Hugo Lafayette Black
1886–1971 · Clay County, AL
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Aug 18, 1937 | Death, Sep 25, 1971 |
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1906
Professional Career
Private practice, Ashland, Alabama 1906-1907; Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1907-1917, 1919-1927; Judge, Birmingham [Alabama] Police Court, 1910-1911; Prosecutor, Birmingham, Alabama, 1914-1917; U.S. Army captain, 1917-1919; U.S. senator from Alabama, 1927-1937; Presiding officer, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1953
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 2,554 opinions from 1936 to 1993
- Jones v. Jackson 1993
- Jones v. Jackson 1993
- Demouchette v. Collins 1992
- Demouchette v. Collins 1992
- Jurgens v. McKasy 1991
- Jurgens v. McKasy 1991
- Bobal v. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1991
- Bobal v. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1991
- Wisniewski v. Kennard 1990
- Wisniewski v. Kennard 1990
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary v. Babcock 1990
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary v. Babcock 1990
- DaSilva v. United States 1990
- DaSilva v. United States 1990
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Freeman 1990
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Freeman 1990
- Herrera v. Redman 1989
- Herrera v. Redman 1989
- Oglala Sioux Tribe v. United States 1989
- Oglala Sioux Tribe v. United States 1989
- Kokkonen v. Democratic National Committee Chairman 1989
- Kokkonen v. Democratic National Committee Chairman 1989
- Ford Motor Co. v. Bryant 1988
- Ford Motor Co. v. Bryant 1988
- LaRocca v. Boardman Township 1988
- LaRocca v. Boardman Township 1988
- Economou v. Securities & Exchange Commission 1988
- Economou v. Securities & Exchange Commission 1988
- Wrenn v. Gould 1987
- Wrenn v. Gould 1987
- Double Rainbow Gourmet Ice Creams v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California 1987
- Hydropool & Cogeneration Services, Inc. v. California Public Utilities Commission 1987
- Riddick v. School Board 1986
- Parish of St. Bernard v. United States 1986
- Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. 1985
- Timberlane Lumber Co. v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n 1985
- A. L. Adams Construction Co. v. Georgia Power Co. 1985
- Foremost Pro Color, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co. 1984
- Boylan v. United States Postal Service 1983
- McCray v. New York 1983
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Great Coastal Express, Inc. 1983
- Pope v. Thone 1982
- Orwoll v. LaComb 1982
- Hester v. Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. 1982
- Monongahela Power Co. v. United States 1981
- Michigan v. Olah 1981
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union 1980
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Chauffeurs, Local Union No. 878 1980
- Wade v. Louisiana 1980
- Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. v. Atlas Corp. 1980
- First National Bank of Commerce v. Superior Court of California 1979
- Weeks v. Simpson 1979
- Brauer v. Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Southern California, Arizona & Nevada 1979
- Suffolk Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Hulse 1978
- Modjeska Sign Studios, Inc. v. Berle 1978
- Mansfield v. Estelle 1978
- Cox v. Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S. A. 1978
- St. John v. Estelle 1978
- Bradington v. International Business Machines Corp. 1977
- Westby v. Doe 1977
- Northside Realty Associates Inc. v. United States 1976
- Woestendiek v. Walker 1975
- Iowa Independent Bankers v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1975
- United Mine Workers v. Island Creek Coal Co. 1975
- United Mine Workers v. Armco Steel Corp. 1975
- Dann v. Honeywell, Inc. 1974
- United States Board of Parole v. Amaya 1974
- McLaughlin v. Prieto 1974
- California Independent Telephone Ass'n v. Public Utilities Commission 1974
- Telephone Users Ass'n v. Public Service Commission 1973
- S. Wallach Co. v. International Business Machines Corp. 1973
- Wainwright v. Cottle 1973
- Ruderer v. Sessions 1973
- Stephens, Inc. v. United States 1973
- Holt v. City of Richmond 1972
- Gottschalk v. Benson 1972
- Theriault v. Silber 1972
- Epstein v. Association of the Bar of New York 1972
- Palmer v. Thompson 1971
- Jenness v. Fortson 1971
- Lemon v. Kurtzman 1971
- Corpus Christi Independent School District V 1971
- Edgar v. United States 1971
- Mahan v. Howell 1971
- National Labor Relations Board v. Getman 1971
- Hunter v. Tennessee 1971
- McKeiver v. Pennsylvania 1971
- Tilton v. Richardson 1971
- United States v. Washington Post Co. Et Al. 1971
- Kervick v. Clayton 1971
- Hunt v. McNair 1971
- Clark v. Smith 1971
- Mathis v. New Jersey 1971
- Quintana v. Texas 1971
- Adams v. Washington 1971
- Funicello v. New Jersey 1971
- Atkinson v. North Carolina 1971
- Anderson v. Louisiana 1971
- Martin v. Maryland 1971
- Earl Eilers v. Hercules, Inc. 1971