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Justice Harold H. Burton

Voting and opinion record for Harold H. Burton in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1946 through 1958 Terms (data begins with the 1946 Term).

1,378decisions participated in
83%in the majority
227dissenting votes
90majority opinions written

Court eras served in this data: Vinson Court, Warren Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Fred M. Vinson83.6%769
Charles E. Whittaker83.0%194
Sherman Minton82.2%662
Stanley F. Reed82.1%1,095
Tom C. Clark82.1%893

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
William O. Douglas57.4%1,250
Frank Murphy60.3%368
Hugo L. Black60.8%1,318
Wiley B. Rutledge62.9%375
William J. Brennan Jr.66.9%266

“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 (90)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 216)

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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