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Justice Byron R. White

Voting and opinion record for Byron R. White in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1961 through 1992 Terms.

4,853decisions participated in
88%in the majority
586dissenting votes
475majority opinions written

Court eras served in this data: Warren Court, Burger Court, Rehnquist Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Anthony M. Kennedy83.0%713
Tom C. Clark82.2%742
Warren E. Burger81.7%2,743
David H. Souter81.7%350
Lewis F. Powell Jr.80.6%2,414

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
William O. Douglas64.4%1,983
Thurgood Marshall67.2%3,635
John Paul Stevens68.7%2,639
William J. Brennan Jr.72.0%4,375
John M. Harlan II72.5%1,342

“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 (475)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 520)

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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