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Justice John Paul Stevens

Voting and opinion record for John Paul Stevens in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1975 through 2009 Terms.

4,163decisions participated in
74%in the majority
1,082dissenting votes
397majority opinions written

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

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Sonia Sotomayor83.5%85
Ruth Bader Ginsburg83.2%1,466
Stephen G. Breyer81.2%1,355
David H. Souter79.5%1,723
William J. Brennan Jr.74.7%2,252

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Clarence Thomas55.2%1,682
Samuel A. Alito Jr.57.1%361
Antonin Scalia58.1%2,411
William H. Rehnquist61.4%3,669
John G. Roberts Jr.61.9%399

“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 (397)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 969)

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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