Voting record
How Sonia Sotomayor voted in the October Term 2010 (2010–2011)
Associate Justice20 tracked case votes
Term at a glance
- Majority
- 14
- Concurrence
- 1
- Dissent
- 5
- Recusal
- 0
- Authored
- 5
- Majority14
- Concurrence1
- Dissent5
- Recused0
Every tracked vote
Free lawyers in contempt hearingsMichael D. Turner v. Rebecca L. RogersDecided Vote Majority10-10Proof needed to invalidate patentsMicrosoft Corporation v. i4i Limited PartnershipDecided Vote MajorityAuthored10-290Knowing about patent violationsGlobal-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A.Decided Vote Majority10-6State immigration hiring lawsChamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Michael B. WhitingDecided Vote DissentAuthored09-115Killing witnesses to stop testimonyCharles Andrew Fowler, aka Man v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority10-5443General Dynamics Corp. v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority09-1298Overlapping government lawsuitsUnited States v. Tohono O'odham NationDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored09-846State agencies suing officialsVirginia Office for Protection and Advocacy v. James W. Stewart, III, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesDecided Vote Majority09-529New facts in federal reviewVincent Cullen, Acting Warden v. Scott Lynn PinholsterDecided Vote DissentAuthored09-1088School tax credit challengesArizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Kathleen M. WinnDecided Vote Dissent09-987Prosecutor training and liabilityHarry F. Connick, District Attorney v. John ThompsonDecided Vote Dissent09-571Spoken wage complaintsKevin Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics CorporationDecided Vote Majority09-834Glen Scott Milner v. Department of the NavyDecided Vote Majority09-1163Henry W. Skinner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of TexasDecided Vote Majority09-9000Russell Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC, fka Wyeth, Inc., fka Wyeth LaboratoriesDecided Vote DissentAuthored09-152Taxes on railroad fuelCSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of RevenueDecided Vote Majority09-520Privacy in background checksNational Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Robert M. NelsonDecided Vote Majority09-530Defense lawyers and blood evidenceKelly Harrington, Warden v. Joshua RichterDecided Vote Majority09-587Challenging confessions before a pleaJeff Premo, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Randy Joseph MooreDecided Vote Majority09-658Car costs in bankruptcyJason M. Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A., fka MBNA America Bank, N.A.Decided Vote Majority09-907
Agreement with other justices
| Justice | Agreement | Cases together |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Kagan | 92% | 11 of 12 |
| Stephen G. Breyer | 85% | 17 of 20 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 80% | 16 of 20 |
| Anthony M. Kennedy | 65% | 13 of 20 |
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | 63% | 12 of 19 |
| Antonin Scalia | 60% | 12 of 20 |
| Clarence Thomas | 55% | 11 of 20 |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | 55% | 11 of 20 |
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.