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Robert Houghwout Jackson

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Houghwout Jackson was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 90 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1892–1954
Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
Confirmed
by voice vote
Succeeded
Harlan Fiske Stone
Succeeded by
John Marshall Harlan

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1941Supreme Court
succeeded Harlan Fiske Stone
F.D. Roosevelt (D)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

Albany Law School
Read law1913

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Private practice, Jamestown, New York1913-1917, 1918-1934
Private practice, Buffalo, New York1917-1918
Corporation counsel, Jamestown, New York1918-1934
General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury1934-1936
Special counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury1935
Special counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission1935
Assistant attorney general, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice1936-1937
Assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice1937-1938
Solicitor general of the United States1938-1940
Attorney General of the United States1940-1941
Chief U.S. prosecutor, Nuremberg Trials1945-1946

Opinions of the Court

Jackson delivered 90 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1946 – October Term 1953). Most cited: Cohen, Executrix, et al. v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. et al. (10,863 citations).

YearCaseCitationCited
1954Franklin National Bank of Franklin Square v. New York347 U.S. 373 (1954)152
1954Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Virginia347 U.S. 359 (1954)–
1954Miller Brothers Co. v. Maryland347 U.S. 340 (1954)331
1954Walters et al. v. City of St. Louis et al.347 U.S. 231 (1954)221
1954Irvine v. California347 U.S. 128 (1954)357
1953Garner et al., Trading as Central Storage & Transfer Co., v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers Local Union No. 776 (a. F. L.) et al.346 U.S. 485 (1953)920
1953United States v. Five Gambling Devices Etc.346 U.S. 441 (1953)104
1953Stein v. New York346 U.S. 156 (1953)786
1953Lauritzen v. Larsen345 U.S. 571 (1953)851
1953Orvis et al. v. Brownell, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian345 U.S. 183 (1953)–
1953Orloff v. Willoughby, Commandant345 U.S. 83 (1953)957
1953National Labor Relations Board v. Rockaway News Supply Co., Inc.345 U.S. 71 (1953)183
1953Gordon et al. v. United States344 U.S. 414 (1953)306
1952Public Service Commission of Utah et al. v. Wycoff Company, Inc.344 U.S. 237 (1952)1215
1952F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.344 U.S. 228 (1952)336
1952Mandoli v. Acheson, Secretary of State344 U.S. 133 (1952)–
1952United States et al. v. L. a. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.344 U.S. 33 (1952)1298
1952On Lee v. United States343 U.S. 747 (1952)644
1952Besser Manufacturing Co. et al. v. United States343 U.S. 444 (1952)–
1952United States v. Oregon State Medical Society et al.343 U.S. 326 (1952)578
1952Sacher et al. v. United States343 U.S. 1 (1952)462
1952Harisiades v. Shaughnessy, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization342 U.S. 580 (1952)849
1952Doremus et al. v. Board of Education of the Borough of Hawthorne et al.342 U.S. 429 (1952)512
1952Morissette v. United States342 U.S. 246 (1952)3056
1952Desper, Administratrix, v. Starved Rock Ferry Co.342 U.S. 187 (1952)136
1951McMahon v. United States et al.342 U.S. 25 (1951)348
1951Collins et al. v. Hardyman et al.341 U.S. 651 (1951)294
1951Zittman v. McGrath, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian341 U.S. 471 (1951)–
1951Zittman v. McGrath, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian341 U.S. 446 (1951)–
1951National Labor Relations Board v. Highland Park Manufacturing Co.341 U.S. 322 (1951)–
1951Mosser, Successor Trustee, et al. v. Darrow, Former Trustee, et al.341 U.S. 267 (1951)249
1951Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.341 U.S. 246 (1951)608
1951Norton Company v. Department of Revenue of Illinois340 U.S. 534 (1951)206
1950Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.340 U.S. 147 (1950)1146
1950Feres, Executrix, v. United States340 U.S. 135 (1950)1830
1950Johnson, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Eisentrager, Alias Ehrhardt, et al.339 U.S. 763 (1950)516
1950United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co.339 U.S. 725 (1950)211
1950Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. et al. v. Linde Air Products Co.339 U.S. 605 (1950)1620
1950Mullane, Special Guardian, v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., Trustee, et al.339 U.S. 306 (1950)10395
1950Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath, Attorney General, et al.339 U.S. 33 (1950)636
1950United States v. Morton Salt Co.338 U.S. 632 (1950)1061
1950Chapman, Secretary of the Interior, v. Sheridan-Wyoming Coal Co., Inc.338 U.S. 621 (1950)–
1950Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp.338 U.S. 507 (1950)321
1949O'Donnell, Administratrix, v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.338 U.S. 384 (1949)180
1949Cole et al. v. Arkansas338 U.S. 345 (1949)–
1949United States v. Yellow CAB Co. et al.338 U.S. 338 (1949)524
1949Graham et al. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen338 U.S. 232 (1949)165
1949Roth, Attorney General of Michigan, v. Delano, Comptroller of the Currency, et al.338 U.S. 226 (1949)–
1949National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc.337 U.S. 582 (1949)328
1949Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander, Tax Commissioner of Ohio337 U.S. 562 (1949)126
1949Cohen, Executrix, et al. v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. et al.337 U.S. 541 (1949)10863
1949H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond, Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets336 U.S. 525 (1949)560
1949Farrell v. United States et al.336 U.S. 511 (1949)403
1949United States v. Women'S Sportswear Manufacturers Association et al.336 U.S. 460 (1949)202
1949City of New York v. Saper, Trustee in Bankruptcy336 U.S. 328 (1949)223
1949Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. et al. v. Linde Air Products Co.336 U.S. 271 (1949)372
1949International Union, U. a. W. a., a. F. of L., Local 232, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.336 U.S. 245 (1949)280
1948Michelson v. United States335 U.S. 469 (1948)1808
1948Comstock v. Group of Institutional Investors et al.335 U.S. 211 (1948)–
1948Townsend v. Burke, Warden334 U.S. 736 (1948)1667
1948Gryger v. Burke, Warden334 U.S. 728 (1948)726
1948Briggs, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.334 U.S. 304 (1948)398
1948Hunter, Warden, v. Martin334 U.S. 302 (1948)–
1948Kennedy et al. v. Silas Mason Co.334 U.S. 249 (1948)280
1948Schwabacher et al. v. United States et al.334 U.S. 182 (1948)103
1948United States v. South Buffalo Railway Co. et al.333 U.S. 771 (1948)–
1948Moore et al. v. New York333 U.S. 565 (1948)–
1948Woods, Housing Expediter, v. Stone333 U.S. 472 (1948)–
1948Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp.333 U.S. 103 (1948)928
1948Musser et al. v. Utah333 U.S. 95 (1948)184
1948Maggio v. Zeitz, Trustee in Bankruptcy333 U.S. 56 (1948)646
1948Johnson v. United States333 U.S. 10 (1948)3856
1948Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.332 U.S. 625 (1948)257
1948United States v. Di Re332 U.S. 581 (1948)1525
1947International Salt Co., Inc. v. United States332 U.S. 392 (1947)691
1947Fay v. New York332 U.S. 261 (1947)446
1947Ex Parte Fahey, Federal Home Loan Bank Commissioner, et al.332 U.S. 258 (1947)464
1947Fahey, Federal Home Loan Bank Commissioner, et al. v. Mallonee et al.332 U.S. 245 (1947)409
1947United States v. Munsey Trust Co., Receiver332 U.S. 234 (1947)479
1947United States v. Bayer et al.331 U.S. 532 (1947)764
1947United States v. Smith, U.S. District Judge, et al.331 U.S. 469 (1947)257
1947Bethlehem Steel Co. et al. v. New York State Labor Relations Board330 U.S. 767 (1947)334
1947Bruce'S Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co.330 U.S. 743 (1947)267
1947Haupt v. United States330 U.S. 631 (1947)–
1947Koster v. (american) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.330 U.S. 518 (1947)1073
1947Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, Doing Business as Gilbert Storage & Transfer Co.330 U.S. 501 (1947)5292
1947Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board330 U.S. 485 (1947)525
1946Rothensies, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. Electric Storage Battery Co.329 U.S. 296 (1946)331
1946Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc.329 U.S. 223 (1946)221
1946Champlin Refining Co. v. United States et al.329 U.S. 29 (1946)–

Opinions of the Court only: the Court’s slip-opinion tables don’t list dissents or concurrences separately. Earlier opinions arrive with the bound-volume ingest. Browse all Supreme Court opinions.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Robert Houghwout Jackson?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Robert Houghwout Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1941.
Was Robert Houghwout Jackson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Robert Houghwout Jackson was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Robert Houghwout Jackson's confirmation vote?
Robert Houghwout Jackson was confirmed by voice vote on July 7, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Robert Houghwout Jackson on?
Robert Houghwout Jackson was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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13 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).