2019 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 7, 2019, and concluded October 4, 2020. The table below illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.

Table key


Delivered the Court's opinion

Joined the Court's opinion

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Filed a statement

Joined a statement

Did not participate in the decision
  • Decisions that do not note an argument date were decided without oral argument. Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's opinion are per curiam.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices frequently join multiple opinions in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. An asterisk in a joining vote denotes that the justice joined it only in part.
  • A dash ( - ) denotes that the Justice voted without filing or joining an opinion.

2019 term opinions

#Case name and citationArguedDecidedRobertsThomasGinsburgBreyerAlitoSotomayorKaganGorsuchKavanaugh
1Thompson v. Hebdon, 589 U.S. ___November 25, 2019
2Rotkiske v. Klemm, 589 U.S. ___October 16, 2019December 10, 2019
3Peter v. NantKwest, Inc., 589 U.S. ___October 7, 2019December 10, 2019
4Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, 589 U.S. ___November 13, 2019January 14, 2020
5Retirement Plans Comm. of IBM v. Jander, 589 U.S. ___November 6, 2019January 14, 2020
1
1
2
6Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan v. Acevedo Feliciano, 589 U.S. ___February 24, 2020
7Monasky v. Taglieri, 589 U.S. ___December 11, 2019February 25, 2020
*1
2
8Hernandez v. Mesa, 589 U.S. ___November 12, 2019February 25, 2020
9Rodriguez v. FDIC, 589 U.S. ___December 3, 2019February 25, 2020
10McKinney v. Arizona, 589 U.S. ___December 11, 2019February 25, 2020
11Shular v. United States, 589 U.S. ___January 21, 2020February 26, 2020
12Holguin-Hernandez v. United States, 589 U.S. ___December 10, 2019February 26, 2020
13Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, 589 U.S. ___December 4, 2019February 26, 2020
14Kansas v. Garcia, 589 U.S. ___October 16, 2019March 3, 2020
15Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr, 589 U.S. ___December 9, 2019March 23, 2020
*
16Allen v. Cooper, 589 U.S. ___November 5, 2019March 23, 2020
*1
2
2
17Kahler v. Kansas, 589 U.S. ___October 7, 2019March 23, 2020
18Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media, 589 U.S. ___November 13, 2019March 23, 2020
*
19Davis v. United States, 589 U.S. ___March 23, 2020
20CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., 589 U.S. ___November 5, 2019March 30, 2020
21Kansas v. Glover, 589 U.S. ___November 4, 2019April 6, 2020
22Babb v. Wilkie, 589 U.S. ___January 15, 2020April 6, 2020
*
23Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee, 589 U.S. ___April 6, 2020
24Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian, 590 U.S. ___December 3, 2019April 20, 2020
*2
*1
*2
25Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP, 590 U.S. ___December 9, 2019April 20, 2020
*
*
*
26Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. ___October 7, 2019April 20, 2020
1
*2
*
*
*3
27County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 590 U.S. ___November 6, 2019April 23, 2020
1
2
1
28Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., 590 U.S. ___January 14, 2020April 23, 2020
1
1
2
1
29Barton v. Barr, 590 U.S. ___November 4, 2019April 23, 2020
30Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 590 U.S. ___December 2, 2019April 27, 2020
1
2
1*2
1
31Maine Community Health Options v. United States, 590 U.S. ___December 10, 2019April 27, 2020
*
*
32New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York, 590 U.S. ___December 2, 2019April 27, 2020
*
33United States v. Sineneng-Smith, 590 U.S. ___February 25, 2020May 7, 2020
34Kelly v. United States, 590 U.S. ___January 14, 2020May 7, 2020
35Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc., 590 U.S. ___January 13, 2020May 14, 2020
36Opati v. Republic of Sudan, 590 U.S. ___February 24, 2020May 18, 2020
37GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, 590 U.S. ___January 21, 2020June 1, 2020
38Financial Oversight and Mngmt Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC, 590 U.S. ___October 15, 2019June 1, 2020
1
2
39Banister v. Davis, 590 U.S. ___December 4, 2019June 1, 2020
40Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A., 590 U.S. ___January 13, 2020June 1, 2020
41Nasrallah v. Barr, 590 U.S. ___March 2, 2020June 1, 2020
42Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez, 590 U.S. ___February 26, 2020June 8, 2020
*
43United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Assn., 590 U.S. ___February 24, 2020June 15, 2020
*
44Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. ___October 8, 2019June 15, 2020
1
1
2
45Andrus v. Texas, 590 U.S. ___June 15, 2020
46Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 591 U.S. ___November 12, 2019June 18, 2020
*
1
12
*3
1
4
47Liu v. SEC, 591 U.S. ___March 3, 2020June 22, 2020
48Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam, 591 U.S. ___March 2, 2020June 25, 2020
1
2
2
49Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 591 U.S. ___March 3, 2020June 29, 2020
*
*1
2
2
2
2
*1
50June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo, 591 U.S. ___March 4, 2020June 29, 2020
12*
*
2
23
2*4
51USAID v. Alliance for Open Society (2020), 591 U.S. ___May 5, 2020June 29, 2020
52Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, 591 U.S. ___January 22, 2020June 30, 2020
1
1
2
2
3
12*
13
53Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V., 591 U.S. ___May 4, 2020June 30, 2020
54Chiafalo v. Washington, 591 U.S. ___May 13, 2020July 6, 2020
*
55Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc., 591 U.S. ___May 6, 2020July 6, 2020
*2*
1
1
1
2
*
56Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca,[1] 591 U.S. ___May 13, 2020July 6, 2020
-
57Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, 591 U.S. ___May 6, 2020July 8, 2020
2
1
2
1
58Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, 591 U.S. ___May 11, 2020July 8, 2020
59Trump v. Vance, 591 U.S. ___May 12, 2020July 9, 2020
1
2
60Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, 591 U.S. ___May 12, 2020July 9, 2020
1
2
61McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ___May 11, 2020July 9, 2020
1
1*2
1
1
62Sharp v. Murphy,[2] 591 U.S. ___November 27, 2018July 9, 2020
-
-
63Barr v. Lee, 591 U.S. ___July 14, 2020
12
1
2
2
#Case name and citationArguedDecidedRobertsThomasGinsburgBreyerAlitoSotomayorKaganGorsuchKavanaugh

2019 term membership and statistics

This was the fifteenth term of Chief Justice Roberts's tenure. Justice Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, making it the second and final (and also the only full) term with the same membership.

JusticeAppointment historyAgreement with judgmentOpinions filed
SeniorityNamePresidentDate confirmed%#Total
Chief JusticeJohn RobertsGeorge W. BushSeptember 29, 200596.8%61/63710109
Associate JusticeClarence ThomasGeorge H. W. BushOctober 15, 199168.3%43/63513211031
Associate JusticeRuth Bader GinsburgBill ClintonAugust 10, 199374.6%47/636107115
Associate JusticeStephen BreyerBill ClintonAugust 3, 199477.8%49/635225014
Associate JusticeSamuel AlitoGeorge W. BushJanuary 31, 200671.4%45/6366210024
Associate JusticeSonia SotomayorBarack ObamaAugust 6, 200971%44/625818022
Associate JusticeElena KaganBarack ObamaAugust 7, 201079%49/626310010
Associate JusticeNeil GorsuchDonald TrumpApril 7, 201785.5%53/627222013
Associate JusticeBrett KavanaughDonald TrumpOctober 6, 201893.5%58/626512014
Totals
534111461170


Notes

References

  • "2019 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  • "2019 Term Court Calendar" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 28, 2019.