Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas
October Term 2026 (2026–2027)0 tracked case votes
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- Appointed by
- George H. W. Bush
- Joined the Court
- October 23, 1991
- Status
- Active
Votes this term
No vote data for October Term 2026 (2026–2027).
On the emergency docket
- Recorded dissents
- 14
- Would-grant or would-deny notes
- 8
- Separate writings
- 5
Recorded dissents (14)
DeniedTransgender prisoners’ housing and careDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Alishea Sophia KingdomFiled Recorded Would grant26A416DeniedPostmarks on mail ballotsUnited States Postal Service v. CaliforniaFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A305DeniedNitrogen gas executionsGreg Lovelace, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections v. Jeffery LeeFiled Recorded Would grant25A1381GrantedAccess to abortion pillsGenBioPro, Inc. v. LouisianaFiled Recorded Dissented25A1208GrantedAccess to abortion pillsDanco Laboratories, LLC v. LouisianaFiled Recorded Dissented25A1207DeniedPower to deploy National GuardDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. IllinoisFiled Recorded Joined Alito's dissent25A443DeniedFiring Federal Reserve governorsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A312DeniedTransgender students in school sportsSouth Carolina v. John Doe, By His Next Friends and Parents, Jim Doe and Jane DoeFiled Recorded Would grant25A234Granted in partEnding health research grantsNational Institutes of Health v. American Public Health AssociationFiled Recorded Would grant25A103GrantedPrivate voting rights lawsuitsTurtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Michael Howe, Secretary of State of North DakotaFiled Recorded Would deny25A62GrantedDeportation without a hearingA.A.R.P. v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United StatesFiled Recorded Joined Alito's dissent24A1007DeniedReview of ballot summariesDavid Yost, Attorney General of Ohio v. Cynthia BrownFiled Recorded Would grant24A970DeniedFrozen foreign aid paymentsDepartment of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy CoalitionFiled Recorded Dissented24A831DeniedPresident's protection from prosecutionDonald J. Trump v. New YorkFiled Recorded Would grant24A666
Would-grant or would-deny notes (8)
DeniedTransgender prisoners’ housing and careDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Alishea Sophia KingdomFiled Recorded Would grant26A416DeniedNitrogen gas executionsGreg Lovelace, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections v. Jeffery LeeFiled Recorded Would grant25A1381DeniedTransgender students in school sportsSouth Carolina v. John Doe, By His Next Friends and Parents, Jim Doe and Jane DoeFiled Recorded Would grant25A234Granted in partEnding health research grantsNational Institutes of Health v. American Public Health AssociationFiled Recorded Would grant25A103GrantedPrivate voting rights lawsuitsTurtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Michael Howe, Secretary of State of North DakotaFiled Recorded Would deny25A62DeniedReview of ballot summariesDavid Yost, Attorney General of Ohio v. Cynthia BrownFiled Recorded Would grant24A970GrantedParents' right to knowElizabeth Mirabelli v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of CaliforniaFiled Recorded Would grant25A810DeniedPresident's protection from prosecutionDonald J. Trump v. New YorkFiled Recorded Would grant24A666
Separate writings (5)
DeniedPostmarks on mail ballotsUnited States Postal Service v. CaliforniaFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent26A305DeniedFiring Federal Reserve governorsDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemFiled Recorded Wrote a dissent25A312GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. New JerseyFiled Recorded Wrote a concurrence24A886GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. WashingtonFiled Recorded Wrote a concurrence24A885GrantedNationwide court ordersDonald J. Trump, President of the United States v. CASA, Inc.Filed Recorded Wrote a concurrence24A884