Justice · 1946–1958

Harold Burton

Served the 1946 through 1958 terms, taking part in 1,388 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 76.9% of the time.

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1946–1958Terms

1,388Cases

76.9%With majority

227Dissenting votes

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Majority 76.9%

Dissent 16.4%

Concurrence 3.6%

Shares of 1,388 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which Harold Burton cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and Harold Burton's vote in each.
Case	Term	Vote split	This justice
Moore v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	1958	6-3	Dissent
Cooper et al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al. v. Aaron et al.	1958	9-0	Majority
Aaron et al. v. Cooper et al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al.	1958	9-0	Majority
Giordenello v. United States	1957	6-3	Dissent
Joines v. United States	1957	7-2	Dissent
First Methodist Church of San Leandro et al. v. Horstmann, Assessor of Alameda County, California, et al.	1957	7-1	Majority
Aaron et al. v. Cooper et al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al.	1957	9-0	Majority
Federal Trade Commission v. National Casualty Co.	1957	9-0	Majority
Caritativo v. California et al.	1957	6-3	Majority
Cicenia v. Lagay, Superintendent, New Jersey State Prison Farm	1957	5-3	Majority
Jones v. United States	1957	7-2	Dissent
Giordenello v. United States	1957	6-3	Dissent
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, Attorney General	1957	9-0	Majority
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. County of Los Angeles et al.	1957	7-1	Special concurrence
Speiser v. Randall, Assessor of Contra Costa County, California	1957	7-1	Special concurrence
Crooker v. California	1957	5-4	Majority
Ashdown v. Utah	1957	7-2	Majority
Lerner v. Casey et al., Constituting the New York City Transit Authority	1957	5-4	Majority
Beilan v. Board of Public Education, School District of Philadelphia	1957	5-4	Majority
Gore v. United States	1957	5-4	Majority
Knapp v. Schweitzer, Judge of the Court of General Sessions, et al.	1957	6-3	Majority
National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America, CIO, et al.	1957	7-2	Majority
Wiener v. United States	1957	9-0	Majority
National Labor Relations Board v. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local Unions Nos. 338 and 680, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, AFL-CIO	1957	6-3	Majority
Triplett v. Iowa.	1957	9-0	Majority

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