Justice · 1990–2008

David Souter

Served the 1990 through 2008 terms, taking part in 1,753 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 73.1% of the time.

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1990–2008Terms

1,753Cases

73.1%With majority

284Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 73.1%

Dissent 16.2%

Concurrence 8.7%

Shares of 1,753 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which David Souter cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and David Souter's vote in each.
Case	Term	Vote split	This justice
Frank Ricci, et al. v. John Destefano et al.	2008	5-4	Dissent
Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General of New York v. The Clearing House Association, L. L. C., et al.	2008	5-4	Majority
Thomas C. Horne, Superintendent, Arizona Public Instruction v. Miriam Flores et al.	2008	5-4	Dissent
Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc., et al. v. Edgar L. Townsend	2008	5-4	Majority
Safford Unified School District #1, et al.v. April Redding	2008	8-1	Majority
Luis E. Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts	2008	5-4	Majority
Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council et al.	2008	6-3	Dissent
Forest Grove School District v. T. A.	2008	6-3	Dissent
Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.	2008	8-1	Majority
Jack Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.	2008	5-4	Dissent
The Travelers Indemnity Company, et al. v. Pearlie Bailey et al.	2008	7-2	Majority
F. Scott Yeager v. United States	2008	6-3	Majority
District Attorney'S Office for the Third Judicial District, et al. v. William G. Osborne	2008	5-4	Dissent
Manoj Nijhawan v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General	2008	9-0	Majority
Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez, Alaska	2008	7-2	Dissent
Indiana State Police Pension Trust et al. v. Chrysler LLC et al.	2008	9-0	Majority
Edmund Boyle v. United States	2008	7-2	Majority
United States ex rel. Irwin Eisenstein v. City of New York, New York, et al.	2008	9-0	Majority
United States v. Jacob Denedo	2008	5-4	Majority
Hugh M. Caperton, et al. v. A. T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., et al.	2008	5-4	Majority
Republic of Iraq v. Jordan Beaty et al.	2008	9-0	Majority
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Thurston Hensley	2008	7-2	Majority
David Bobby, Warden v. Michael Bies	2008	9-0	Majority
Salman Khade Abuelhawa v. United States	2008	9-0	Majority
Jesse Jay Montejo v. Louisiana	2008	5-4	Dissent

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