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Voting record

How Clarence Thomas voted in the October Term 2020 (2020–2021)

Associate Justice51 tracked case votes

Term at a glance

October Term 2020 (2020–2021)

Majority
36
Concurrence
7
Dissent
8
Recusal
0
Authored
21
  • Majority36
  • Concurrence7
  • Dissent8
  • Recused0
On the winning side of the judgment in 84% of 51 participating votes.

Every tracked vote

Fulton v. PhiladelphiaDecided Vote Concurrence19-123Collins v. YellenDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-422Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis ReservationDecided Vote Dissent20-543Brnovich v. Democratic National CommitteeDecided Vote Majority19-1257United States v. Arthrex, Inc.Decided Vote DissentAuthored19-1434United States Fish and Wildlife Ser v. v. Sierra Club, Inc.Decided Vote Majority19-547California v. TexasDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-840Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. BontaDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored19-251PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New JerseyDecided Vote Dissent19-1039Johnson v. Guzman ChavezDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored19-897Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.Decided Vote Dissent20-440TransUnion LLC v. RamirezDecided Vote DissentAuthored20-297HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Assn.Decided Vote Majority20-472Cedar Point Nursery v. HassidDecided Vote Majority20-107Lange v. CaliforniaDecided Vote MajorityAuthored20-18National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. AlstonDecided Vote Majority20-512Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement SystemDecided Vote Majority20-222Nestlé USA, Inc. v. DoeDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-416Greer v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority19-8709United States v. GaryDecided Vote Majority20-444Terry v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored20-5904Borden v. United StatesDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored19-5410Sanchez v. MayorkasDecided Vote Majority20-315Garland v. Ming DaiDecided Vote Majority19-1155United States v. CooleyDecided Vote Majority19-1414United States v. Palomar-SantiagoDecided Vote Majority20-437San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P.Decided Vote Majority20-334Guam v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored20-382BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreDecided Vote Majority19-1189Edwards v. VannoyDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-5807CIC Servs., LLC v. IRSDecided Vote Majority19-930Caniglia v. StromDecided Vote MajorityAuthored20-157Niz-Chavez v. GarlandDecided Vote Majority19-863Jones v. MississippiDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored18-1259Carr v. SaulDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-1442AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTCDecided Vote Majority19-508Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.Decided Vote DissentAuthored18-956FCC v. Prometheus Radio ProjectDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-1231Facebook, Inc. v. DuguidDecided Vote Majority19-511Torres v. MadridDecided Vote Dissent19-292Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist.Decided Vote Concurrence19-368Pereida v. WilkinsonDecided Vote Majority19-438Brownback v. KingDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-546Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd.Decided Vote DissentAuthored19-199Federal Republic of Germany v. PhilippDecided Vote Majority19-351Chicago v. FultonDecided Vote Majority19-357Trump v. New YorkDecided Vote Majority20-366Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn.Decided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored18-540United States v. BriggsDecided Vote Majority19-108Carney v. AdamsDecided Vote Majority19-309Tanzin v. TanvirDecided Vote MajorityAuthored19-71

Agreement with other justices

October Term 2020 (2020–2021)

Share of decided cases this term in which Justice Clarence Thomas voted on the same side of the judgment as each other justice
JusticeAgreementCases together
Neil Gorsuch92%47 of 51
Amy Coney Barrett88%37 of 42
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.84%42 of 50
Brett M. Kavanaugh80%41 of 51
John G. Roberts, Jr.80%41 of 51
Elena Kagan75%38 of 51
Stephen G. Breyer71%36 of 51
Sonia Sotomayor64%32 of 50

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.

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