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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 |
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Term: 1969 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 10, 1969 |
Decided: June 1, 1970 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
5-2 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Warren Burger • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Concurring |
John Harlan II |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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