Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
1841–1935 · Boston, MA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Dec 4, 1902 | Retirement, Jan 12, 1932 |
Education
- Harvard College, A.B., 1861
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1866
Professional Career
U.S. Army lieutenant, 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1864; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1867-1882; Instructor in constitutional law, Harvard College, 1870-1871; Editor, American Law Review, 1870-1873; Lecturer on common law, Lowell Institute, 1880; Weld professor of law, Harvard Law School, 1882; Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1882-1902; chief justice, 1899-1902
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 1,034 opinions from 1895 to 1932
- United States Ex Rel. Polymeris v. Trudell 1932
- Arizona Grocery Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. 1932
- Dunn v. United States 1932
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Maine 1932
- United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1931
- Hoeper v. Tax Comm'n of Wis. 1931
- State Tax Comm'n of Miss. v. Interstate Natural Gas Co. 1931
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. United States 1931
- United States v. Kirby Lumber Co 1931
- Moore v. Bay 1931
- Northport Power & Light Co. v. Hartley 1931
- United States v. MacIntosh 1931
- United States v. Bland 1931
- Frank L. Young Co. v. McNeal-Edwards Co. 1931
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Powe 1931
- New Jersey v. New York 1931
- Smoot Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Washington Airport, Inc. 1931
- Southern Railway Co. v. Hussey 1931
- Eckert v. Burnet 1931
- Phillippides v. Day 1931
- United States Ex Rel. Cateches v. Day 1931
- Carr v. Zaja 1931
- Flynn v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad 1931
- McBoyle v. United States 1931
- Bain Peanut Co. of Tex. v. Pinson 1931
- Alabama v. United States 1931
- Waite v. United States 1931
- Coolidge v. Long 1931
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Virginia 1931
- Burnet v. Willingham Loan & Trust Co. 1931
- International Paper Co. v. United States 1931
- Uravic v. F. Jarka Co. 1931
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad 1931
- Broad River Power Co. v. South Carolina Ex Rel. Daniel 1930
- Lektophone Corp. v. Rola Co. 1930
- Beidler v. South Carolina Tax Commission 1930
- Klein v. Board of Tax Supervisors of Jefferson Cty. 1930
- Sherman v. United States 1930
- Baldwin v. Missouri 1930
- Eliason v. Wilborn 1930
- Barker Painting Co. v. Local No. 734, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, & Paperhangers 1930
- Escher v. Woods 1930
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. United States 1930
- Danovitz v. United States 1930
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. United States 1930
- Corliss v. Bowers 1930
- Wisconsin v. Illinois 1930
- United States v. Adams 1930
- John Baizley Iron Works v. Span 1930
- Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Cook 1930
- Patton v. United States 1930
- Missouri Ex Rel. Missouri Insurance v. Gehner 1930
- Lucas v. Earl 1930
- Early v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 1930
- New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. v. State Board of Taxes & Assessments 1930
- Renziehausen v. Lucas 1930
- Superior Oil Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Knox 1930
- United States v. Wurzbach 1930
- Minerals Separation North American Corp. v. Magma Copper Co. 1930
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Bryant 1930
- Ohio Ex Rel. Popovici v. Agler 1930
- Clarke v. Haberle Crystal Springs Brewing Co. 1930
- Wabash Railway Co. v. Barclay 1930
- Farmers Loan & Trust Co. v. Minnesota 1930
- United Rs. & Elec. Co. of Baltimore v. West 1930
- International Shoe Co. v. Federal Trade Commission 1930
- Ex Parte Hobbs 1929
- Railroad Commission v. Los Angeles Railway Corp. 1929
- Safe Deposit & Trust Co. of Baltimore v. Virginia 1929
- Wheeler v. Greene 1929
- MacAllen Co. v. Massachusetts 1929
- United States v. Schwimmer 1929
- United States v. American Livestock Commission Co. 1929
- St. Louis & O'Fallon Railway Co. v. United States 1929
- Douglas v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad 1929
- Becher v. Contoure Laboratories, Inc. 1929
- Roschen v. Ward 1929
- Ithaca Trust Co. v. United States 1929
- United States Printing & Lithograph Co. v. Griggs, Cooper & Co. 1929
- Helson & Randolph v. Kentucky 1929
- Ithaca Trust Co. v. United States 1929
- United States v. New York Central Railroad 1929
- Flink v. Paladini 1929
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. White 1929
- Cudahy Packing Co. v. Hinkle 1929
- Frost v. Corporation Comm'n of Okla. 1929
- United States v. Commonwealth & Dominion Line, Ltd. 1929
- Williams v. Standard Oil Co. of La. 1929
- Botany Worsted Mills v. United States 1929
- Unadilla Valley Railway Co. v. Caldine 1928
- Northern Coal & Dock Co. v. Strand 1928
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. Peterson 1928
- Boston Sand and Gravel Co. v. United States 1928
- United States v. Cambridge Loan & Building Co. 1928
- United States v. Lenson 1928
- Louis K. Liggett Co. v. Baldridge 1928
- Maney v. United States 1928
- Olmstead v. United States 1928
- National Life Insurance v. United States 1928
- Ribnik v. McBride 1928