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Justice Tom C. Clark

Voting and opinion record for Tom C. Clark in the Supreme Court Database, covering the 1949 through 1966 Terms.

2,190decisions participated in
87%in the majority
279dissenting votes
216majority opinions written

Court eras served in this data: Vinson Court, Warren Court.

Majority opinions by issue area

Most often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
Fred M. Vinson91.6%344
Sherman Minton84.5%605
Stanley F. Reed82.3%662
Byron R. White82.2%742
Harold H. Burton82.1%893

Least often on the same side

JusticeSame sideCases together
William O. Douglas63.0%2,077
Hugo L. Black68.9%2,126
Arthur J. Goldberg72.4%445
Felix Frankfurter72.4%1,325
Abe Fortas72.8%254

“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 (216)

Dissents in argued cases (most recent 30 of 210)

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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