, Department of Corrections of Illinois	434 U.S. 257 (1978)	3383
1977	Moore v. Illinois	434 U.S. 220 (1977)	676
1977	Continental T.v., Inc., et al. v. Gte Sylvania Inc.	433 U.S. 36 (1977)	1218
1977	Morris et al. v. Gressette, President Pro Tem, South Carolina Senate, et al.	432 U.S. 491 (1977)	210
1977	Maher, Commissioner of Social Services of Connecticut v. Roe et al.	432 U.S. 464 (1977)	748
1977	Beal, Secretary, Department of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Doe et al.	432 U.S. 438 (1977)	390
1977	Brown v. Ohio	432 U.S. 161 (1977)	3552
1977	Lee v. United States	432 U.S. 23 (1977)	449
1977	Moore v. City of East Cleveland, Ohio	431 U.S. 494 (1977)	1904
1977	Fiallo, a Minor, by Rodriguez, et al. v. Bell, Attorney General, et al.	430 U.S. 787 (1977)	821
1977	Trimble et al. v. Gordon et al.	430 U.S. 762 (1977)	698
1977	United States v. Consumer Life Insurance Co.	430 U.S. 725 (1977)	–
1977	Ingraham et al. v. Wright et al.	430 U.S. 651 (1977)	2975
1977	Farmer, Special Admininistrator v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25, et al.	430 U.S. 290 (1977)	743
1977	Marks et al. v. United States	430 U.S. 188 (1977)	1664
1977	United States v. Donovan et al.	429 U.S. 413 (1977)	403
1977	Village of Arlington Heights et al. v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. et al.	429 U.S. 252 (1977)	4496
1976	United States v. Martinez-Fuerte et al.	428 U.S. 543 (1976)	2153
1976	Stone, Warden v. Powell	428 U.S. 465 (1976)	4303
1976	Proffitt v. Florida	428 U.S. 242 (1976)	1798
1976	Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Sierra Club et al.	427 U.S. 390 (1976)	1141
1976	Hughes, Secretary of Transportation of Maryland, et al. v. Alexandria Scrap Corp.	426 U.S. 794 (1976)	454
1976	Doyle v. Ohio	426 U.S. 610 (1976)	4773
1976	Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.	426 U.S. 290 (1976)	497
1976	Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization et al.	426 U.S. 26 (1976)	3605
1976	United States v. Miller	425 U.S. 435 (1976)	1197
1976	Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder et al.	425 U.S. 185 (1976)	3533
1976	Garner v. United States	424 U.S. 648 (1976)	531
1976	Ristaino et al. v. Ross	424 U.S. 589 (1976)	642
1976	Imbler v. Pachtman, District Attorney	424 U.S. 409 (1976)	7274
1976	Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Eldridge	424 U.S. 319 (1976)	16859
1976	Foremost-McKesson, Inc. v. Provident Securities Co.	423 U.S. 232 (1976)	154
1975	United States v. Moore	423 U.S. 122 (1975)	316
1975	Bowen v. United States	422 U.S. 916 (1975)	118
1975	United States v. Ortiz	422 U.S. 891 (1975)	581
1975	United States v. Brignoni-Ponce	422 U.S. 873 (1975)	3736
1975	United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., et al.	422 U.S. 694 (1975)	251
1975	Warth et al. v. Seldin et al.	422 U.S. 490 (1975)	10875
1975	United States v. Nobles	422 U.S. 225 (1975)	1718
1975	Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville	422 U.S. 205 (1975)	1124
1975	United Housing Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Forman et al.	421 U.S. 837 (1975)	908
1975	Mullaney et al. v. Wilbur	421 U.S. 684 (1975)	3396
1975	Connell Construction Co., Inc. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100, United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Afl-Cio	421 U.S. 616 (1975)	411
1975	McLucas, Secretary of the Air Force, et al. v. Dechamplain	421 U.S. 21 (1975)	–
1975	Iannelli et al. v. United States	420 U.S. 770 (1975)	1423
1975	Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Councilman	420 U.S. 738 (1975)	724
1975	Burns, Commissioner, Department of Social Services of Iowa, et al. v. Alcala et al.	420 U.S. 575 (1975)	241
1975	Gerstein v. Pugh et al.	420 U.S. 103 (1975)	4350
1975	Fusari, Commissioner of Labor v. Steinberg et al.	419 U.S. 379 (1975)	441
1974	Gulf Oil Corp. et al. v. Copp Paving Co., Inc., et al.	419 U.S. 186 (1974)	405
1974	United States v. Connecticut National Bank et al.	418 U.S. 656 (1974)	–
1974	United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc., et al.	418 U.S. 602 (1974)	226
1974	Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.	418 U.S. 323 (1974)	4525
1974	Bangor Punta Operations, Inc., et al. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co. et al.	417 U.S. 703 (1974)	212
1974	Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin et al.	417 U.S. 156 (1974)	3301
1974	Dillard et al. v. Industrial Commission of Virginia et al.	416 U.S. 783 (1974)	–
1974	Alexander, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. 'Americans United' Inc.	416 U.S. 752 (1974)	268
1974	Bob Jones University v. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.	416 U.S. 725 (1974)	743
1974	Procunier, Corrections Director, et al. v. Martinez et al.	416 U.S. 396 (1974)	2649
1974	National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Company, Division of Textron, Inc.	416 U.S. 267 (1974)	1135
1974	Shea, Executive Director, Department of Social Services of Colorado, et al. v. Vialpando	416 U.S. 251 (1974)	248
1974	Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League et al.	415 U.S. 605 (1974)	420
1974	Smith, Sheriff v. Goguen	415 U.S. 566 (1974)	1514
1974	Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.	415 U.S. 36 (1974)	3057
1974	Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers of America et al.	414 U.S. 368 (1974)	484
1974	United States v. Calandra	414 U.S. 338 (1974)	3415
1973	Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al. v. Nyquist, Commissioner of Education of New York, et al.	413 U.S. 756 (1973)	806
1973	Sloan, Treasurer of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Lemon et al.	413 U.S. 825 (1973)	145
1973	Hunt v. McNair, Governor of South Carolina, et al.	413 U.S. 734 (1973)	372
1973	In Re Griffiths	413 U.S. 717 (1973)	480
1973	New York State Department of Social Services et al. v. Dublino et al.	413 U.S. 405 (1973)	558
1973	Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations et al.	413 U.S. 376 (1973)	707
1973	Barnes v. United States	412 U.S. 837 (1973)	793
1973	Michigan v. Payne	412 U.S. 47 (1973)	168
1973	Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, Sheriff	412 U.S. 17 (1973)	874
1973	McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green	411 U.S. 792 (1973)	38518
1973	Gagnon, Warden v. Scarpelli	411 U.S. 778 (1973)	5755
1973	San Antonio Independent School District et al. v. Rodriguez et al.	411 U.S. 1 (1973)	3699
1973	United States v. Basye et al.	410 U.S. 441 (1973)	356
1973	Chambers v. Mississippi	410 U.S. 284 (1973)	5756
1973	McGinnis, Commissioner of Correction, et al. v. Royster et al.	410 U.S. 263 (1973)	618
1973	Couch v. United States et al.	409 U.S. 322 (1973)	797
1972	Neil, Warden v. Biggers	409 U.S. 188 (1972)	7056
1972	Healy et al. v. James et al.	408 U.S. 169 (1972)	723
1972	United States v. Byrum, Executrix	408 U.S. 125 (1972)	192
1972	Lloyd Corp., Ltd. v. Tanner et al.	407 U.S. 551 (1972)	611
1972	Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	407 U.S. 539 (1972)	194
1972	Barker v. Wingo, Warden	407 U.S. 514 (1972)	12108
1972	Shadwick v. City of Tampa	407 U.S. 345 (1972)	379
1972	United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan et al. (plamondon et al., Real Parties in Interest)	407 U.S. 297 (1972)	1683
1972	James, Judicial Administrator, et al. v. Strange	407 U.S. 128 (1972)	286
1972	Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of Investigation	406 U.S. 472 (1972)	347
1972	Kastigar et al. v. United States	406 U.S. 441 (1972)	2510
1972	Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al.	406 U.S. 164 (1972)	801
1972	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. First Security Bank of Utah, N. a., et al.	405 U.S. 394 (1972)	129

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Who appointed Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1971.
Was Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.'s confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. 89–1 on December 6, 1971.
Which court was Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. on?: Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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