Who appointed William Orville Douglas?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Orville Douglas to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1939.

Was William Orville Douglas appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William Orville Douglas was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William Orville Douglas's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed William Orville Douglas 62–4 on April 4, 1939.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1939 / Served to 1975

William Orville Douglas

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by the Senate 62–4, William Orville Douglas was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1925. 368 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1898–1980
Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
Confirmed: 62–4
Education: Whitman College 1920 · Columbia Law School 1925
Succeeded: Louis Dembitz Brandeis
Succeeded by: John Paul Stevens

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1939	Supreme Court succeeded Louis Dembitz Brandeis	F.D. Roosevelt (D)	62–4

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

Whitman College	A.B.	1920
Columbia Law School	LL.B.	1925

Opinions of the Court

Douglas delivered 368 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1946 – October Term 1974). Most cited: Brady v. Maryland (33,902 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1975	Interstate Commerce Commission v. Oregon Pacific Industries, Inc., et al.	420 U.S. 184 (1975)	–
1975	Standard Pressed Steel Co. v. Department of Revenue of Washington	419 U.S. 560 (1975)	158
1974	Linden Lumber Division, Summer & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	419 U.S. 301 (1974)	–
1974	Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc., et al.	419 U.S. 281 (1974)	2871
1974	Saxbe, Attorney General, et al. v. Bustos et al.	419 U.S. 65 (1974)	109
1974	Allenberg Cotton Co., Inc. v. Pittman	419 U.S. 20 (1974)	157
1974	Baker et al., Trustees in Reorganization v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.	417 U.S. 467 (1974)	300
1974	Air Pollution Variance Board of Colorado v. Western Alfalfa Corp.	416 U.S. 861 (1974)	192
1974	Allee et al. v. Medrano et al.	416 U.S. 802 (1974)	501
1974	Snow et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	416 U.S. 500 (1974)	169
1974	Lehman Brothers v. Schein et al.	416 U.S. 386 (1974)	767
1974	Kahn v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.	416 U.S. 351 (1974)	364
1974	Village of Belle Terre et al. v. Boraas et al.	416 U.S. 1 (1974)	–
1974	Federal Power Commission v. New England Power Co. et al.	415 U.S. 345 (1974)	–
1974	National Cable Television Assn., Inc. v. United States et al.	415 U.S. 336 (1974)	367
1974	National Labor Relations Board v. Magnavox Company of Tennessee	415 U.S. 322 (1974)	138
1974	Lau et al. v. Nichols et al.	414 U.S. 563 (1974)	336
1973	National Labor Relations Board v. Savair Manufacturing Co.	414 U.S. 270 (1973)	191
1973	North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder'S Drug Stores, Inc.	414 U.S. 156 (1973)	191
1973	Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe et al.	414 U.S. 44 (1973)	132
1973	United States Department of Agriculture et al. v. Murry et al.	413 U.S. 508 (1973)	218
1973	Usv Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.	412 U.S. 655 (1973)	–
1973	Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.	412 U.S. 645 (1973)	167
1973	Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.	412 U.S. 640 (1973)	–
1973	Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al. v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.	412 U.S. 609 (1973)	515
1973	City of Burbank et al. v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc., et al.	411 U.S. 624 (1973)	506
1973	Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al.	411 U.S. 458 (1973)	122
1973	Askew, Governor of Florida, et al. v. American Waterways Operators, Inc., et al.	411 U.S. 325 (1973)	213
1973	Employees of the Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al. v. Department of Public Health and Welfare of Missouri et al.	411 U.S. 279 (1973)	656
1973	Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States	410 U.S. 366 (1973)	579
1973	Lehnhausen, Director, Department of Local Government Affairs of Illinois v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. et al.	410 U.S. 356 (1973)	851
1973	Philpott et al. v. Essex County Welfare Board	409 U.S. 413 (1973)	411
1973	Hughes Tool Co. et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.	409 U.S. 363 (1973)	412
1972	National Labor Relations Board v. Granite State Joint Board, Textile Workers Union of America, Local 1029, Afl-Cio	409 U.S. 213 (1972)	–
1972	Trafficante et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al.	409 U.S. 205 (1972)	900
1972	Gottschalk, Acting Commissioner of Patents v. Benson et al.	409 U.S. 63 (1972)	442
1972	Argersinger v. Hamlin, Sheriff	407 U.S. 25 (1972)	–
1972	Carleson, Director, Department of Social Welfare, et al. v. Remillard et al.	406 U.S. 598 (1972)	198
1972	Strait v. Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al.	406 U.S. 341 (1972)	151
1972	Washington et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.	406 U.S. 109 (1972)	–
1972	Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, et al.	406 U.S. 91 (1972)	610
1972	S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States	406 U.S. 1 (1972)	106
1972	Ford Motor Co. v. United States et al.	405 U.S. 562 (1972)	108
1972	Smith et al. v. Florida	405 U.S. 172 (1972)	–
1972	Papachristou et al. v. City of Jacksonville	405 U.S. 156 (1972)	1862
1972	California Motor Transport Co. et al. v. Trucking Unlimited et al.	404 U.S. 508 (1972)	1621
1971	National Labor Relations Board v. Nashfinch Co., Dba Jack & Jill Stores	404 U.S. 138 (1971)	220
1971	Norfolk & Western Railroad Co. v. Nemitz et al.	404 U.S. 37 (1971)	–
1971	Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. et al.	404 U.S. 6 (1971)	948
1971	Utah v. United States	403 U.S. 9 (1971)	–
1971	United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.	402 U.S. 558 (1971)	339
1971	United States v. Greater Buffalo Press, Inc., et al.	402 U.S. 549 (1971)	–
1971	Perez v. United States	402 U.S. 146 (1971)	647
1971	United States v. Freed et al.	401 U.S. 601 (1971)	677
1971	United States v. District Court in and for Water Division No. 5 et al.	401 U.S. 527 (1971)	–
1971	United States v. District Court in and for the County of Eagle et al.	401 U.S. 520 (1971)	–
1971	United States v. Randall, Trustee in Bankruptcy	401 U.S. 513 (1971)	–
1971	Schlanger v. Seamans, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.	401 U.S. 487 (1971)	214
1971	Magnesium Casting Co. v. National Labor Relations Board	401 U.S. 137 (1971)	106
1971	Mayberry v. Pennsylvania	400 U.S. 455 (1971)	732
1971	Wisconsin v. Constantineau	400 U.S. 433 (1971)	1666
1971	U.S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. Arguelles	400 U.S. 351 (1971)	147
1970	Hickel, Secretary of the Interior v. Oil Shale Corp. et al.	400 U.S. 48 (1970)	–
1970	Hellenic Lines Ltd. et al. v. Rhoditis	398 U.S. 306 (1970)	385
1970	Nash et al. v. United States	398 U.S. 1 (1970)	–
1970	Lewis et al. v. Martin, Director, California Department of Social Welfare, et al.	397 U.S. 552 (1970)	282
1970	American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service et al.	397 U.S. 532 (1970)	440
1970	United States v. Van Leeuwen	397 U.S. 249 (1970)	399
1970	Barlow et al. v. Collins, Executive Director, Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, et al.	397 U.S. 159 (1970)	939
1970	Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc., et al. v. Camp, Comptroller of the Currency, et al.	397 U.S. 150 (1970)	3186
1970	Reetz, Commissioner of Fish and Game of Alaska, et al. v. Bozanich et al.	397 U.S. 82 (1970)	429
1970	Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States	397 U.S. 72 (1970)	732
1970	Gutknecht v. United States	396 U.S. 295 (1970)	202
1969	Sullivan et al. v. Little Hunting Park, Inc., et al.	396 U.S. 229 (1969)	759
1969	City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.	396 U.S. 162 (1969)	–
1969	Anderson'S-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co., Inc.	396 U.S. 57 (1969)	282
1969	Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View et al.	395 U.S. 337 (1969)	1797
1969	O'Callahan v. Parker, Warden	395 U.S. 258 (1969)	626
1969	Harrington v. California	395 U.S. 250 (1969)	2732
1969	Boykin v. Alabama	395 U.S. 238 (1969)	12640
1969	Moore et al. v. Ogilvie, Governor of Illinois, et al.	394 U.S. 814 (1969)	714
1969	Hadnott et al. v. Amos, Secretary of State of Alabama, et al.	394 U.S. 358 (1969)	–
1969	Citizen Publishing Co. et al. v. United States	394 U.S. 131 (1969)	159
1969	Gardner v. California	393 U.S. 367 (1969)	157
1969	United States v. Augenblick et al.	393 U.S. 348 (1969)	547
1969	United States v. Container Corporation of America et al.	393 U.S. 333 (1969)	219
1968	Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11, Cheyenne, Wyoming, et al.	393 U.S. 233 (1968)	498
1968	Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al. v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. et al.	393 U.S. 87 (1968)	–
1968	National Labor Relations Board v. Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America, Afl-Cio, et al.	391 U.S. 418 (1968)	293
1968	Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United States	391 U.S. 404 (1968)	332
1968	Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Washington et al.	391 U.S. 392 (1968)	251
1968	Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. et al.	391 U.S. 73 (1968)	331
1968	Levy, Administratrix v. Louisiana Through the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans Board of Administrators et al.	391 U.S. 68 (1968)	703
1968	United States v. Johnson et al.	390 U.S. 563 (1968)	–
1968	Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, et al.	390 U.S. 557 (1968)	1021
1968	In Re Ruffalo	390 U.S. 544 (1968)	994
1968	Hopkins v. Cohen, Acting Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	390 U.S. 530 (1968)	–
1968	Schneider v. Smith, Commandant, United States Coast Guard	390 U.S. 17 (1968)	–
1968	Zschernig et al. v. Miller, Administrator, et al.	389 U.S. 429 (1968)	270
1967	Whitehill v. Elkins, President, University of Maryland, et al.	389 U.S. 54 (1967)	102
1967	Burgett v. Texas	389 U.S. 109 (1967)	1632
1967	Udall, Secretary of the Interior v. Federal Power Commission et al.	387 U.S. 428 (1967)	102
1967	Dusch et al. v. Davis et al.	387 U.S. 112 (1967)	207
1967	Sailors et al. v. Board of Education of the County of Kent et al.	387 U.S. 105 (1967)	355
1967	Moody et al. v. Flowers et al.	387 U.S. 97 (1967)	299
1967	Specht v. Patterson, Warden, et al.	386 U.S. 605 (1967)	837
1967	Federal Trade Commission v. Procter & Gamble Co.	386 U.S. 568 (1967)	196
1967	United States v. First City National Bank of Houston et al.	386 U.S. 361 (1967)	234
1967	Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.	386 U.S. 129 (1967)	256
1967	Spevack v. Klein	385 U.S. 511 (1967)	776
1967	Garrity et al. v. New Jersey	385 U.S. 493 (1967)	1543
1966	Bank of Marin v. England, Trustee in Bankruptcy	385 U.S. 99 (1966)	503
1966	Switzerland Cheese Association, Inc., et al. v. E. Horne'S Market, Inc.	385 U.S. 23 (1966)	354
1966	United States v. Grinnell Corp. et al.	384 U.S. 563 (1966)	2474
1966	Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.	384 U.S. 238 (1966)	146
1966	United States v. Standard Oil Co.	384 U.S. 224 (1966)	139
1966	Ashton v. Kentucky	384 U.S. 195 (1966)	251
1966	Securities and Exchange Commission v. New England Electric System et al.	384 U.S. 176 (1966)	–
1966	Elfbrandt v. Russell et al.	384 U.S. 11 (1966)	272
1966	Degregory v. Attorney General of New Hampshire	383 U.S. 825 (1966)	–
1966	Harper et al. v. Virginia Board of Elections et al.	383 U.S. 663 (1966)	1402
1966	Stevens v. Marks, New York Supreme Court Justice	383 U.S. 234 (1966)	–
1966	Evans et al. v. Newton et al.	382 U.S. 296 (1966)	660
1965	United Gas Improvement Co. et al. v. Callery Properties, Inc., et al.	382 U.S. 223 (1965)	142
1965	Harris v. United States	382 U.S. 162 (1965)	344
1965	Griswold et al. v. Connecticut	381 U.S. 479 (1965)	4329
1965	Lamont, Dba Basic Pamphlets v. Postmaster General	381 U.S. 301 (1965)	436
1965	Griffin v. California	380 U.S. 609 (1965)	4088
1965	Federal Trade Commission v. Consolidated Foods Corp.	380 U.S. 592 (1965)	–
1965	United States v. Boston & Maine Railroad et al.	380 U.S. 157 (1965)	–
1965	Crider v. Zurich Insurance Co.	380 U.S. 39 (1965)	–
1965	United States v. First National City Bank	379 U.S. 378 (1965)	297
1965	California et al. v. Lo-Vaca Gathering Co. et al.	379 U.S. 366 (1965)	–
1964	Brulotte et al. v. Thys Co.	379 U.S. 29 (1964)	204
1964	National Labor Relations Board v. Burnup & Sims, Inc.	379 U.S. 21 (1964)	172
1964	Wilbur-Ellis Co. et al. v. Kuther	377 U.S. 422 (1964)	–
1964	United States v. Aluminum Co. of America et al.	377 U.S. 271 (1964)	128
1964	Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.	377 U.S. 179 (1964)	118
1964	Schneider v. Rusk, Secretary of State	377 U.S. 163 (1964)	271
1964	Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. et al.	377 U.S. 33 (1964)	214
1964	Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of California	377 U.S. 13 (1964)	363
1964	United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.	376 U.S. 651 (1964)	451
1964	United States v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Lexington et al.	376 U.S. 665 (1964)	–
1964	United States v. Merz et al.	376 U.S. 192 (1964)	179
1964	Hardy v. United States	375 U.S. 277 (1964)	335
1964	Carey, President of the International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers, Afl-Cio, v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.	375 U.S. 261 (1964)	518
1963	Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1625, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Schermerhorn et al.	375 U.S. 96 (1963)	466
1963	McNeese et al. v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187, Cahokia, Illinois, et al.	373 U.S. 668 (1963)	954
1963	Wheeldin et al. v. Wheeler	373 U.S. 647 (1963)	473
1963	Norvell v. Illinois	373 U.S. 420 (1963)	239
1963	Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Judicial Department	373 U.S. 96 (1963)	400
1963	Brady v. Maryland	373 U.S. 83 (1963)	33902
1963	Downum v. United States	372 U.S. 734 (1963)	985
1963	Gray, Chairman of the Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee, et al. v. Sanders	372 U.S. 368 (1963)	785
1963	Douglas et al. v. California	372 U.S. 353 (1963)	3330
1963	White Motor Co. v. United States	372 U.S. 253 (1963)	581
1963	Best et al. v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co. et al.	371 U.S. 334 (1963)	206
1963	Pan American World Airways, Inc., v. United States	371 U.S. 296 (1963)	240
1963	United States v. Georgia Public Service Commission	371 U.S. 285 (1963)	–
1963	Paul, Director of Agriculture of California, et al. v. United States	371 U.S. 245 (1963)	327
1962	State Board of Insurance et al. v. Todd Shipyards Corp.	370 U.S. 451 (1962)	–
1962	Gallegos v. Colorado	370 U.S. 49 (1962)	716
1962	In Re Green	369 U.S. 689 (1962)	103
1962	Vaughan v. Atkinson et al.	369 U.S. 527 (1962)	753
1962	California v. Federal Power Commission et al.	369 U.S. 482 (1962)	212
1962	Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc., v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd., et al.	369 U.S. 355 (1962)	636
1962	Griggs v. Allegheny County	369 U.S. 84 (1962)	378
1962	Chewning v. Cunningham, Penitentiary Superintendent	368 U.S. 443 (1962)	–
1961	Campbell, Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia, et al. v. Hussey et al.	368 U.S. 297 (1961)	111
1961	Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co., Inc., et al.	368 U.S. 81 (1961)	152
1961	Hamilton v. Alabama	368 U.S. 52 (1961)	1308
1961	Louisiana Ex Rel. Gremillion, Attorney General, et al. v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al.	366 U.S. 293 (1961)	142
1961	Alaska v. Arctic Maid et al.	366 U.S. 199 (1961)	–
1961	Goldberg, Secretary of Labor, v. Whitaker House Cooperative, Inc., et al.	366 U.S. 28 (1961)	480
1961	International Typographical Union, Afl-Cio, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board	365 U.S. 705 (1961)	–
1961	National Labor Relations Board v. News Syndicate Co., Inc., et al.	365 U.S. 695 (1961)	–
1961	Local 357, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, v. National Labor Relations Board	365 U.S. 667 (1961)	263
1961	Local 60, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Afl-Cio, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board	365 U.S. 651 (1961)	141
1961	Clancy et al. v. United States	365 U.S. 312 (1961)	144
1961	Monroe et al. v. Pape et al.	365 U.S. 167 (1961)	4784
1961	Maynard v. Durham & Southern Railway Co.	365 U.S. 160 (1961)	–
1961	Travis v. United States	364 U.S. 631 (1961)	218
1961	Lewis, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit	364 U.S. 603 (1961)	277
1960	Chaunt v. United States	364 U.S. 350 (1960)	215
1960	United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.	363 U.S. 593 (1960)	4461
1960	United Steelworkers of America v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.	363 U.S. 574 (1960)	5791
1960	United Steelworkers of America v. American Manufacturing Co.	363 U.S. 564 (1960)	2750
1960	United States v. Grand River Dam Authority	363 U.S. 229 (1960)	–
1960	Federal Trade Commission v. Henry Broch & Co.	363 U.S. 166 (1960)	108
1960	United States v. Republic Steel Corp. et al.	362 U.S. 482 (1960)	243
1960	Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.	362 U.S. 373 (1960)	–
1960	National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc., et al.	361 U.S. 398 (1960)	180
1959	Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co., Inc.	361 U.S. 129 (1959)	107
1959	Henry v. United States	361 U.S. 98 (1959)	1968
1959	United States v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co.	361 U.S. 78 (1959)	–
1959	Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections	360 U.S. 45 (1959)	328
1959	Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois, et al. v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.	359 U.S. 520 (1959)	370
1959	Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Brothers, Inc.	359 U.S. 385 (1959)	317
1959	Petty, Administratrix, v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission	359 U.S. 275 (1959)	390
1959	Melrose Distillers, Inc., et al. v. United States	359 U.S. 271 (1959)	–
1959	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. of America et al.	359 U.S. 65 (1959)	231
1959	Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser et al.	358 U.S. 423 (1959)	485
1959	Heflin v. United States	358 U.S. 415 (1959)	600
1959	Lee v. Madigan, Warden	358 U.S. 228 (1959)	–
1959	Territory of Alaska v. American Can Co. et al.	358 U.S. 224 (1959)	–
1958	Flaxer v. United States	358 U.S. 147 (1958)	–
1958	Federal Housing Administration v. the Darlington, Inc.	358 U.S. 84 (1958)	292
1958	Dayton v. Dulles, Secretary of State	357 U.S. 144 (1958)	–
1958	Kent et al. v. Dulles, Secretary of State	357 U.S. 116 (1958)	642
1958	Lewis et al. v. National Labor Relations Board	357 U.S. 10 (1958)	–
1958	National Labor Relations Board v. Duval Jewelry Company of Miami, Inc., et al.	357 U.S. 1 (1958)	–
1958	United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. et al.	356 U.S. 677 (1958)	1365
1958	Alaska Industrial Board et al. v. Chugach Electric Association, Inc., et al.	356 U.S. 320 (1958)	–
1958	Panama Canal Co. v. Grace Line, Inc., et al.	356 U.S. 309 (1958)	190
1958	Denver Union Stock Yard Co. v. Producers Livestock Marketing Association	356 U.S. 282 (1958)	–
1958	Commissioner of Internal Revenue et al. v. P. G. Lake, Inc., et al.	356 U.S. 260 (1958)	514
1958	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Sullivan et al.	356 U.S. 27 (1958)	152
1958	Public Utilities Commission of California v. United States	355 U.S. 534 (1958)	369
1957	Lambert v. California	355 U.S. 225 (1957)	895
1957	Black, Assistant Regional Commissioner, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service, v. Magnolia Liquor Co., Inc.	355 U.S. 24 (1957)	–
1957	Swanson et al. v. Traer et al.	354 U.S. 114 (1957)	–
1957	Smith, Special Administrator, v. Sperling et al.	354 U.S. 91 (1957)	488
1957	Goodall-Sanford, Inc., v. United Textile Workers of America, a. F. L. Local 1802, et al.	353 U.S. 550 (1957)	117
1957	Textile Workers Union of America v. Lincoln Mills of Alabama	353 U.S. 448 (1957)	2816
1957	Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. et al.	353 U.S. 436 (1957)	–
1957	General Electric Co. v. Local 205, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (u. E.)	353 U.S. 547 (1957)	141
1957	United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.	353 U.S. 112 (1957)	130
1957	Peak v. United States	353 U.S. 43 (1957)	–
1957	Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.	352 U.S. 521 (1957)	288
1956	Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, Afl-Cio, v. National Labor Relations Board et al.	352 U.S. 153 (1956)	–
1956	Leedom et al., Members of the National Labor Relations Board v. International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers	352 U.S. 145 (1956)	–
1956	Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. et al. v. United States	352 U.S. 128 (1956)	–
1956	Brownell, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Chase National Bank of New York, Trustee, et al.	352 U.S. 36 (1956)	–
1956	Railway Employes' Department, American Federation of Labor, et al. v. Hanson et al.	351 U.S. 225 (1956)	399
1956	Dixie Carriers, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.	351 U.S. 56 (1956)	105
1956	East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., et al. v. Frozen Food Express et al.	351 U.S. 49 (1956)	120
1956	Frozen Food Express v. United States et al.	351 U.S. 40 (1956)	187
1956	Archawski et al. v. Hanioti	350 U.S. 532 (1956)	–
1956	Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Budd et al.	350 U.S. 473 (1956)	–
1956	General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky et al.	350 U.S. 462 (1956)	–
1956	United States v. Twin City Power Co. et al.	350 U.S. 222 (1956)	153
1956	Rea v. United States	350 U.S. 214 (1956)	214
1956	Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Company of America, Inc.	350 U.S. 198 (1956)	783
1955	Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. C. W. Vollmer & Co., Inc.	349 U.S. 427 (1955)	214
1955	Carroll et al. v. Lanza, Doing Business as Lake Charles Electric Co.	349 U.S. 408 (1955)	162
1955	Lewyt Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	349 U.S. 237 (1955)	158
1955	United States v. Olympic Radio & Television, Inc.	349 U.S. 232 (1955)	226
1955	Williamson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, et al. v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. et al.	348 U.S. 483 (1955)	2938
1955	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Drexel & Co.	348 U.S. 341 (1955)	–
1955	Boudoin v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc.	348 U.S. 336 (1955)	287
1954	Moore v. Mead'S Fine Bread Co.	348 U.S. 115 (1954)	127
1954	United States v. Brown	348 U.S. 110 (1954)	440
1954	Massey v. Moore, Warden	348 U.S. 105 (1954)	149
1954	Berman et al., Executors, v. Parker et al.	348 U.S. 26 (1954)	1131
1954	United States v. Gilman	347 U.S. 507 (1954)	146
1954	Capital Service, Inc. et al. v. National Labor Relations Board	347 U.S. 501 (1954)	133
1954	Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Summerfield, Postmaster General, et al.	347 U.S. 74 (1954)	–
1954	Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board et al.	347 U.S. 67 (1954)	133
1954	General Protective Committee for the Holders of Option Warrants of the United Corporation v. Securities and Exchange Commission et al.	346 U.S. 521 (1954)	–
1953	Arkansas v. Texas et al.	346 U.S. 368 (1953)	–
1953	District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co., Inc.	346 U.S. 100 (1953)	183
1953	United States v. International Building Co.	345 U.S. 502 (1953)	347
1953	United States v. Carroll	345 U.S. 457 (1953)	–
1953	Fowler v. Rhode Island	345 U.S. 67 (1953)	251
1953	Unexcelled Chemical Corp. v. United States	345 U.S. 59 (1953)	131
1953	Bode et al. v. Barrett, Secretary of State, et al.	344 U.S. 583 (1953)	–
1953	Stone v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co.	344 U.S. 407 (1953)	–
1953	Federal Trade Commission v. Motion Picture Advertising Service Co., Inc.	344 U.S. 392 (1953)	147
1952	United States v. Cardiff	344 U.S. 174 (1952)	171
1952	Bailess, County Treasurer, et al. v. Paukune	344 U.S. 171 (1952)	–
1952	Nathanson, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. National Labor Relations Board	344 U.S. 25 (1952)	330
1952	Federal Power Commission v. Idaho Power Co.	344 U.S. 17 (1952)	226
1952	Kawakita v. United States	343 U.S. 717 (1952)	140
1952	Robertson v. United States	343 U.S. 711 (1952)	168
1952	Zorach et al. v. Clauson et al., Constituting the Board of Education of the City of New York, et al.	343 U.S. 306 (1952)	831
1952	United States v. Spector	343 U.S. 169 (1952)	–
1952	Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Missouri	342 U.S. 421 (1952)	333
1952	Standard Oil Co. v. Peck, Tax Commissioner, et al.	342 U.S. 382 (1952)	–
1952	International Longshoremen'S & Warehousemen'S Union et al. v. Juneau Spruce Corp.	342 U.S. 237 (1952)	168
1952	Carson, Commissioner of Finance & Taxation, v. Roane-Anderson Company et al.	342 U.S. 232 (1952)	–
1952	United States v. Smith	342 U.S. 225 (1952)	–
1951	Cook v. Cook	342 U.S. 126 (1951)	187
1951	Sutphen Estates, Inc. v. United States et al.	342 U.S. 19 (1951)	–
1951	Schwegmann Brothers et al. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.	341 U.S. 384 (1951)	658
1951	California State Automobile Association Inter-Insurance Bureau v. Maloney, Insurance Commissioner	341 U.S. 105 (1951)	100
1951	Williams v. United States	341 U.S. 97 (1951)	318
1951	Robertson, President of the Army Review Board, v. Chambers	341 U.S. 37 (1951)	–
1951	Warren v. United States	340 U.S. 523 (1951)	138
1951	Western Maryland Railway Co. v. Rogan et al., Constituting the State Tax Commission of Maryland	340 U.S. 520 (1951)	–
1951	Canton Railroad Co. v. Rogan et al., Constituting the State Tax Commission of Maryland	340 U.S. 511 (1951)	–
1950	Gusik v. Schilder, Warden	340 U.S. 128 (1950)	211
1950	Whelchel v. McDonald, Warden	340 U.S. 122 (1950)	–
1950	Harris v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	340 U.S. 106 (1950)	153
1950	United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.	340 U.S. 36 (1950)	2057
1950	Snyder v. Buck, Paymaster General of the Navy	340 U.S. 15 (1950)	–
1950	United States v. Texas	339 U.S. 707 (1950)	110
1950	United States v. Florida	339 U.S. 699 (1950)	139
1950	Ewing, Federal Security Administrator, et al. v. Mytinger & Casselberry, Inc.	339 U.S. 594 (1950)	490
1950	United States v. National Association of Real Estate Boards et al.	339 U.S. 485 (1950)	298
1949	Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.	337 U.S. 535 (1949)	479
1949	Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.	337 U.S. 530 (1949)	503
1949	United States v. Cors	337 U.S. 325 (1949)	187
1949	Empresa Siderurgica, S. a., et al. v. County of Merced et al.	337 U.S. 154 (1949)	–
1949	Union National Bank v. Lamb	337 U.S. 38 (1949)	130
1949	Terminiello v. Chicago	337 U.S. 1 (1949)	1230
1949	Nye & Nissen, a Corporation, et al. v. United States	336 U.S. 613 (1949)	977
1949	Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board	336 U.S. 601 (1949)	–
1949	Federal Power Commission et al. v. Interstate Natural Gas Co. et al.	336 U.S. 577 (1949)	–
1949	United States v. Knight	336 U.S. 505 (1949)	–
1949	McComb, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Jacksonville Paper Co. et al.	336 U.S. 187 (1949)	1180
1949	Ott, Commissioner of Public Finance, et al. v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. et al.	336 U.S. 169 (1949)	–
1949	Railway Express Agency, Inc. et al. v. New York	336 U.S. 106 (1949)	673
1949	La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.	336 U.S. 18 (1949)	109
1949	Leiman et al. v. Guttman et al.	336 U.S. 1 (1949)	–
1949	Ayrshire Collieries Corp. et al. v. United States et al.	335 U.S. 573 (1949)	–
1948	McDonald et al. v. United States	335 U.S. 451 (1948)	1736
1948	United States v. Urbuteit	335 U.S. 355 (1948)	–
1948	Kordel v. United States	335 U.S. 345 (1948)	201
1948	Hoiness v. United States	335 U.S. 297 (1948)	–
1948	Ahrens et al. v. Clark, Attorney General	335 U.S. 188 (1948)	305
1948	Saia v. New York	334 U.S. 558 (1948)	481
1948	Kreiger v. Kreiger	334 U.S. 555 (1948)	–
1948	Estin v. Estin	334 U.S. 541 (1948)	608
1948	United States v. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York et al.	334 U.S. 258 (1948)	–
1948	United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. et al.	334 U.S. 131 (1948)	734
1948	Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. et al. v. United States	334 U.S. 110 (1948)	231
1948	United States v. Griffith et al.	334 U.S. 100 (1948)	506
1948	Shade v. Downing et al.	333 U.S. 586 (1948)	–
1948	Parker v. Illinois	333 U.S. 571 (1948)	–
1948	Francis et al. v. Southern Pacific Co.	333 U.S. 445 (1948)	118
1948	Woods, Housing Expediter, v. Cloyd W. Miller Co. et al.	333 U.S. 138 (1948)	239
1948	Funk Brothers Seed Co. v. Kalo Inoculant Co.	333 U.S. 127 (1948)	172
1948	Johnson v. United States	333 U.S. 46 (1948)	290
1948	Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan, Acting District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service	333 U.S. 6 (1948)	354
1948	Le Maistre v. Leffers et al.	333 U.S. 1 (1948)	–
1948	Haley v. Ohio	332 U.S. 596 (1948)	1069
1948	Sealfon v. United States	332 U.S. 575 (1948)	555
1947	Williams et al. v. Fanning, Postmaster of Los Angeles	332 U.S. 490 (1947)	211
1947	Clark, Attorney General, as Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Uebersee Finanz-Korporation, a. G.	332 U.S. 480 (1947)	162
1947	Priebe & Sons, Inc. v. United States	332 U.S. 407 (1947)	258
1947	Delgadillo v. Carmichael, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service	332 U.S. 388 (1947)	208
1947	Sunal v. Large, Superintendent, Federal Prison Camp	332 U.S. 174 (1947)	419
1947	Clark, Attorney General, as Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Allen et al.	331 U.S. 503 (1947)	205
1947	Craig et al. v. Harney, Sheriff	331 U.S. 367 (1947)	697
1947	New York et al. v. United States et al.	331 U.S. 284 (1947)	177
1947	Rice et al. v. Board of Trade of the City of Chicago	331 U.S. 247 (1947)	–
1947	Rice et al. v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. et al.	331 U.S. 218 (1947)	2636
1947	Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Sanders et al., Doing Business as Perfect Recondition Spark Plug Co.	331 U.S. 125 (1947)	258
1947	Fleming, Temporary Controls Administrator, v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co. et al.	331 U.S. 111 (1947)	193
1947	Land, Chairman, United States Maritime Commission, et al. v. Dollar et al.	330 U.S. 731 (1947)	1339
1947	New York Ex Rel. Halvey v. Halvey	330 U.S. 610 (1947)	419
1947	Penfield Company of California et al. v. Securities & Exchange Commission	330 U.S. 585 (1947)	327
1947	Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al. v. Flowers	330 U.S. 464 (1947)	–
1947	Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States	330 U.S. 248 (1947)	–
1947	United States v. Powell et al., Receivers	330 U.S. 238 (1947)	–
1947	Ellis v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.	329 U.S. 649 (1947)	322
1947	Transparent-Wrap Machine Corp. v. Stokes & Smith Co.	329 U.S. 637 (1947)	–
1947	Gardner, Trustee, v. New Jersey	329 U.S. 565 (1947)	388
1947	Morris v. Jones, Director of Insurance	329 U.S. 545 (1947)	268
1947	Anderson, Receiver, v. Yungkau, Executor, et al.	329 U.S. 482 (1947)	274
1947	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al. v. Agnew et al.	329 U.S. 441 (1947)	100
1946	Eagles, Post Commanding Officer, v. United States Ex Rel. Horowitz	329 U.S. 317 (1946)	–
1946	Eagles, Post Commanding Officer, v. United States Ex Rel. Samuels	329 U.S. 304 (1946)	172
1946	Fiswick et al. v. United States	329 U.S. 211 (1946)	506
1946	United States v. Bruno	329 U.S. 207 (1946)	–
1946	Ballard et al. v. United States	329 U.S. 187 (1946)	512
1946	Richfield Oil Corp. v. State Board of Equalization	329 U.S. 69 (1946)	201
1946	Cleveland v. United States	329 U.S. 14 (1946)	253

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Who appointed William Orville Douglas?: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Orville Douglas to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1939.
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