William Orville Douglas
1898–1980 · Maine, MN
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Apr 15, 1939 | Death, Jan 19, 1980 |
Education
- Whitman College, A.B., 1920
- Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1925
Professional Career
Private practice, New York City, 1925-1926; Assistant professor of law, Columbia Law School, 1926-1928; Sterling professor of law, Yale Law School, 1928-1936; Director, Protective Study Committee, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-1936; Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-1939; chairman, 1937-1939
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 4,444 opinions from 1939 to 2014
- Progressive Gulf Insurance v. Faehnrich 2014
- Massachusetts v. Westcott 1977
- Elvin Lee Bynum v. United States 1976
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES v. LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY Et Al. 1975
- Moore v. Illinois 1975
- Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Porter County Chapter of Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. 1975
- Boehning v. Indiana State Employees Assn., Inc. 1975
- Stewart v. Iowa 1975
- Rose v. Hodges 1975
- Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner 1975
- Vardas v. Texas 1975
- Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 1975
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores 1975
- United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. Forman 1975
- United States v. Alaska 1975
- Archie James Shumar v. United States 1975
- Lucas v. Arkansas 1975
- Davis v. Morris 1975
- Smith v. United States 1975
- United Mine Workers v. Island Creek Coal Co. 1975
- United Mine Workers v. Armco Steel Corp. 1975
- Coiro v. United States 1975
- Baumgarten v. United States 1975
- Aaron v. Capps 1975
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Federal Communications Commission 1975
- SMITH Et Al. v. UNITED STATES Et Al. 1975
- United States v. Brignoni-Ponce 1975
- Bowen v. United States 1975
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. 1975
- White v. Regester 1975
- Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 1975
- Weinberger v. Salfi 1975
- Preiser v. Newkirk 1975
- Muniz v. Hoffman 1975
- Warth v. Seldin 1975
- United States v. Peltier 1975
- Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson 1975
- United States v. American Building Maintenance Industries 1975
- Aberdeen & Rockfish R. Co. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) 1975
- City of Richmond v. United States 1975
- United States v. Hale 1975
- Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville 1975
- United States v. Nobles 1975
- Rogers v. United States 1975
- Wheeler v. Barrera 1975
- Hill v. Stone 1975
- Murphy v. Florida 1975
- Bigelow v. Virginia 1975
- United States v. Louisiana 1975
- Mitchell Watson v. Kenlick Coal Company, Inc. 1975
- Kugler v. Helfant 1975
- United States v. Park 1975
- Edwards v. Healy 1975
- Dunlop v. Bachowski 1975
- United States v. Tax Comm'n of Miss. 1975
- Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund 1975
- Fry v. United States 1975
- United States v. Wilson 1975
- Van Lare v. Hurley 1975
- Ellis v. Dyson 1975
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. 1975
- Dallas County v. Reese 1975
- Pitchess v. Davis 1975
- Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour 1975
- United States v. Louisiana 1975
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd. 1975
- Gurley v. Rhoden 1975
- Johnson v. Mississippi 1975
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society 1975
- Cox v. Cook 1975
- Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Traigle 1975
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1975
- Renegotiation Board v. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. 1975
- Costarelli v. Massachusetts 1975
- DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District 1975
- Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 1975
- Stanton v. Stanton 1975
- McLucas v. DeChamplain 1975
- Estelle v. Dorrough 1975
- Patterson v. Superior Court of California 1975
- Firestone Plastics Co. v. United States Department of Labor 1975
- Schlesinger v. Councilman 1975
- Iannelli v. United States 1975
- MTM, Inc. v. Baxley 1975
- Patterson v. Superior Court of California 1975
- Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld 1975
- Austin v. New Hampshire 1975
- United States v. Feola 1975
- Oregon v. Hass 1975
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad 1975
- Burns v. Alcala 1975
- Reid v. Immigration & Naturalization Service 1975
- United States v. Maine 1975
- Schlesinger v. Ballard 1975
- Serfass v. United States 1975
- Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians v. Federal Power Commission 1975
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn 1975
- Cassius v. Arizona 1975
- Caldwell v. City of New Orleans 1975
- United States v. Wilson 1975