Roe v. Wade Supreme Court of the United States Argued December 13, 1971 Reargued October 11, 1972 Decided January 22, 1973 Full case name Jane Roe, et al. v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County Citations 410 U.S. 113 (more) 93 S. Ct. 705; 35 L. Ed. 2d 147; 1973 U.S. LEXIS 159 Argument Oral argument Reargument Reargument Prior history Judgment for plaintiffs, injunction denied, 314 F. Supp. 1217 (N.D. Tex. 1970); probable jurisdiction noted, 402 U.S. 941 (1971); set for reargument, 408 U.S. 919 (1972) Subsequent history Rehearing denied, 410 U.S. 959 (1973) Holding Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due process rights. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas affirmed in part, reversed in part. Court membership Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William O. Douglas William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart Byron White Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. William Rehnquist Case opinions Majority Blackmun, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Powell Concurrence Burger Concurrence Douglas Concurrence Stewart Dissent White, joined by Rehnquist Dissent Rehnquist Laws applied U.S. Const. Amend. XIV; Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 1191 -- 94, 1196
who was chief justice when the roe versus wade decision was handed down
Warren E. Burger