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The table below lists the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during the 2005 Term, which lasted from October 3, 2005, until October 1, 2006. The table illustrates what opinions were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion.[1]
Table key 2005 term opinions 2005 term membership and statistics This was the first term of Chief Justice Roberts, who was confirmed following the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist on September 3. Justice O'Connor also retired midterm on January 31, 2006, when she was replaced by Justice Alito. The Court's membership had not changed for the previous eleven terms. | Justice | Appointed by | Date confirmed | % Majority | Opinions filed | | Chief Justice John G. Roberts | George W. Bush | September 29, 2005 | 92.6% | | | Associate Justice John Paul Stevens | Gerald Ford | December 19, 1975 | 76.5% | | | Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired midterm) | Ronald Reagan | September 25, 1981 | 100% (through 1-31-06) | | | Associate Justice Antonin Scalia | September 26, 1986 | 89.4% | | | Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy | February 18, 1988 | 89.4% | | | Associate Justice David Souter | George H. W. Bush | October 9, 1990 | 82.4% | | | Associate Justice Clarence Thomas | October 23, 1991 | 82.1% | | | Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Bill Clinton | August 10, 1993 | 82.4% | | | Associate Justice Stephen Breyer | August 3, 1994 | 80.0% | | | Associate Justice Samuel Alito (appointed midterm) | George W. Bush | January 31, 2006 | 88.1% (from 01-31-06) | | Notes on statistics: - A justice is only included in the majority if they joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full.
- Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
- The opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.
| Notes - ↑ Two decrees that the Court included in its list of bench opinions for the term have been omitted from this table: Alaska v. United States, Jan. 26, 2006, a per curiam decree that entered the Court's judgment from its prior term decision (see Alaska v. United States, 545 U.S. 75 (2005)); and Arizona v. California, Mar. 27, 2006, a decree entered to approve the parties' settlement.
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