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Voting record

How Sonia Sotomayor voted in the October Term 2021 (2021–2022)

Associate Justice34 tracked case votes

Term at a glance

October Term 2021 (2021–2022)

Majority
12
Concurrence
2
Dissent
20
Recusal
0
Authored
14
  • Majority12
  • Concurrence2
  • Dissent20
  • Recused0
On the winning side of the judgment in 41% of 34 participating votes.

Every tracked vote

United States v. ZubaydahDecided Vote Dissent20-827West Virginia v. EPADecided Vote Dissent20-1530Torres v. Texas Department of Public SafetyDecided Vote Majority20-603Xiulu Ruan v. United StatesDecided Vote Majority20-1410Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.Decided Vote DissentAuthored21-418Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrganizationDecided Vote DissentAuthored19-1392Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical CenterDecided Vote Majority20-1312New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. BruenDecided Vote Dissent20-843Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACPDecided Vote DissentAuthored21-248Vega v. TekohDecided Vote Dissent21-499Carson v. MakinDecided Vote DissentAuthored20-1088United States v. TaylorDecided Vote Majority20-1459Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc.Decided Vote Dissent20-1641Shoop v. TwyfordDecided Vote Dissent21-511Gallardo v. MarstillerDecided Vote DissentAuthored20-1263Garland v. GonzalezDecided Vote DissentAuthored20-322Denezpi v. United StatesDecided Vote Dissent20-7622Kemp v. United StatesDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored21-5726Egbert v. BouleDecided Vote DissentAuthored21-147Shinn v. Martinez RamirezDecided Vote DissentAuthored20-1009Patel v. GarlandDecided Vote Dissent20-979Federal Election Comm'n v. Ted CruzDecided Vote Dissent21-12Shurtleff v. BostonDecided Vote Majority20-1800Cummings v. Premier Rehab KellerDecided Vote Dissent20-219Badgerow v. WaltersDecided Vote Majority20-1143Houston Community College System v. WilsonDecided Vote Majority20-804Ramirez v. CollierDecided Vote ConcurrenceAuthored21-5592Wooden v. United StatesDecided Vote MajorityAuthored20-5279United States v. TsarnaevDecided Vote Dissent20-443Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L. P.Decided Vote Majority20-915Hughes v. Northwestern Uni v.Decided Vote MajorityAuthored19-1401Hemphill v. New YorkDecided Vote MajorityAuthored20-637Babcock v. KijakaziDecided Vote Majority20-480Whole Woman's Health v. JacksonDecided Vote DissentAuthored21-463

Agreement with other justices

October Term 2021 (2021–2022)

Share of decided cases this term in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor voted on the same side of the judgment as each other justice
JusticeAgreementCases together
Elena Kagan94%32 of 34
Stephen G. Breyer85%29 of 34
John G. Roberts, Jr.41%14 of 34
Brett M. Kavanaugh38%13 of 34
Neil Gorsuch38%13 of 34
Amy Coney Barrett36%12 of 33
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.29%10 of 34
Clarence Thomas26%9 of 34

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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