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Anthony M. Kennedy

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Ronald Reagan
Senate confirmation:: Feb 3, 1988
Recorded service:: Feb 23, 1988 – Jun 28, 2018
Born:: Jul 23, 1936 (age 90)

In plain language

Anthony M. Kennedy, associate justice.
Appointed by Ronald Reagan; confirmed February 3, 1988.
Court service February 23, 1988 to June 28, 2018.

Decisions on record (2866)

MajorityMay 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
General Dynamics Corporation, Petitioner, v. United States
MajorityMay 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Schindler Elevator Corporation, Petitioner v. United States Ex Rel. Daniel Kirk
MajorityMay 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Cigna Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Janice C. Amara, et Al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
MajorityMay 16, 2011 · October Term 2010
Kentucky, Petitioner, v. Hollis Deshaun King
MajorityMay 2, 2011 · October Term 2010
David Bobby, Warden, Petitioner, v. Harry Mitts
MajorityMay 2, 2011 · October Term 2010
State of Montana, Plaintiff v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
MajorityApr 27, 2011 · October Term 2010
AT&T Mobility LLC, Petitioner v. Vincent Concepcion
MajorityApr 26, 2011 · October Term 2010
United States, Petitioner v. Tohono O'odham Nation
MajorityApr 20, 2011 · October Term 2010
Harvey Leroy Sossamon, Iii, Petitioner v. Texas et al.
ConcurrenceApr 19, 2011 · October Term 2010
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, Petitioner v. James W. Stewart Iii, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, et al.
MajorityApr 4, 2011 · October Term 2010
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization, Petitioner v. Kathleen M. Winn et al.
MajorityApr 4, 2011 · October Term 2010
Vincent Cullen, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Scott Lynn Pinholster
MajorityMar 29, 2011 · October Term 2010
Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, et Al., Petitioners v. John Thompson
MajorityMar 29, 2011 · October Term 2010
Astra USA, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Santa Clara County, California
MajorityMar 22, 2011 · October Term 2010
Kevin Kasten, Petitioner v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
MajorityMar 22, 2011 · October Term 2010
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. James Siracusano et al.
MajorityMar 21, 2011 · October Term 2010
T. Felkner v. Steven Frank Jackson
MajorityMar 7, 2011 · October Term 2010
Ashbel T. Wall, Ii, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Khalil Kholi
MajorityMar 7, 2011 · October Term 2010
Glen Scott Milner, Petitioner v. Department of the Navy
DissentMar 7, 2011 · October Term 2010
Henry W. Skinner, Petitioner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas
MajorityMar 2, 2011 · October Term 2010
Albert Snyder, Petitioner v. Fred W. Phelps, Sr., et al.
MajorityMar 2, 2011 · October Term 2010
Jason Pepper, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityMar 1, 2011 · October Term 2010
Federal Communications Commission, et Al., Petitioners v. AT&T Inc. et al.
MajorityMar 1, 2011 · October Term 2010
Vincent E. Staub, Petitioner v. Proctor Hospital
MajorityMar 1, 2011 · October Term 2010
Doretha H. Henderson, Authorized Representative of David L. Henderson, Deceased, Petitioner v. Eric K. Shineski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
MajorityFeb 28, 2011 · October Term 2010
Michigan, Petitioner v. Richard Perry Bryant
MajorityFeb 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
James Walker, Warden, et Al., Petitioners v. Charles W. Martin
MajorityFeb 23, 2011 · October Term 2010
Delbert Williamson, et Al., Petitioners v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2011 · October Term 2010
Russel Bruesewitz, et al. Petitioners v. Wyeth LLC, Fka Wyeth, Inc., Fka Wyeth Laboratories, et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 2011 · October Term 2010
Csx Transportation, Inc., Petitioner v. Alabama Department of Revenue et al.
MajorityJan 24, 2011 · October Term 2010
Gary Swarthout, Warden, Petitioner v. Damon Cooke.
MajorityJan 24, 2011 · October Term 2010
Chase Bank USA, Na., Petitioner v. James A. McCoy, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
ConcurrenceJan 24, 2011 · October Term 2010
Michelle Oritz, Petitioner v. Paula Jordan et al.
MajorityJan 24, 2011 · October Term 2010
Eric L. Thompson, Petitioner v. North American Stainless, Lp
MajorityJan 19, 2011 · October Term 2010
Kelly Harrington, Warden, Petitioner, v. Joshua Richter
MajorityJan 19, 2011 · October Term 2010
Jeff Premo, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Petitioner v. Randy Joseph Moore
MajorityJan 19, 2011 · October Term 2010
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et Al., Petitioners v. Robert M. Nelson et al.
MajorityJan 11, 2011 · October Term 2010
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, et Al., Petitioners v. United States
MajorityJan 11, 2011 · October Term 2010
Jason M. Ransom, Petitioner v. Fia Card Services, N.a., Fka Mbna America Bank, N.A.
MajorityJan 10, 2011 · October Term 2010
Madison County, New York et Al.v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
MajorityNov 30, 2010 · October Term 2010
Los Angeles County, California, Petitioner v. Craig Arthur Humphries et al.
MajorityNov 15, 2010 · October Term 2010
Kevin Abbott, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityNov 8, 2010 · October Term 2010
Bill K. Wilson, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, Petitioner v. Joseph E. Corcoran
MajorityJun 29, 2010 · October Term 2009
Demarcus Ali Sears v. Stephen Upton, Warden
MajorityJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw v. David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Aka Hastings Christian Fellowship v. Leo P. Martinez et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2010 · October Term 2009
Otis McDonald, et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al.
MajorityJun 24, 2010 · October Term 2009
Weyhrauch v. United States
MajorityJan 4, 2010 · October Term 2009
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, et Al., Petitioners v. Curtis W. McGhee, Jr., et al.