NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Supreme Court of the United States Reporter of Decisions

The Reporter of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court is the official charged with editing and publishing the Court's decisions both when announced and in the bound volumes of the United States Reports. The official title of this officer was changed from "Reporter" to "Reporter of Decisions" in 1953, to clarify the duties of the office at the request of Reporter Walter Wyatt with the authorization of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Walter Wyatt (July 20, 1893–February 26, 1978) was an American lawyer and the twelfth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court from 1946 to 1963. ... Frederick Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890â€“September 8, 1953) served the United States in all three branches of government. ...

The first two reporters acted in an unofficial capacity. Only in 1816, after the Supreme Court had existed for a quarter-century, did Congress create an official post of reporter. It then added a $1,000 a year salary in the Judiciary Act of 1817. The reporter also profited from selling the printed volumes of the reports of decisions. In 1874, Congress for the first time appropriated funds to publish the volumes; from that time the report was known as the United States Reports and numbering began as if Dallas's first volume was number one. In 1922 the Government Printing Office took over publication of the United States Reports. 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The logotype of the United States Government Printing Office In the United States, the Government Printing Office (GPO) provides printed (and now electronic) copies of documents produced by and for all federal agencies, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, and all executive branch agencies like the FCC and EPA. Court...

The Reporter of Decisions is responsible only for the contents of the "United States Reports" issued by the Government Printing Office, first in preliminary prints and later in the final bound volumes. The Reporter is not responsible for the editorial content of unofficial reports of the Court's decisions, such as the "Supreme Court Reporter" or "Lawyer's Edition." published by private firms.

List of Reporters

The reporters of decisions are listed here with their tenures and the numbers of the volumes of the United States Reports they edited. Until volume 90, the volumes were also by the name of the reporter and the numbers of those nominative reports are listed after the U.S. Reports numbers. The post was vacant from 1944 to 1946. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Categories: U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court Reporters of Decisions Alexander James Dallas (June 21, 1759–January 16, 1817) was an American statesman who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary in the cabinet of President James Madison. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: People stubs | Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit | U.S. Supreme Court Reporters of Decisions | 1769 births | 1855 deaths ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Wheaton (November 27, 1785 - March 11, 1848), American lawyer and diplomat, was born at Providence, Rhode Island. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Peters, Jr. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Chew Howard (November 5, 1791–March 6, 1872) was an American congressman and the fifth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1843 to 1861. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Jeremiah Sullivan Black (January 10, 1810–August 19, 1883) was an American statesman and lawyer. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John William Wallace (February 17, 1815-January 12, 1884) was an American lawyer and the seventh reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1863 to 1874. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Tod Otto (January 19, 1816–November 7, 1905) was an American judge and the eighth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving as reporter from 1875 to 1883. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Chandler Bancroft Davis, commonly known as Bancroft Davis (December 22, 1822–December 27, 1907) was an American lawyer and diplomat. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Henry Butler (June 18, 1859_February 9, 1940) was an American lawyer and the tenth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1902 to 1916. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Ernest Knaebel (June 14, 1872-February 19, 1947) was an American lawyer and the eleventh reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1916 to 1944. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter Wyatt (July 20, 1893–February 26, 1978) was an American lawyer and the twelfth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court from 1946 to 1963. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Henry Putzel, Jr. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Henry Curtis Lind (born October 21, 1921) was an American lawyer and the fourteenth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court from 1979 to 1989. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...