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Justice Antonin Scalia

Voting and opinion record for Antonin Scalia in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1986 through 2015 Terms.

2,848decisions participated in
83%in the majority
476dissenting votes
282majority opinions written

Court eras served in this data: Rehnquist Court, Roberts Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Clarence Thomas91.2%2,090
John G. Roberts Jr.88.5%803
William H. Rehnquist86.9%2,001
Samuel A. Alito Jr.84.8%764
Anthony M. Kennedy83.1%2,588

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Thurgood Marshall53.9%710
William J. Brennan Jr.56.1%585
John Paul Stevens58.1%2,411
Harry A. Blackmun61.5%1,043
Stephen G. Breyer64.3%1,758

“Same side” means both Justices were in the majority, or both in dissent, in decisions where both voted; pairs with fewer than 50 shared decisions are left out.

Majority opinions written (282)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 464)

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Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error