Voting record
How Clarence Thomas voted in the October Term 2018 (2018–2019)
Associate Justice71 tracked case votes
Term at a glance
- Majority
- 50
- Concurrence
- 5
- Dissent
- 16
- Recusal
- 0
- Authored
- 25
- Majority50
- Concurrence5
- Dissent16
- Recused0
Every tracked vote
Partisan election mapsRucho v. Common CauseDecided Vote Majority18-422Blood draws without warrantsMitchell v. WisconsinDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored18-6210Linda H. Lamone, et al., Appellants v. O. John Benisek, et al.Decided Vote Majority18-726Department of Commerce v. New YorkDecided Vote Majority18-966United States v. HaymondDecided Vote Dissent17-1672Kisor v. WilkieDecided Vote Concurrence18-15Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. ThomasDecided Vote Dissent18-96Dutra Group v. BattertonDecided Vote Majority18-266Iancu v. BrunettiDecided Vote Majority18-302United States v. DavisDecided Vote Dissent18-431Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader MediaDecided Vote Majority18-481Knick v. Township of ScottDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-647Rehaif v. United StatesDecided Vote Dissent17-9560Flowers v. MississippiDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-9572North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family TrustDecided Vote Majority18-457FCC rules for phone callsPDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc.Decided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored17-1705Cross-shaped war memorialsAmerican Legion v. American Humanist Assn.Decided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored17-1717Sex offender registration rulesGundy v. United StatesDecided Vote Dissent17-6086Fake evidence lawsuit deadlinesMcDonough v. SmithDecided Vote DissentAuthored18-485Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. WarrenDecided Vote Majority16-1275Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. HalleckDecided Vote Majority17-1702Gamble v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-646Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-HillDecided Vote Majority18-281Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal ServiceDecided Vote Majority17-1594Quarles v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-778Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. NewtonDecided Vote MajorityAuthored18-389Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Allina Health Services, et al.Decided Vote Majority17-1484Mont v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-8995Taggart v. LorenzenDecided Vote Majority18-489Reporting discrimination before suingFort Bend County v. DavisDecided Vote Majority18-525Arrests for criticizing policeNieves v. BartlettDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1174Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Petitioner v. George W. JacksonDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1471Smith v. BerryhillDecided Vote Majority17-1606Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLCDecided Vote Majority17-1657Drug warnings and lawsuitsMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. AlbrechtDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-290Herrera v. WyomingDecided Vote Dissent17-532Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. HyattDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1299Apple, Inc. v. PepperDecided Vote Dissent17-204Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. HuntDecided Vote MajorityAuthored18-315Gary Thacker, et ux., Petitioners v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDecided Vote Majority17-1201Lamps Plus, Inc. v. VarelaDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-988Biestek v. BerryhillDecided Vote Majority17-1184Bucklew v. PrecytheDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-8151False statements to investorsLorenzo v. SECDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-1077Republic of Sudan v. HarrisonDecided Vote DissentAuthored16-1094Sturgeon v. FrostDecided Vote Majority17-949Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLPDecided Vote Majority17-1307Frank v. GaosDecided Vote Majority17-961Nielsen v. PreapDecided Vote MajorityAuthored16-1363Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.Decided Vote Dissent16-1498Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVriesDecided Vote Dissent17-1104Taxes on railroad back payBNSF R. Co. v. LoosDecided Vote Dissent17-1042Copyright lawsuit costsRimini Street, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Oracle USA, Inc., et al.Decided Vote Majority17-1625Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.comDecided Vote Majority17-571Jam v. International Finance Corp.Decided Vote Majority17-1011Garza v. IdahoDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-1026Madison v. AlabamaDecided Vote Dissent17-7505Class action appeal deadlinesNutraceutical Corp. v. LambertDecided Vote Majority17-1094Jim Yovino, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Petitioner v. Aileen RizoDecided Vote Majority18-272Timbs v. IndianaDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored17-1091Dawson v. SteagerDecided Vote Majority17-419Secret sales and patentsHelsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Decided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1229When truckers can avoid arbitrationNew Prime Inc. v. OliveiraDecided Vote Majority17-340Robbery as a violent crimeStokeling v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-5554Who decides arbitration disputesHenry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc.Decided Vote Majority17-1272Social Security lawyer fee capCulbertson v. BerryhillDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-773Police immunity and later rulingsCity of Escondido, California, et al., Petitioners v. Marty EmmonsDecided Vote Majority17-1660Intellectual disability and executionTim Shoop, Warden, Petitioner v. Danny HillDecided Vote Majority18-56Mobile-home burglary sentencingUnited States v. StittDecided Vote Majority17-765Protected habitat on private landWeyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Ser v.Decided Vote Majority17-71Age discrimination by governmentsMount Lemmon Fire Dist. v. GuidoDecided Vote Majority17-587
Agreement with other justices
| Justice | Agreement | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | 86% | 61 of 71 |
| Brett M. Kavanaugh | 83% | 52 of 63 |
| Neil Gorsuch | 82% | 58 of 71 |
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | 79% | 56 of 71 |
| Elena Kagan | 61% | 43 of 71 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 52% | 37 of 71 |
| Sonia Sotomayor | 52% | 37 of 71 |
| Stephen G. Breyer | 52% | 37 of 71 |
Methodology
Two justices agree in a case when they land on the same side of the judgment: voting with the majority, including concurrences, or in dissent together.
Vote records come from Oyez. A case counts only when at least 8 substantive votes are on record, so partial data can understate coverage but a vote is never invented. Recusals are listed but left out of agreement rates.