Justice Warren E. Burger
Voting and opinion record for Warren E. Burger in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1969 through 1985 Terms.
Served as Chief Justice during the period SCDB labels the Burger Court.
2,798decisions participated in
86%in the majority
377dissenting votes
258majority opinions written
Court eras served in this data: Burger Court.
Majority opinions by issue area
Most often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 88.3% | 819 |
| William H. Rehnquist | 87.6% | 2,375 |
| Lewis F. Powell Jr. | 86.8% | 2,263 |
| John M. Harlan II | 82.6% | 270 |
| Byron R. White | 81.7% | 2,743 |
Least often on the same side
| Justice | Same side | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | 49.1% | 918 |
| Thurgood Marshall | 58.5% | 2,680 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. | 58.8% | 2,718 |
| John Paul Stevens | 67.0% | 1,690 |
| Hugo L. Black | 70.0% | 270 |
“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 (258)
- Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser
- Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc.
- Bowsher v. SynarLaw held unconstitutional
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside
- United States Department of the Treasury v. Galioto
- Bowen v. Roy
- California v. Ciraolo
- Dow Chemical Co. v. United States
- Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie
- Texas v. McCullough
- Nix v. Whiteside
- United States v. LaneAltered precedent
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp.
- United States v. Rojas-Contreras
- Marek v. Chesny
- United States v. Shearer
- Estate of Thornton v. Caldor, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
- Hooper v. Bernalillo County AssessorLaw held unconstitutional
- In re Snyder
- McDonald v. Smith
- Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
- California v. Carney
- Tennessee v. Street
- Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims
- Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe of Indians
- Ball v. United States
- United States v. Sharpe
- United States v. Young
- National Labor Relations Board v. Action Automotive, Inc.
- United States v. Boyle
- Luce v. United States
- Segura v. United States
- Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
- Irving Independent School District v. Tatro et Ux.
- Hudson v. Palmer
- Wasman v. United States
- Block v. Rutherford
- Hobby v. United States
- Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Altered precedent
- United States v. S. A. Empresa de Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense
- Nix v. Williams
- Hishon v. King & Spalding
- Palmore v. Sidoti
- United States v. Arthur Young & Co.
- Lynch v. Donnelly
- United States v. One Assortment of 89 FirearmsAltered precedent
- Dickman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Southland Corp. v. Keating
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California
- Jones v. Barnes
- Illinois v. Andreas
- Marsh v. Chambers
- Immigration and Naturalization Service v. ChadhaLaw held unconstitutional
- Illinois v. Lafayette
- Chappell v. Wallace
- Bankamerica Corp. v. United States
- Bob Jones University v. United StatesAltered precedent
- Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director
- Verlinden Bv v. Central Bank of Nigeria
- United States v. Hasting
- Jim McNeff, Inc. v. Todd
- Morris v. Slappy
- Missouri v. Hunter
- Larkin v. Grendel's Den, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
- Burlington Northern Inc. v. United States
- Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris
- Rendell-Baker v. Kohn
- Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association
- Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano
- Diedrich v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Zobel et Ux. v. WilliamsLaw held unconstitutional
- Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party
- Hopper v. Evans
- Finnegan v. Leu
- United States v. Macdonald
- United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Co.
- Marine Bank v. Weaver et Ux.
- New England Power Co. v. New HampshireLaw held unconstitutional
- Baldrige v. Shapiro
- United States v. Lee
- Washington v. Chrisman
- Citizens Against Rent Control/coalition for Fair Housing v. City of BerkeleyLaw held unconstitutional
- CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
- Haig v. Agee
- Connecticut Board of Pardons v. Dumschat
- Howe v. Smith
- Little v. StreaterLaw held unconstitutional
- Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.
- Estelle v. Smith
- Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionLaw held unconstitutional
- H. L. v. Matheson
- Chandler v. Florida
- United States v. Cortez
- Rubin v. United States
- United States v. WillLaw held unconstitutional
- Fullilove v. Klutznick
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia
- United States v. Raddatz
- United States v. Henry
- Diamond v. Chakrabarty
- United States v. California
- Standefer v. United States
- Andrus v. Shell Oil Co.
- Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.
- Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson v. Roper
- United States v. Gillock
- Trammel v. United StatesAltered precedent
- Stafford, U.S. Attorney v. Briggs
- McLain v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc.
- Perrin v. United States
- Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co.Law held unconstitutional
- Hutchinson v. Proxmire
- Mackey v. Montrym
- Michigan v. Defillippo
- Brown v. Texas
- Parham v. J.R.
- Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania v. Institutionalized Juveniles
- Torres v. Puerto RicoLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Helstoski
- Helstoski v. Meanor
- Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correction Complex
- Addington v. Texas
- National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago
- Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co.
- Michigan v. Doran
- Lockett v. OhioLaw held unconstitutional
- Bell v. Ohio
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
- Houchins v. Kqed, Inc.
- United States v. Grayson
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.
- Swisher v. Brady
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill
- Burks v. United StatesAltered precedent
- Greene v. Massey
- Pinkus v. United States
- Landmark Communications, Inc. v. VirginiaLaw held unconstitutional
- McDaniel v. PatyLaw held unconstitutional
- Holloway v. Arkansas
- Foley v. Connelie
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMann
- Milliken v. Bradley
- United States v. Chadwick
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
- E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Collins
- Lefkowitz v. CunninghamLaw held unconstitutional
- Abney v. United States
- Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States
- United States v. Wong
- United States v. Washington
- Wooley v. Maynard et Ux.Law held unconstitutional
- United States v. Antelope
- Nolde Brothers, Inc. v. Local No. 358
- Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
- City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
- Moody v. Daggett
- South Dakota v. Opperman
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart
- North v. Russell
- City of Eastlake v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
- Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Assn.
- United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
- Cappaert v. United States
- United States v. Orleans
- United States v. Mandujano
- Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Borough of OradellLaw held unconstitutional
- Estelle v. Williams
- Beckwith v. United States
- Geders v. United States
- National Independent Coal Operators' Association v. Kleppe
- Kleppe v. Delta Mining, Inc.
- Mathews v. Weber
- United States v. Moore
- Preiser v. Newkirk
- Administrator v. Robertson
- Rogers v. United States
- Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp.
- Goldfarb et Ux. v. Virginia State Bar
- United States v. Park
- Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund
- Breed v. Jones
- United States v. Wilson
- Serfass v. United States
- United States v. Bisceglia
- Drope v. Missouri
- Maness v. Meyers
- Schick v. Reed
- Milliken v. Bradley
- United States v. Nixon
- Dorszynski v. United States
- United States v. Richardson
- Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War
- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. TornilloLaw held unconstitutional
- Jimenez v. WeinbergerLaw held unconstitutional
- Kokoszka v. Belford
- Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp.
- Scheuer v. Rhodes
- Lubin v. PanishLaw held unconstitutional
- Davis v. AlaskaLaw held unconstitutional
- O'Brien v. SkinnerLaw held unconstitutional
- Marshall v. United States
- Norwood v. Harrison
- Levitt v. Committee for Public Education & Religious LibertyLaw held unconstitutional
- Heller v. New York
- Roaden v. Kentucky
- Gilligan v. Morgan
- Miller v. CaliforniaAltered precedent
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton
- Kaplan v. California
- United States v. 12 200-ft. Reels of Super 8mm. Film (Paladini
- United States v. Orito
- Goldstein v. California
- United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., Inc.
- Strunk v. United States
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee
- Brown v. Chote
- Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.
- Brown v. United States
- Lemon v. Kurtzman
- Bronston v. United States
- Morrissey v. Brewer
- United States v. Brewster
- Laird v. Tatum
- Milton v. Wainwright
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
- Wisconsin v. YoderLaw held unconstitutional
- Cole v. Richardson
- Bullock v. CarterLaw held unconstitutional
- Giglio v. United States
- Groppi v. Leslie
- Santobello v. New York
- Reed v. ReedLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Harris
- Lemon v. KurtzmanLaw held unconstitutional
- Tilton v. RichardsonLaw held unconstitutional
- Gordon v. Lance
- Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe
- California v. Byers
- California Department of Human Resources Development v. Java
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
- Davis v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County
- McDaniel v. Barresi
- North Carolina State Board of Education v. SwannLaw held unconstitutional
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
- Harris v. New York
- Nelson v. George
- Williams v. IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
- Price v. GeorgiaAltered precedent
- Chandler, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit
- Dickey v. Florida
- Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York
- Rowan v. United States Post Office Department
- Tooahnippah v. Hickel
- Waller v. Florida
- United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission
- First National Bank in Plant City v. Dickinson
Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 327)
- Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Local Number 93 v. City of Cleveland
- Davis v. Bandemer
- City of Riverside v. Rivera
- Ford v. Wainwright
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
- International Union v. Brock
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
- Macdonald v. County of Yolo
- Schiavone v. Fortune
- Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsLaw held unconstitutional
- Lee v. Illinois
- United States v. Hughes Properties, Inc.
- Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission
- Batson v. KentuckyAltered precedent
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Quinn
- Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
- Bender v. Williamsport Area School District
- Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- Vasquez v. Hillery
- Maine v. Moulton
- Cleavinger v. Saxner
- School District of the City of Grand Rapids v. Ball
- Aguilar v. FeltonLaw held unconstitutional
- Dowling v. United States
- National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Assn.
- Mitchell v. Forsyth
- Caldwell v. Mississippi
- Wallace v. JaffreeLaw held unconstitutional
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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