Cases Argued by John F . Davis
John F . Davis argued 31 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
An Exercise in Supreme Obstinacy
John F . Davis argued 31 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
Liquid Carbonic Corp. v. United States
No. 25
350 U.S. 869
Argued Wednesday, October 19, 1955
Decided Monday, October 24, 1955
Appearance No. 1
United States v. Leslie Salt Company
No. 74
350 U.S. 383
Argued Wednesday, December 7, 1955
Decided Monday, March 5, 1956
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 2
Murdock Acceptance Corporation v. United States
No. 56
350 U.S. 488
Argued Monday, February 27, 1956
Decided Monday, March 26, 1956
Appearance No. 3
United States v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
No. 3
353 U.S. 586
Argued Wednesday, November 14, 1956
Decided Monday, June 3, 1957
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 4
Leslie Miller, Inc., v. Arkansas
No. 51
352 U.S. 187
Argued Wednesday, December 5, 1956
Decided Monday, December 17, 1956
Appearance No. 5
United States v. Witkovich
No. 295
353 U.S. 194
Argued Thursday, February 28, 1957
Decided Monday, April 29, 1957
Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter
Appearance No. 6
Grunewald v. United States
No. 183
353 U.S. 391
Argued Wednesday, April 3, 1957
Decided Monday, May 27, 1957
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 7
United States v. Korpan
No. 596
354 U.S. 271
Argued Thursday, April 25, 1957
Decided Monday, June 17, 1957
Opinion by Justice Hugo Black
Appearance No. 8
Rathbun v. United States
No. 30
355 U.S. 107
Argued Tuesday, October 29, 1957
Decided Monday, December 9, 1957
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 9
Benanti v. United States
No. 231
355 U.S. 96
Argued Tuesday, October 29, 1957
Decided Monday, December 9, 1957
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 10
United States ex rel. Lee Kum Hoy v. Murff
No. 32
355 U.S. 169
Argued Thursday, November 21, 1957
Decided Monday, December 9, 1957
Appearance No. 11
Public Utilities Commission of California v. United States
No. 23
355 U.S. 534
Argued Tuesday, January 7, 1958
Decided Monday, March 3, 1958
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 12
United States v. Cores
No. 455
356 U.S. 405
Argued Thursday, March 13, 1958
Decided Monday, May 19, 1958
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 13
Commissioner v. Stern
No. 311
357 U.S. 39
Argued Monday, April 7, 1958
Decided Monday, June 9, 1958
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 14
United States v. Bess
No. 395
357 U.S. 51
Argued Monday, April 7, 1958
Decided Monday, June 9, 1958
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 15
Ivanhoe Irrigation Dist. v. McCracken
No. 122
357 U.S. 275
Argued Tuesday, April 29, 1958
Decided Monday, June 23, 1958
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 16
Brown v. United States
No. 4
359 U.S. 41
Argued Thursday, October 16, 1958
Decided Monday, March 9, 1959
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 17
Lee v. Madigan
No. 42
358 U.S. 228
Argued Tuesday, December 9, 1958
Decided Monday, January 12, 1959
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 18
United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc.
No. 174
359 U.S. 29
Argued Thursday, January 22, 1959
Decided Monday, March 9, 1959
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 19
Tak Shan Fong v. United States
No. 110
359 U.S. 102
Argued Tuesday, February 24, 1959
Decided Monday, March 23, 1959
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 20
Scales v. United States
No. 1
367 U.S. 203
Argued Wednesday, April 29, 1959
Decided Monday, June 5, 1961
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 21
United States v. Seaboard Air Lines Railroad Company
No. 10
361 U.S. 78
Argued Monday, October 19, 1959
Decided Monday, November 9, 1959
Opinion by Justice William Douglas
Appearance No. 22
Phillips Chemical Company v. Dumas Independent School District
No. 40
361 U.S. 376
Argued Tuesday, November 17, 1959
Decided Tuesday, February 23, 1960
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 23
Flemming v. Nestor
No. 54
363 U.S. 603
Argued Wednesday, February 24, 1960
Decided Monday, June 20, 1960
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 24
Schaffer v. United States
No. 111,122
362 U.S. 511
Argued Thursday, March 24, 1960
Decided Monday, May 16, 1960
Opinion by Justice Tom Clark
Appearance No. 25
Kimm v. Rosenberg
No. 139
363 U.S. 405
Argued Monday, May 16, 1960
Decided Monday, June 13, 1960
Appearance No. 26
Noto v. United States
No. 9
367 U.S. 290
Argued Monday, October 10, 1960
Decided Monday, June 5, 1961
Opinion by Justice John M. Harlan II
Appearance No. 27
Silverman v. United States
No. 66
365 U.S. 505
Argued Monday, December 5, 1960
Decided Monday, March 6, 1961
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 28
Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers v. McElroy
No. 97
367 U.S. 886
Argued Thursday, January 12, 1961
Decided Monday, June 19, 1961
Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart
Appearance No. 29
United States v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
No. 55
366 U.S. 316
Argued Monday, February 20, 1961
Decided Monday, May 22, 1961
Opinion by Justice William Brennan
Appearance No. 30
Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
No. 492
367 U.S. 316
Argued Thursday, April 27, 1961
Decided Monday, June 12, 1961
Opinion by Justice Earl Warren
Appearance No. 31