Harold Hitz Burton
1888–1964 · Jamaica Plain, MA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Harry S Truman (Democratic) | Sep 22, 1945 | Death, Oct 28, 1964 |
Education
- Bowdoin College, A.B., 1909
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1912
Professional Career
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-1914; Assistant attorney, Utah Power and Light Company and Utah Light and Traction Company, 1914-1916; Head of legal department, Idaho Power Company, 1916-1917; U.S. Army lieutenant, 1917-1919; Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1919-1935; State representative, Ohio, 1929; Director of law for Cleveland, Ohio, 1929-1931; Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio, 1935-1940; U.S. senator from Ohio, 1941-1945
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 471 opinions from 1945 to 1963
- Samuel Reisman v. Mortimer M. Caplin 1963
- Robert G. Thompson v. John S. Gleason, Jr., Administrator of Veterans Affairs 1962
- Walter E. Debinder v. United States 1962
- Walker v. United States 1962
- Matthews v. Britton 1962
- John C. Gager v. 'Bob Seidel,' Seidel's Restaurant 1962
- Kay Kelso Kidd D/B/A Radio Dispatch Engineering Co. v. Federal Communications Commission, Thomas R. Poor, D/B/A Kern Radio Dispatch, Intervenor 1962
- John L. Lewis, Trustees, United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund of 1950 v. Robert Z. Hogwood 1962
- Nevin v. Hepner v. H. Edward Chozick, of the Estate of Elizabeth Geary Hepner, Deceased 1961
- People of the State of California v. Federal Power Commission, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Intervenor 1961
- Albert L. Adelman and Eleanor Adelman v. St. Louis Fire and Marine Inusrance Company 1961
- White v. Clbmmer 1961
- Courtaulds (Alabama) Inc. v. Paul R. Dixon, Individually and as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission 1961
- Raymond A. Campbell, Jr. v. United States 1961
- Albert F. Jordan, Superintendent of Insurance for the District of Coulumbia v. United Insurance Company of America, a Corporation 1961
- Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission 1961
- District of Columbia v. Frances C. Lewis (Formerly Frances Carter Frick), Estate of Harold C. Frick, Deceased 1961
- Charles R. Goddard v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, a Corporation, Charles R. Goddard v. United States 1961
- Mary L. Shearer, Adminstratrix of the Estate of John C. Shearer v. Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America 1961
- Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. v. American Newspaper Guild 1961
- Bernard J. Barry v. United States of America, Bernard J. Barry v. United States 1961
- Mile Branch Coal Company v. United Mine Workers of America 1961
- Great Lakes Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, the Community Broadcasting Company, Intervenor 1960
- Wade McNeil v. Fred A. Seaton, Individually and as Secretary of the Interior 1960
- Whittier v. Emmet 1960
- International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. National Labor Relations Board 1960
- Charles O. Porter v. Christian A. Herter, Individually and as Secretary of State 1960
- Warren E. Moore v. United States 1960
- Plains Television Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission 1960
- Daniel Berloff v. Sumner G. Whittier, Administrator of Veterans Affairs 1960
- Gordon P. Street and Gordon Street, Inc. v. Federal Power Commission 1960
- Maxine Bryant v. James C. Mathis and Ray J. Radliff 1960
- Bernard A. Johnson v. United States 1960
- Clarence H. Dillard and Gertrude F. Dillard v. Maryland Turner Dillard 1960
- Red River Valley Broadcasting Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission, Gillespie Broadcasting Company, Intervenor 1960
- Clyde Spann v. Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, a Body Corporate 1959
- Elton P. Lord and Geneva Lord v. Lencshire House, Ltd., Lencshire House, Ltd. v. Elton P. Lord and Geneva Lord 1959
- Lester L. Jackson v. United States 1959
- Hilda L. Bowdan v. Gooderham & Worts, Limited 1959
- Meyer Dechter v. United States 1959
- Spurgeon Anderson v. United States 1959
- Colon D. Lockley, Jr. v. United States 1959
- Elmer L. Borges v. United States 1959
- Lewis A. Siegel v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of Patents 1959
- William v. Robbins v. George J. Reed, Chairman, United States Board of Parole 1959
- Albert Karl Tag v. William P. Rogers, Attorney General, and Dallas S. Townsend, Assistant Attorney General 1959
- William Worthy, Jr. v. Christian A. Herter, Secretary of State 1959
- Mary W. Royall v. Louis Yudelevit and William H. Simons 1959
- Frank Griffin v. United States 1959
- Mary Ellen Kelley v. Safeway Stores, Inc. 1959
- Marguerite S. McNamara v. Lincoln T. Miller, Sr. And the Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. C., Executors of the Estate of Ralph C. Tobin, Deceased 1959
- Norman A. Peltier v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior 1959
- American Fidelity Company, a Corporation, and New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company, a Corporation v. National City Bank of Evansville, a Corporation 1959
- Day v. Providence Hospital, Inc. 1959
- Leslie L. Barger v. L. Quincy Mumford, Librarian of Congress 1959
- Annie M. Lohr v. Morris C. Bishop 1959
- United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co. 1958
- Hanson v. Denckla 1958
- Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of Philadelphia 1958
- Moore v. Terminal Railroad Assn. of St. Louis 1958
- Cooper v. Aaron 1958
- International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Russell 1958
- Ashdown v. Utah 1958
- Giordenello v. United States 1958
- Jones v. United States 1958
- Speiser v. Randall 1958
- First Unitarian Church v. County of Los Angeles 1958
- Joines v. United States 1958
- Giordenello v. United States 1958
- Miller v. United States 1958
- Washington v. United States 1958
- City of Chicago v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. 1958
- Kent v. Dulles 1958
- Dayton v. Dulles 1958
- American Motors Corp. v. City of Kenosha 1958
- United States v. Bess 1958
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. 1958
- Nowak v. United States 1958
- Maisenberg v. United States 1958
- County of Marin v. United States 1958
- Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. United States 1958
- Federal Maritime Board v. Isbrandtsen Co. 1958
- Sacher v. United States 1958
- National Labor Relations Board v. Wooster Division of Borgwarner Corp. 1958
- Yates v. United States 1958
- Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. v. Smith 1958
- Public Util. Comm'n of Cal. v. United States 1958
- City of Detroit v. Murray Corp. of America 1958
- Trop v. Dulles 1958
- Nishikawa v. Dulles 1958
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Illinois Et Al. 1958
- United States v. City of Detroit 1958
- United States v. Township of Muskegon 1958
- United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co. 1958
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co. 1958
- Lambert v. California 1958
- United States v. Sharpnack 1958
- STINSON, ADMINISTRATRIX v. Atlantic Co. 1958
- Green v. United States 1957
- Gibson v. Thompson 1957