Voting record
How Sonia Sotomayor voted in the October Term 2018 (2018–2019)
Associate Justice71 tracked case votes
Term at a glance
- Majority
- 52
- Concurrence
- 1
- Dissent
- 18
- Recusal
- 0
- Authored
- 19
- Majority52
- Concurrence1
- Dissent18
- Recused0
Every tracked vote
Partisan election mapsRucho v. Common CauseDecided Vote Dissent18-422Blood draws without warrantsMitchell v. WisconsinDecided Vote DissentAuthored18-6210Linda H. Lamone, et al., Appellants v. O. John Benisek, et al.Decided Vote Dissent18-726Department of Commerce v. New YorkDecided Vote Majority18-966United States v. HaymondDecided Vote Majority17-1672Kisor v. WilkieDecided Vote Majority18-15Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. ThomasDecided Vote Majority18-96Dutra Group v. BattertonDecided Vote Dissent18-266Iancu v. BrunettiDecided Vote DissentAuthored18-302United States v. DavisDecided Vote Majority18-431Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader MediaDecided Vote Dissent18-481Knick v. Township of ScottDecided Vote Dissent17-647Rehaif v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-9560Flowers v. MississippiDecided Vote Majority17-9572North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family TrustDecided Vote MajorityAuthored18-457FCC rules for phone callsPDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc.Decided Vote Majority17-1705Cross-shaped war memorialsAmerican Legion v. American Humanist Assn.Decided Vote Dissent17-1717Sex offender registration rulesGundy v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-6086Fake evidence lawsuit deadlinesMcDonough v. SmithDecided Vote MajorityAuthored18-485Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. WarrenDecided Vote Concurrence16-1275Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. HalleckDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-1702Gamble v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-646Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-HillDecided Vote Majority18-281Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal ServiceDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1594Quarles v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority17-778Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. NewtonDecided Vote Majority18-389Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Allina Health Services, et al.Decided Vote Majority17-1484Mont v. United StatesDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-8995Taggart v. LorenzenDecided Vote Majority18-489Reporting discrimination before suingFort Bend County v. DavisDecided Vote Majority18-525Arrests for criticizing policeNieves v. BartlettDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-1174Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Petitioner v. George W. JacksonDecided Vote Majority17-1471Smith v. BerryhillDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1606Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLCDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1657Drug warnings and lawsuitsMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. AlbrechtDecided Vote Majority17-290Herrera v. WyomingDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-532Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. HyattDecided Vote Dissent17-1299Apple, Inc. v. PepperDecided Vote Majority17-204Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. HuntDecided Vote Majority18-315Gary Thacker, et ux., Petitioners v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDecided Vote Majority17-1201Lamps Plus, Inc. v. VarelaDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-988Biestek v. BerryhillDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-1184Bucklew v. PrecytheDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-8151False statements to investorsLorenzo v. SECDecided Vote Majority17-1077Republic of Sudan v. HarrisonDecided Vote Majority16-1094Sturgeon v. FrostDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-949Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLPDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1307Frank v. GaosDecided Vote Majority17-961Nielsen v. PreapDecided Vote Dissent16-1363Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.Decided Vote Majority16-1498Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVriesDecided Vote Majority17-1104Taxes on railroad back payBNSF R. Co. v. LoosDecided Vote Majority17-1042Copyright 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 MajorityAuthored17-1026Madison v. AlabamaDecided Vote Majority17-7505Class action appeal deadlinesNutraceutical Corp. v. LambertDecided Vote MajorityAuthored17-1094Jim Yovino, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Petitioner v. Aileen RizoDecided Vote Majority18-272Timbs v. IndianaDecided Vote Majority17-1091Dawson v. SteagerDecided Vote Majority17-419Secret sales and patentsHelsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Decided Vote Dissent17-1229When truckers can avoid arbitrationNew Prime Inc. v. OliveiraDecided Vote Majority17-340Robbery as a violent crimeStokeling v. United StatesDecided Vote DissentAuthored17-5554Who decides arbitration disputesHenry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc.Decided Vote Majority17-1272Social Security lawyer fee capCulbertson v. BerryhillDecided Vote Majority17-773Police 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 94% | 67 of 71 |
| Elena Kagan | 89% | 63 of 71 |
| Stephen G. Breyer | 86% | 61 of 71 |
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | 65% | 46 of 71 |
| Neil Gorsuch | 62% | 44 of 71 |
| Brett M. Kavanaugh | 62% | 39 of 63 |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | 58% | 41 of 71 |
| Clarence Thomas | 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.