Justice Tom C. Clark
Voting and opinion record for Tom C. Clark in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1949 through 1966 Terms.
2,190decisions participated in
87%in the majority
279dissenting votes
216majority opinions written
Court eras served in this data: Vinson Court, Warren Court.
Majority opinions by issue area
Most often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Fred M. Vinson | 91.6% | 344 |
| Sherman Minton | 84.5% | 605 |
| Stanley F. Reed | 82.3% | 662 |
| Byron R. White | 82.2% | 742 |
| Harold H. Burton | 82.1% | 893 |
Least often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | 63.0% | 2,077 |
| Hugo L. Black | 68.9% | 2,126 |
| Arthur J. Goldberg | 72.4% | 445 |
| Felix Frankfurter | 72.4% | 1,325 |
| Abe Fortas | 72.8% | 254 |
“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 (216)
- Berger v. New YorkAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Bosch
- Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Anders v. California
- Entsminger v. Iowa
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. v. United States
- Federal Trade Commission v. Jantzen, Inc.
- Levin v. Mississippi River Fuel Corp.
- Sims v. Georgia
- Whitus v. Georgia
- First National Bank of Logan v. Walker Bank & Trust Co.
- Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
- Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co.
- United States v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
- Sheppard v. Maxwell
- Shillitani v. United States
- Cheff v. Schnackenberg, U.S. Circuit Judge
- Pate v. Robinson
- Perry v. Commerce Loan Co.
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City
- United States v. Adams
- Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America
- Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp.
- Estes v. Texas
- Linkletter v. Walker
- Angelet v. Fay
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. New Jersey Wood Finishing Co.
- Paragon Jewel Coal Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Association for the Benefit of Non-Contract Employees
- United States v. Seeger
- Whitney National Bank in Jefferson Parish v. Bank of New Orleans & Trust Co.
- Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
- Katzenbach v. McClung
- Hamm v. City of Rock Hill
- United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Co.
- J. I. Case Co. v. Borak
- General Motors Corp. v. Washington
- Coleman v. Alabama
- United States v. Barnett
- Federal Power Commission v. Hunt
- Rugendorf v. United States
- A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. v. United States
- United States v. J. B. Montgomery, Inc.
- Platt v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
- Reisman v. Caplin
- Anderson v. MartinLaw held unconstitutional
- Meyer v. United States
- Moseley v. Electronic & Missile Facilities, Inc.
- United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co.
- School District of Abington Township v. SchemppLaw held unconstitutional
- Ker et Ux. v. California
- Goss v. Board of Education of Knoxville
- Dugan v. Rank
- City of Fresno v. California
- McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional de Marineros de Honduras
- Incres Steamship Co., Ltd. v. International Maritime Workers Union
- United States v. National Dairy Products Corp.
- Federal Power Commission v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.
- Hewitt-Robins Incorporated v. Eastern Freight-Ways, Inc.
- United States v. Borden Company
- Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
- United States v. Davis
- Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Winckler & Smith Citrus Products Co.
- Guzman v. Pichirilo
- Beck v. Washington
- Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead
- Oyler v. Boles
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
- St. Regis Paper Co. v. United States
- Roper v. United States
- Mapp v. OhioAltered precedent
- American Automobile Association v. United States
- Irvin v. Dowd
- International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. National Labor Relations Board
- Chicago v. United States
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lester
- Smith v. Bennett
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority
- Michigan National Bank v. Michigan
- Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co.
- Schnell v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc.
- Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago
- Carbo v. United States
- Gonzales v. United States
- United States v. Cannelton Sewer Pipe Co.
- Massey Motors, Inc. v. United States
- Hertz Corporation v. United States
- Rohr Aircraft Corp. v. County of San DiegoLaw held unconstitutional
- Schaffer v. United States
- Scripto, Inc. v. Carson
- Nelson v. County of Los Angeles
- Forman v. United States
- United States v. Mersky
- Davis v. Virginian Railway Co.
- Kinsella v. United States ex Rel. SingletonLaw held unconstitutional
- Grisham v. HaganLaw held unconstitutional
- McElroy v. United States ex Rel. GuagliardoLaw held unconstitutional
- Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
- West v. United States
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Commission of New York
- Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United States
- Magenau v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.
- Federal Trade Commission v. Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.
- Uphaus v. Wyman
- Service Storage & Transfer Co., Inc. v. Virginia
- United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc.
- Harris v. United States
- Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Virginia
- International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States
- Crooker v. California
- Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken
- Leng May Ma v. Barber
- Rogers v. Quan
- Thomas v. Arizona
- United States v. Cores
- County of Marin v. United States
- Public Service Commission of Utah v. United States
- Tank Truck Rentals, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Hoover Motor Express Co., Inc. v. United States
- Andrew G. Nelson, Inc. v. United States
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co., Inc.
- Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co.
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. United States
- Yates v. United States
- British Transport Commission v. United States
- Lake Tankers Corp. v. Henn
- Jackson v. Taylor
- Fowler v. Wilkinson
- Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co. v. Jackson
- Office Employes International Union v. National Labor Relations Board
- Benz v. Compania Naviera Hidalgo, S. A.
- Federal Trade Commission v. National Lead Co.
- Breithaupt v. Abram
- Radovich v. National Football League
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co., Inc.
- Soriano v. United States
- Brownell v. Tom We Shung
- United States v. Bergh
- Kinsella v. Krueger
- Reid v. Covert
- Black v. Cutter Laboratories
- Hatahley v. United States
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Education of New York CityLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Ryan
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Southwest Exploration Co.
- Rex Trailer Co., Inc. v. United States
- Reece v. Georgia
- Michel v. Louisiana
- Corn Products Refining Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Marcello v. Bonds
- Maneja v. Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
- Shaughnessy v. United States ex Rel. Accardi
- United States v. Menasche
- Shomberg v. United States
- Witmer v. United States
- Sicurella v. United States
- Simmons v. United States
- Gonzales v. United States
- Cox v. Roth
- Holland et Ux. v. United States
- Friedberg v. United States
- Smith v. United States
- United States v. Calderon
- United States v. Borden Company
- United States v. Dixon
- United States ex Rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy
- Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. CalvertLaw held unconstitutional
- Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.
- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland
- Dickinson v. United States
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Ralston Purina Co.
- New York v. Nothnagle
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.
- United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in the County of Fairfax
- Shaughnessy v. United States ex Rel. Mezei
- Heikkila v. Barber
- South Buffalo Railway Co. v. Ahern
- Edelman v. California
- Steele v. Bulova Watch Co., Inc.
- Wieman v. UpdegraffLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Henning
- Baumet v. United States
- Leland v. Oregon
- Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co.
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Stroble v. California
- Brannan v. Stark
- Cities Service Co. v. McGrath
- Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. United States
- United States v. Shannon
- United States v. Jeffers
- Garner v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles
- Hoffman v. United States
- Elder v. Brannan
- United States v. Champlin Refining Co.
- United States v. Moore et Ux.
- Emich Motors Corp. v. General Motors Corp.
- Dean Milk Co. v. City of MadisonLaw held unconstitutional
- Cities Service Gas Co. v. Peerless Oil & Gas Co.
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Oklahoma
- United States v. Sanchez
- National Labor Relations Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc.
- National Labor Relations Board v. Pool Manufacturing Co.
- Brown Shoe Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Affolder v. New York
- Hiatt v. Brown
- Wissner v. Wissner
- New Jersey Realty Title Insurance Co. v. Division of Tax Appeals of New Jersey
- Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.
- United States v. Toronto
- Wilmette Park District v. Campbell
- Manufacturers Trust Co. v. Becker
- Treichler v. WisconsinLaw held unconstitutional
Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 210)
- Camara v. Municipal Court of the City and County of San FranciscoAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- See v. City of SeattleLaw held unconstitutional
- Afroyim v. RuskAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Reitman v. MulkeyLaw held unconstitutional
- Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner
- Gardner v. Toilet Goods Association, Inc.
- Redrup v. New York
- National Woodwork Manufacturers Association v. National Labor Relations Board
- Houston Insulation Contractors Association v. National Labor Relations Board
- Giles v. Maryland
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New YorkAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Garrity v. New Jersey
- Spevack v. KleinAltered precedent
- Time, Inc. v. Hill
- Woodby v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Hoffa v. United States
- Davis v. North Carolina
- Miranda v. ArizonaAltered precedent
- Elfbrandt v. RussellLaw held unconstitutional
- A Book Named 'john Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure' v. Attorney General of Massachusetts
- Fribourg Navigation Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Brown v. Louisiana
- Harris v. United StatesAltered precedent
- Swift & Co., Inc. v. WickhamAltered precedent
- United States v. BrownAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Local Union No. 189 v. Jewel Tea Co., Inc.
- Dombrowski v. PfisterLaw held unconstitutional
- Jenkins v. United States
- Henry v. Mississippi
- Turner v. Louisiana
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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