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Justice Stephen G. Breyer

Voting and opinion record for Stephen G. Breyer in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1994 through 2021 Terms.

2,243decisions participated in
81%in the majority
425dissenting votes
218majority opinions written

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

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Elena Kagan90.1%826
Sonia Sotomayor87.1%945
Ruth Bader Ginsburg86.8%2,099
David H. Souter85.8%1,265
John Paul Stevens81.2%1,355

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Amy Coney Barrett60.0%115
Neil M. Gorsuch61.4%352
Clarence Thomas62.0%2,224
Antonin Scalia64.3%1,758
Samuel A. Alito Jr.65.5%1,219

“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 (218)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 403)

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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