Justice · 1961–1992

Byron White

Served the 1961 through 1992 terms, taking part in 4,946 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 78.7% of the time.

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1961–1992Terms

4,946Cases

78.7%With majority

570Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 78.7%

Dissent 11.5%

Concurrence 6.0%

Shares of 4,946 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which Byron White cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and Byron White's vote in each.
Case	Term	Vote split	This justice
Granite State Ins. Co. v. Tandy Corp.	1992	9-0	Majority
Hartford Fire Insurance Co., et al. v. California et al.	1992	5-4	Dissent
United States v. Alvin J. Dixon and Michael Foster	1992	5-4	Regular concurrence
Ruth O. Shaw, et al. v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al.	1992	5-4	Dissent
Richard Lyle Austin v. United States	1992	9-0	Majority
William Daubert, et ux., etc., et al. v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1992	9-0	Majority
Ferris J. Alexander, Sr. v. United States	1992	5-4	Majority
St. Mary'S Honor Center, et al. v. Melvin Hicks	1992	5-4	Dissent
Txo Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp., et al.	1992	6-3	Dissent
United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/A Power 94	1992	7-2	Majority
Salvador Godinez, Warden v. Richard Allan Moran	1992	7-2	Majority
Dorsie Lee Johnson, Jr. v. Texas	1992	5-4	Majority
Leonard Heller, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources v. Samuel Doe, by His Mother and Next Friend, Mary Doe, et al.	1992	5-4	Majority
Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Richard H. Schaefer	1992	9-0	Majority
Stephen Buckley v. Michael Fitzsimmons et al.	1992	5-4	Dissent
Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation	1992	6-3	Dissent
Chris Sale, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al. v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc., et al.	1992	8-1	Majority
R. Gordon Darby, et al. v. Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al.	1992	9-0	Majority
Henry Harper, et al. v. Virginia Department of Taxation	1992	7-2	Special concurrence
Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. Catholic Social Services, Inc., et al.	1992	6-3	Dissent
Donald L. Helling, et al. v. William McKinney	1992	7-2	Majority
Larry Zobrest, et ux., et al. v. Catalina Foothills School District	1992	5-4	Majority
South Dakota v. Gregg Bourland, etc., et al.	1992	7-2	Majority
Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville, Florida, et al.	1992	7-2	Majority
Concrete Pipe and Products of California, Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California	1992	9-0	Majority

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