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Justice Wiley B. Rutledge

Voting and opinion record for Wiley B. Rutledge in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1946 through 1948 Terms (data begins with the 1946 Term).

383decisions participated in
76%in the majority
91dissenting votes
28majority opinions written

Court eras served in this data: Vinson Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Frank Murphy87.4%366
Hugo L. Black85.5%372
William O. Douglas78.4%366
Stanley F. Reed66.5%370
Fred M. Vinson63.7%369

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Robert H. Jackson57.1%359
Felix Frankfurter59.0%376
Harold H. Burton62.9%375
Fred M. Vinson63.7%369
Stanley F. Reed66.5%370

“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 (28)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 91)

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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