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2008 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

This is a list of the opinions delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of the United States during its 2008 term, which began on October 6, 2008, and concluded October 4, 2009, and statistics associated therewith. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each opinion.

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2008 term opinions

2008 term membership and statistics

This is the fourth term of Chief Justice Roberts' tenure and the third full term with the present membership of the Court.

Justice Appointed by Date confirmed % in majority Opinions filed
Chief Justice John G. Roberts George W. Bush September 29, 2005 81.9%
8

4

2

3

Total=17
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens Gerald Ford December 19, 1975 55.4%
9

3

2

15

Total=29
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan September 26, 1986 84.3%
11

7

1

3

Total=22
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy February 18, 1988 94.0%
7

4

1

1

Total=13
Associate Justice David Souter George H. W. Bush October 9, 1990 69.9%
8

2

1

10

Total=21
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas October 23, 1991 81.9%
9

4

3

4

Total=20
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bill Clinton August 10, 1993 69.9%
7

1

1

9

Total=18
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer August 3, 1994 73.5%
8

7

3

11

Total=29
Associate Justice Samuel Alito George W. Bush January 31, 2006 80.7%
7

8

1

6

Total=22
Notes on statistics:
  • A justice is only included in the majority if he or she joined or concurred in full in the Court's judgment.
  • Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated and are rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point.
  • The opinion counts only include the bench opinions listed above; opinions relating to orders and in-chambers opinions are not included.

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