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Justice Stanley F. Reed

Voting and opinion record for Stanley F. Reed in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1946 through 1956 Terms (data begins with the 1946 Term).

1,132decisions participated in
84%in the majority
171dissenting votes
105majority 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. Vinson84.2%764
Sherman Minton83.8%659
Tom C. Clark82.3%662
Harold H. Burton82.1%1,095
Robert H. Jackson73.9%813

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
William O. Douglas60.9%1,009
Hugo L. Black61.1%1,083
Frank Murphy64.0%361
Wiley B. Rutledge66.5%370
John M. Harlan II67.6%148

“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 (105)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 169)

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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