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1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Juidice et al., Judges v. Vail et al.

430 U.S. 327 · 97 S. Ct. 1211 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 61

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
75-1397
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 327
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1211
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 61

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Juidice et al., Judges v. Vail et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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