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Justice Thurgood Marshall

Voting and opinion record for Thurgood Marshall in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1967 through 1990 Terms.

3,699decisions participated in
72%in the majority
1,024dissenting votes
322majority opinions written

Court eras served in this data: Warren Court, Burger Court, Rehnquist Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Earl Warren93.0%242
William J. Brennan Jr.92.4%3,482
Abe Fortas91.1%190
William O. Douglas79.8%1,133
John Paul Stevens73.1%2,365

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
William H. Rehnquist50.2%3,040
Antonin Scalia53.9%710
Sandra Day O'Connor55.1%1,511
Anthony M. Kennedy56.1%474
Warren E. Burger58.5%2,680

“Same side” means both Justices were in the majority, or both in dissent, in decisions where both voted; pairs with fewer than 50 shared decisions are left out.

Majority opinions written (322)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 906)

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Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error