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This is a list of the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during its 2006 term, which began on October 2, 2006, and concluded September 30, 2007, and statistics associated therewith. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion.
Table key 2006 term opinions 2006 term membership and statistics This is the second term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the first full term with the present membership of the Court; Justice Alito joined the Court during the 2005 term. Membership, opinions delivered, and frequency in majority Justice-to-justice concordance | Roberts | Stevens | Scalia | Kennedy | Souter | Thomas | Ginsburg | Breyer | Alito | Most concordant
justice | Least concordant
justice | | Chief Justice John Roberts | xx | 58.8% | 91.2% | 86.6% | 72.1% | 84.6% | 64.7% | 66.2% | 94.1% | Alito | Stevens | | Associate Justice John Paul Stevens | 58.8% | xx | 56.3% | 65.7% | 80.3% | 52.9% | 88.7% | 85.3% | 59.2% | Ginsburg | Thomas | | Associate Justice Antonin Scalia | 91.2% | 56.3% | xx | 78.6% | 67.6% | 92.9% | 64.8% | 67.2% | 87.3% | Thomas | Stevens | | Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy | 86.6% | 65.7% | 78.6% | xx | 77.1% | 78.3% | 71.4% | 76.5% | 92.9% | Alito | Stevens | | Associate Justice David Souter | 72.1% | 80.3% | 67.6% | 77.1% | xx | 62.9% | 85.7% | 91.4% | 67.6% | Breyer | Thomas | | Associate Justice Clarence Thomas | 84.6% | 52.9% | 92.9% | 78.3% | 62.9% | xx | 60.0% | 55.9% | 84.3% | Scalia | Stevens | | Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 64.7% | 88.7% | 64.8% | 71.4% | 85.7% | 60.0% | xx | 90.0% | 62.0% | Breyer | Thomas | | Associate Justice Stephen Breyer | 66.2% | 85.3% | 67.2% | 76.5% | 91.4% | 55.9% | 90.0% | xx | 62.3% | Souter | Thomas | | Associate Justice Samuel Alito | 94.1% | 59.2% | 87.3% | 92.9% | 67.6% | 84.3% | 62.0% | 62.3% | xx | Roberts | Stevens | Notes on statistics: - The percentage at the intersection of two justices is the frequency with which they agreed upon a judgment, irrespective of the specific opinions joined.
- Only bench opinions listed above are counted; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.
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