Edward Douglass White
1845–1921 · Lafourche Parish, LA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Grover Cleveland (Democratic) | Feb 19, 1894 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Dec 19, 1910 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Chief Justice | William H. Taft (Republican) | Dec 12, 1910 | Death, May 19, 1921 |
Education
- Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
- Read law, 1868
Professional Career
Confederate Army lieutenant, 1861-1863; Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1868-1879; State senator, Louisiana, 1874-1879; Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1879-1880; Private practice and sugar planter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1880-1891; U.S. senator from Louisiana, 1891-1893
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 845 opinions from 1891 to 1921
- Newberry v. United States 1921
- Southern Iowa Electric Co. v. City of Chariton 1921
- City of San Antonio v. San Antonio Public Service Co. 1921
- Williams v. United States 1921
- El Banco Popular De Economias Y Prestamos v. Wilcox 1921
- T. M. Duche & Sons, Ltd. v. American Schooner \John Twohy\"" 1921
- Tedrow v. A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Co. 1921
- Kennington v. Palmer 1921
- Kinnane v. Detroit Creamery Co. 1921
- C. A. Weed & Co. v. Lockwood 1921
- G. S. Willard Co. v. Palmer 1921
- Oglesby Grocery Co. v. United States 1921
- Weeds, Inc. v. United States 1921
- Givens v. Zerbst 1921
- Heald v. District of Columbia 1920
- United States v. MacMillan 1920
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Cahill 1920
- United States v. Reading Co. 1920
- United States Ex Rel. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1920
- Board of Public Utility Commissioners v. Ynchausti & Co. 1920
- United States v. Thompson 1920
- Duhne v. New Jersey 1920
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Boegli 1920
- United States v. Board of Comm'rs of Osage Cty. 1919
- Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. v. Police Court of Sacramento 1919
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. Warren-Godwin Lumber Co. 1919
- Cartas v. United States 1919
- Cartas v. United States 1919
- F. Vitelli & Son v. United States 1919
- Commercial Cable Co. v. Burleson 1919
- Public Service Co. of Northern Ill. v. Corboy 1919
- Kansas v. Burleson 1919
- MacLeod v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 1919
- United States v. Ferger 1919
- United States v. Ferger (No. 2) 1919
- United States v. Ferger 1919
- Portsmouth Harbor Land & Hotel Co v. United States 1919
- United States v. Gudger 1919
- Matters v. Ryan 1919
- Ex Parte Hudgings 1919
- Miller v. McClain 1919
- Board of Public Utility Commissioners v. Manila Electric Railroad & Light Co. 1919
- Shaffer v. Howard 1919
- Harriman Nat. Bank of NY v. Seldomridge 1919
- J. Homer Fritch, Inc. v. United States 1919
- Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird 1919
- Andrews v. Virginian Railway Co. 1919
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Kansas 1919
- Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. v. Arctic Iron Co. 1918
- United States Glue Co. v. Town of Oak Creek 1918
- Ex Parte Southwestern Surety Insurance 1918
- York Manufacturing Co. v. Colley 1918
- Ex Parte Abdu 1918
- Shepard v. Barkley 1918
- Cox v. Wood 1918
- Virginia v. West Virginia 1918
- Smith v. Jackson 1918
- Stadelman v. Miner 1918
- Armour & Co. v. Virginia 1918
- Boston Store of Chicago v. American Graphophone Co. 1918
- William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. v. International Curtis Marine Turbine Co. 1918
- Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America v. Simon 1918
- Goldman v. United States 1918
- Kramer v. United States 1918
- Ruthenberg v. United States 1918
- Jones v. Perkins 1918
- United States Ex Rel. Arant v. Lane 1917
- Petersen v. Iowa Ex Rel. State Treasurer 1917
- Duus v. Brown 1917
- Contributors to the Pennsylvania Hospital v. City of Philadelphia 1917
- Lee Wilson & Co. v. United States 1917
- Bruce v. Tobin 1917
- Ex Parte Park Square Automobile Station 1917
- First National Bank v. Fellows Ex Rel. Union Trust Co. 1917
- Doepel v. Jones 1917
- Toledo Railways & Light Co. v. Hill 1917
- Meisukas v. Greenough Red Ash Coal Co. 1917
- American Express Co. v. United States Horse Shoe Co. 1917
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Gotschall 1917
- Ohio River Contract Co. v. Gordon 1917
- Wilson v. New 1917
- Tyrrell v. District of Columbia 1917
- Wellsville Oil Co. v. Miller 1917
- Bond v. Hume 1917
- Union National Bank v. McBoyle 1917
- Bowersock v. Smith 1917
- McCluskey v. Marysville & Northern Railway Co. 1917
- Bay v. Merrill & Ring Logging Co. 1917
- Raymond v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. 1917
- In the Matter of the Petition of Selling 1917
- Selling v. Radford 1917
- United States v. American-Asiatic Steamship Co. 1917
- Clark Distilling Co. v. Western Maryland Railway Co. 1917
- Ex parte Indiana Transportation Co. 1916
- Cissna v. Tennessee 1916
- Lovato v. New Mexico 1916
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. City of Raleigh 1916
- Cross v. United States 1916
- Cross v. United States 1916
- Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. v. Ward 1916