William Edwin Orr
1881–1965 · Frisco, UT
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Judge | Harry S Truman (Democratic) | Sep 28, 1945 | Death, Oct 7, 1965 |
Education
- University of Nevada, Reno
- Read law, 1912
Professional Career
County clerk, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1906-1910; County treasurer, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1911-1912; District attorney, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1913-1918; Judge, Nevada District Court, Lincoln County, 1919-1939; Justice, Supreme Court of Nevada, 1939-1945; chief justice, 1943-1945
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 1,202 opinions from 1945 to 1966
- Ralph A. Vanella and George William Sullivan v. United States 1966
- John Edward Stowers v. United States 1965
- Jesus Garcia Castillo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1965
- Herbert B. Peterson v. The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, a Corporation 1965
- Melvin McGuire and Alvina McGuire v. United States of America, Rahier Trucking, Inc. v. United States 1965
- Soon Yung Ahn, Also Known as Soon Young Ahn v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1965
- World Airways, Inc. v. National Mediation Board, United States of America v. World Airways, Inc. 1965
- Arthur Earl Robbins v. United States 1965
- Lester Eblen Stiles v. Fred Gove, of the Estate of Ethel Gove, Deceased 1965
- Frank Joseph McCartney v. United States 1965
- States Steamship Company v. American Smelting & Refining Company 1965
- United States v. Union Oil Company of California 1965
- Norman Kronick v. United States 1965
- National Labor Relations Board v. Action Wholesale Company, Inc., Doing Business as A. L. French Co. 1965
- James Raymond Neal v. United States 1965
- Arthur Dennis Dunbar v. United States 1965
- Rees Blow Pipe Manufacturing Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Rees Blow Pipe Manufacturing Company 1965
- Leroy Jefferson v. United States 1965
- J. W. Schwartz, Individually and as Commanding General of the United States Army, Letterman General Hospital v. Napoleon Covington 1965
- James Henry Meador v. United States 1965
- United States v. Virgil F. Kanan, Donald R. Elbel, George M. Hill, R. E. Wolfe, Martin Breitenbach and James F. Byrne 1965
- National Labor Relations Board v. Howard Rippee, George Rippee and Oliver Rippee D/B/A Pacific Multiforms Company 1964
- Phoenix Title and Trust Company v. Myles Stewart, Trustee of the Estate of Arthur Peabody and Olive Peabody 1964
- The United States of America v. Quincy Railroad Company 1964
- Communications Workers of America, an Unincorporated Association v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company, a Washington Corporation 1964
- National Labor Relations Board v. Joint Council of Teamsters No. 38, Teamsters Union, Local No. 87, and Arden Farms Co. 1964
- Fedco, Inc. And the Travelers Indemnity Company v. United States of America Ex Rel. Fred O. Jones 1964
- Ivory Wilson v. United States 1964
- Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State Penitentiary v. James W. S. Gidley 1964
- Cable Vision, Inc., and Idaho Microwave, Inc. v. Kutv, Inc., the Klix Corporation 1964
- Alexander J. Woykovsky v. United States 1964
- Hallcraft Homes, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1964
- John Bernard Doyle v. United States 1964
- Helen Herrero Perez v. The Estate of Vincente Pangelinan Herrero, Etc. 1964
- General Insurance Company of America v. Western Casualty & Surety Company 1964
- Cecil Riley Royal, Stalco, Inc., and Zero Refrigerated Lines v. Arline v. Selfridge 1964
- Donald James Schnepp v. State of Oregon and United States of America 1964
- M. O. S. Corporation, a Corporation v. John I. Haas Co., Inc., a Corporation 1964
- Robert McClure Jr., and Donald Gaxiola v. United States 1964
- United States v. Robert C. Mathews and Grace E. Mathews 1964
- Royal Air Properties, Inc., a Corporation, Harold L. Heathman and Madge I. Heathman, His Wife v. R. Philip Smith 1964
- Ollie Warren v. G. v. Richardson, Warden F.C.I., Lompoc, California 1964
- Ziegler Chemical and Mineral Corporation, a Corporation of New York v. American Gilsonite Company, a Corporation of Delaware 1964
- James Arthur Lindsey, Also Known as James Arthur Lindsay v. United States 1964
- General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. Snow 1964
- Interstate Plywood Sales Company, a Corporation v. Interstate Container Corporation, a Corporation 1964
- Washington Public Power Supply System, a Municipal Corporation v. Pacific Northwest Power Company, a Corporation 1964
- Winifred Paul Ames v. United States of America, Alfred Paul, Jr., and Virginia Paul v. United States 1964
- Continental Shippers' Association, Inc. v. United States 1964
- Continental Oil Company, a Corporation v. United States 1964
- Paul H. Aschkar & Company v. The Honorable Jesse W. Curtis 1964
- District Director of Internal Revenue v. Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce 1964
- Johnnie Lee Goss v. State of Alaska 1964
- Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Juan Munoz and Maria Munoz 1964
- Andrew James Leonard v. United States 1963
- Charles Thomas Yeaman v. United States 1963
- Forrest Laidley and George P. Vye v. Barbara Bogart Heigho, Maxwell Stevens Heigho and Security-First National Bank 1963
- William Banks v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California 1963
- Robert I. Samsing v. S & P Company, Doing Business as Maier Brewing Company, and Keller Street Development Company 1963
- Richard Donald Costello v. United States 1963
- Ralph Charles Kaufman and Jack Harry Edwards v. United States 1963
- Charles D. McEwen v. Spokane International Railroad Company 1963
- Herbert L. Holm v. United States 1963
- Andrew James Leonard v. United States 1963
- United Steelworkers v. Northwest Steel Rolling Mills, Inc. 1963
- United States v. Federal Employees' Distributing Company 1963
- Estate of E. W. Chism, Deceased, Clara Chism, and Clara Chism v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1963
- Thomas Tabor and Agnes F. Tabor v. Teresa C. Ulloa 1963
- Ray W. Christensen, Trustee v. Robert T. Felton and Jean Wilson Felton 1963
- Affiliated Government Employees' Distributing Company, a Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1963
- Cora Galenti Smith v. United States 1963
- H. E. Atterbury v. A. S. v. Carpenter 1963
- Ernest Leroy Smith v. C. T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State Penitentiary 1963
- National Labor Relations Board v. Kit Manufacturing Company, Inc. 1963
- Cummins Diesel Sales of Oregon, Inc. v. United States of America, Robert H. Wills and Lillian Wills v. United States 1963
- Marion Baxter Tatum, Jr. v. United States 1963
- Leslie G. Standley v. United States 1963
- In Re Sydney Floersheim 1963
- Leamon Victor Burgess v. United States 1963
- Wade Johnson v. Redevelopment Agency of the City of Oakland, California, a Public Body, Corporate and Politic 1963
- Lucile McAulay Filippini, as of the Last Will and Testament of Carra McAulay Deceased v. United States 1963
- Carl G. Zimmerman v. Allied Van Lines, Inc., a Corporation 1963
- Clyde Leon Richards v. United States 1963
- United States v. Stanley N. Howell, Warren S. Cochran, Cochran & Howell, a Partnership, Post Cleaners, Thrifty Cleaners 1963
- Morris Drew Starks v. United States 1963
- Cleveland Proffit v. United States 1963
- S. H. Kress & Company v. National Labor Relations Board 1963
- Dale Ross v. Great Northern Railway Company, a Corporation 1963
- Francis L. Sauget v. Herbert J. Johnston 1963
- Max M. Hayden, Trustee, Etc. v. Standard Accident Insurance Company 1963
- Sydney B. Kadwell v. United States 1963
- E. C. Hay & Sons, Inc. v. Burrows 1963
- Fred C. Yandle, Hugh S. Yandle and William N. Yandle, Individually and as Co-Partners, Etc. v. Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation 1963
- United States v. Nathan Fairbairn and Ruth Fairbairn 1963
- General Engineering, Inc., and Harvey Aluminum (Incorporated) v. National Labor Relations Board 1963
- George C. Mattoon v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington 1963
- James Richard Baker v. United States 1963
- Distrillers Distributing Corporation v. J. C. Millett Co., a Corporation, D/B/A Key Distributing Co. 1963
- Amor F. Pierce and Ida Mae Pierce v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1962
- St. Regis Paper Company v. United States 1962