Justice Clarence Thomas
Voting and opinion record for Clarence Thomas in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1991 through 2025 Terms.
2,823decisions participated in
80%in the majority
555dissenting votes
265majority opinions written
Court eras served in this data: Rehnquist Court, Roberts Court.
Majority opinions by issue area
Most often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | 91.2% | 2,090 |
| Samuel A. Alito Jr. | 87.6% | 1,471 |
| William H. Rehnquist | 86.4% | 1,269 |
| Amy Coney Barrett | 84.2% | 361 |
| Neil M. Gorsuch | 82.5% | 595 |
Least often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | 55.2% | 1,682 |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | 55.3% | 244 |
| Harry A. Blackmun | 57.4% | 312 |
| Sonia Sotomayor | 58.7% | 1,195 |
| Stephen G. Breyer | 62.0% | 2,224 |
“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 (265)
- Blanche v. Lau
- Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
- Hencely v. Fluor Corporation
- Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
- Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entm't
- U.S. Postal Service v. Konan
- Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
- Oklahoma v. Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, LLC
- Soto v. United States
- Blom Bank Sal v. Honickman
- Delligatti v. United States
- Bufkin v. Collins
- Diaz v. United States
- Garland v. Cargill
- Vidal v. Elster
- Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney
- Connelly v. United States
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America
- Devillier v. Texas
- Samia v. United States
- Jones v. Hendrix
- United States ex Rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc.
- Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
- Twitter v. Taamneh
- Ciminelli v. United States
- New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. BruenLaw held unconstitutional
- Kemp v. United States
- Egbert v. Boule
- Gallardo v. Marstiller
- Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
- Shinn v. RamirezAltered precedent
- United States v. Tsarnaev
- Nestle USA v. Doe I
- Terry v. United States
- Guam v. United States
- Caniglia v. Strom
- Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski
- Brownback v. King
- Tanzin v. Tanvir
- Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania
- U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association
- Ge Energy Power Conversion France Sas v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC
- Kansas v. Glover
- Rotkiske v. Klemm
- Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton
- Mont v. United States
- Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. v. Jackson
- Franchise Tax Board of California v. HyattAltered precedent
- Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. U.S.
- Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
- Stokeling v. United States
- Culbertson v. Berryhill
- National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. BecerraLaw held unconstitutional
- Ohio v. American Express Co.
- Westerngeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp.
- Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC
- Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
- Patchak v. Zinke
- District of Columbia v. Wesby
- Davila v. Davis
- Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc.
- Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions
- Tc Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands
- Manrique v. United States
- Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.
- Beckles v. United States
- Utah v. Strieff
- Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States
- Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar
- Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax Free Trust
- Nebraska v. Parker
- Musacchio v. United States
- Montanile v. Bd. of National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan
- Reed v. Town of GilbertLaw held unconstitutional
- McFadden v. United States
- Baker Botts, L.L.P. v. Asarco, L.L.C.
- Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett
- Direct Mktg. Ass'n v. Brohl
- M&g Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett
- Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk
- Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l
- Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus
- Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison
- Prado Navarette v. California
- Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez
- Walden v. Fiore
- Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.
- Allen Ryan Alleyne v. United StatesAltered precedent
- Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
- Marvin D. Horne v. Department of Agriculture
- PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Genesis Healthcare Corporation v. Laura Symczyk
- Kim Millbrook v. United States
- Olivea Marx v. General Revenue Corporation
- Charles L. Ryan v. Ernest Valencia Gonzales
- Elgin v. Department of Treasury
- Virgil D. 'gus' Reichle, Jr. v. Steven Howards
- David J. Kappos v. Gilbert P. Hyatt
- Gloria Gail Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corporation
- Akio Kawashima v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
- Pacific Operators Offshore v. Luisa L. Valladolid
- Plivia, Inc. v. Gladys Mensing
- Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders
- Talk America v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba AT&T Michigan
- Clifton Terelle McNeill v. United States
- Schindler Elevator Corporation v. United States ex Rel. Daniel Kirk
- State of Montana v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
- Harvey Leroy Sossamon v. Texas
- Vincent Cullen v. Scott Lynn Pinholster
- Harry F. Connick v. John Thompson
- Granite Rock Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- Billy Joe Magwood v. Tony Patterson
- William G. Schwab v. Nadejda Reilly
- Michael J. Astrue v. Catherine G. Ratliff
- Bridget Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
- United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Francisco J. Espinosa
- Taylor James Bloate v. United States
- Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Irvin Muchnick
- Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v. Edgar L. Townsend
- Jack Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
- United States ex Rel. Irwin Eisenstein v. City of New York
- Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. Hif Bio, Inc.
- 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Steven Pyett
- Michael A. Knowles v. Alexandre Mirzayance
- Donald L. Carcieri v. Ken L. Salazar
- Doug Waddington v. Cesar Sarausad
- Carlos Jimenez v. Nathaniel Quarterman
- Fla. Dep't of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.
- Quanta Computer, Inc. v. Lg Electronics, Inc.
- John Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co.
- Humberto Fidel Regalado Cuellar v. United States
- Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party
- Sprint/united Management Company v. Ellen Mendelsohn
- Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
- The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations v. City of New York
- Keith Bowles v. Harry RussellAltered precedent
- United States v. Atlantic Research Corporation
- Dora B. Schriro v. Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan
- Alicia G. Limtiaco v. Felix P. Camacho
- Weyerhaeuser Company v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company, Inc.
- Gary Lawrence v. Florida
- Thomas L. Carey v. Mathew Musladin
- Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh
- Washington v. Arturo R. Recuenco
- Donald Curtis Samson v. California
- Ebay Inc. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C.
- Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Chatham County
- Texaco Inc. v. Fouad N. Dagher
- Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc.
- Joan Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
- National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services
- Francis A. Orff v. United States
- Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States ex Rel. Karen T. Wilson
- Michael Clingman v. Andrea L. Beaver
- David B. Pasquantino v. United States
- Richard Gerald Rousey v. Jill R. Jacoway
- Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company
- Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.
- United States v. Samuel Francis Patane
- Jeffrey A. Beard v. George E. Banks
- Aetna Health Inc. v. Juan Davila
- Cheryl K. Pliler v. Richard Herman Ford
- Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen
- Household Credit Services, Inc. and Mbna America Bank, N. A. v. Sharon R. Pfennig
- United States v. Abel Cosmo Galletti
- Olympic Airways v. Rubina Husain
- Raytheon Company v. Joel Hernandez
- Desert Palace, Inc. v. Catharina F. Costa
- Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
- Ben Chavez v. Oliverio Martinez
- National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the Interior
- Jeanne Woodford v. Robert Frederick Garceau
- Pierce County v. Ignacio Guillen
- United States v. Thomas Lamar Bean
- Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Lindsay Earls
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.
- Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority
- John Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union
- Akos Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
- Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Company, Inc.
- J. E. M. Ag Supply, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
- Melvin Tyler v. Burl Cain
- Good News Club v. Milford Central School
- Sharon B. Pollard v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company
- United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative and Jeffrey Jones
- Robert Shaw v. Kevin Murphy
- Donna Rae Egelhoff v. Samantha Egelhoff
- Director of Revenue of Missouri v. Cobank Acb
- David A. Gitlitz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Guy Mitchell v. Mary L. HelmsAltered precedent
- Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Etc. v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
- Floyd J. Carter v. United States
- Juatassa Sims v. Kenneth S. Apfel
- Edward Christensen v. Harris County
- Robert A. Beck v. Ronald M. Prupis
- David H. Baral v. United States
- George Smith v. Lee Robbins
- Louis Jones v. United States
- Teresa L. Cunningham v. Hamilton County
- James B. Hunt, Jr. v. Martin Cromartie
- Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White
- United States v. Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno
- Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.
- Hughes Aircraft Company v. Stanley I. Jacobson
- United States v. Hosep Krikor BajakajianLaw held unconstitutional
- Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Keith M. Scott
- Frank X. Hopkins Petitioner v. Randolph K. Reeves
- Cass County v. Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
- Philomena Dooley v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
- United States v. Edward G. Scheffer
- C. Elvin Feltner, Jr. v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
- Daniel Bogan and Marilyn Roderick v. Janet Scott-Harris
- National Credit Union Administration v. First National Bank & Trust Co.
- Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government
- Kansas v. Leroy Hendricks
- Hughes Aircraft Company v. United States
- United States v. George Labonte
- Leroy L. Young v. Ernest Eugene Harper
- Warner-Jenkinson Company, Inc. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co.
- California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Construction, N. A., Inc.
- Charles T. Robinson, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company
- Juan Melendez v. United States
- Exxon Company, U. S. A. v. Sofec, Inc.
- United States v. International Business Machines CorporationLaw held unconstitutional
- Lockheed Corporation v. Paul L. Spink
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Lawrence Epstein
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hiles
- D. Grant Peacock v. Jack L. Thomas
- Things Remembered, Inc. v. Anthony A. Petrarca
- National Private Truck Council, Inc. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission
- Sharlene Wilson v. Arkansas
- California Department of Corrections v. Jose Ramon Morales
- Robert E. Rubin v. Coors Brewing CompanyLaw held unconstitutional
- Freightliner Corporation v. Ben Myrick
- Eloise Anderson v. Verna Edwards, Etc.
- United States v. Gary Mezzanatto
- Nebraska Department of Revenue v. John Loewenstein
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. James E. Gottshall
- Terry Lee Shannon v. United States
- Harold E. Staples v. United States
- Associated Industries of Missouri v. Janette M. LohmanLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Pedro Alvarez-Sanchez
- Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of the State of OregonLaw held unconstitutional
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. John H. Meyer
- United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
- Salvador Godinez v. Richard Allan Moran
- Henry Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation
- Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville
- South Dakota v. Gregg Bourland, Etc.
- Donald Neal Rake v. William J. Wade
- Federal Communications Commission and United States v. Beach Communications, Inc.
- Leonard Nobelman v. American Savings Bank
- Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
- State of Delaware v. State of New York
- Dale Farrar and Pat Smith v. William P. Hobby, Jr.
- The District of Columbia and Sharon Pratt Kelly v. the Greater Washington Board of Trade
- Ellis B. Wright, Jr. v. Frank Robert West, Jr.
- United States v. Anthony Salerno
- Robert J. Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz
- F. Dale Robertson v. Seattle Audubon Society
- United States v. Richard Wilson
- Connecticut National Bank v. Thomas M. Germain
- Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- Shirley M. Molzof v. United States
Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 531)
- Trump v. Barbara
- Trump v. Cook
- Chatrie v. United States
- Watson v. Republican National Committee
- Hunter v. United States
- Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T
- Pitchford v. Cain
- Hamm v. Smith
- Learning Resources v. Trump
- Bowe v. United States
- Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research
- Kennedy v. Braidwood Management
- Hewitt v. United States
- Gutierrez v. Saenz
- Perttu v. Richards
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas
- Feliciano v. Department of Transportation
- Velazquez v. Bondi
- Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
- Bondi v. Vanderstok
- Glossip v. Oklahoma
- Williams v. Reed
- Moyle v. United States
- Murthy v. Missouri
- United States v. Rahimi
- Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado
- Moore v. United States
- Gonzalez v. Trevino
- Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon
- Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC
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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