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CHANDLER, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE v. JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE TENTH CIRCUIT (1970)

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CHANDLER, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE v. JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE TENTH CIRCUIT
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: December 10, 1969
Decided: June 1, 1970
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-2
Majority
William BrennanWarren BurgerPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam Douglas

CHANDLER, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE v. JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE TENTH CIRCUIT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1970. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1969.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
  • Petitioner: Judge
  • Petitioner state: United States
  • Respondent type: Court or judicial district
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 398 U.S. 74
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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