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1962 term · Warren Court · 8-0

Garvin v. Cochran, Corrections Director

371 U.S. 27 · 83 S. Ct. 122 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 397

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
13 M
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 27
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 122
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 397

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Garvin v. Cochran, Corrections Director.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Arthur GoldbergUnknown

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