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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)

MajorityApr 16, 2013 · October Term 2012
Genesis Healthcare Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Laura Symczyk
MajorityApr 1, 2013 · October Term 2012
John Marshall, Warden v. Otis Lee Rodgers
MajorityMar 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Comcast Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Caroline Behrend et al.
MajorityMar 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Kim Millbrook, Petitioner v. United States
DissentMar 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
Florida, Petitioner v. Joelis Jardines
MajorityMar 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Doug Decker, in His Official Capacity As Oregon State Forester, et Al., Petitioners v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center;
MajorityMar 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Aldona Wos, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. E. M. A., a Minor, By and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Daniel H. Johnson, et al.
DissentMar 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Supap Kirtsaeng, Dba Bluechristine99, Petitioner v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
MajorityMar 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
The Standard Fire Insurance Company, Petitioner v. Greg Knowles
MajorityMar 4, 2013 · October Term 2012
Steven Alan Levin, Petitioner v. United States et al.
MajorityFeb 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Marc J. Gabelli and Bruce Alpert, Petitioners v. Securities and Exchange Commission
DissentFeb 27, 2013 · October Term 2012
Amgen Inc., et Al., Petitioners v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
MajorityFeb 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
Olivea Marx, Petitioner v. General Revenue Corporation
MajorityFeb 26, 2013 · October Term 2012
James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et Al., Petitioners v. Amnesty International USA et al.
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Armarcion D. Henderson, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Deborah K. Johnson, Acting Warden, Petitioner v. Tara Sheneva Williams
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Lamar Evans, Petitioner v. Michigan
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Roselva Chaidez, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityFeb 20, 2013 · October Term 2012
Jerry W. Gunn, et Al., Petitioners v. Vernon F. Minton
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Jeffrey Lee Chafin, Petitioner v. Lynne Hales Chafin
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Chunon L. Bailey, Aka Polo, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Federal Trade Commission, Petitioner v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., et al.
MajorityFeb 19, 2013 · October Term 2012
Florida, Petitioner v. Clayton Harris
MajorityJan 22, 2013 · October Term 2012
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Auburn Regional Medical Center et al.
DissentJan 15, 2013 · October Term 2012
Fane Lozman, Petitioner v. the City of Riviera Beach, Florida
MajorityJan 9, 2013 · October Term 2012
Calvin Smith, Petitioner v. United States
ConcurrenceJan 9, 2013 · October Term 2012
Already, LLC, Dba Yums, Petitioner v. Nike, Inc.
MajorityJan 8, 2013 · October Term 2012
Los Angeles County Flood Control District Petitioner v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
MajorityJan 8, 2013 · October Term 2012
Charles L. Ryan, Petitioner v. Ernest Valencia Gonzales
MajorityDec 10, 2012 · October Term 2012
Carolyn M. Kloeckner, Petitioner v. Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor
MajorityDec 4, 2012 · October Term 2012
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Petitioner v. United States
MajorityNov 26, 2012 · October Term 2012
Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Eddie Lee Howard et al.
MajorityNov 13, 2012 · October Term 2012
United States, Petitioner v. James X. Bormes
MajorityNov 5, 2012 · October Term 2012
Steven Lefemine, Dba Columbia Christians for Life v. Dan Wideman et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
United States, Petitioner v. Xavier Alvarez
DissentJun 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
National Federation of Independent Business, et Al., Petitioners v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
MajorityJun 28, 2012 · October Term 2011
First American Financial Corporation, Successor in Interest To the First American Corporation, et Al., Petitioners v. Denise P. Edwards
MajorityJun 25, 2012 · October Term 2011
American Tradition Partnership, Inc., Fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. v. Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al.
MajorityJun 25, 2012 · October Term 2011
Evan Miller, Petitioner v. Alabama
MajorityJun 25, 2012 · October Term 2011
Arizona, et Al., Petitioners v. United States
DissentJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Southern Union Co. v. United States
MajorityJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Dianne Knox, et Al., Petitioners v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000
MajorityJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Edward Dorsey, Sr., Petitioner v. United States
MajorityJun 21, 2012 · October Term 2011
Federal Communications Commission, et Al., Petitioners v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak
MajorityJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter
MajorityJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Michael Shane Christopher, et Al., Petitioners v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation Dba Glaxosmithkline
MajorityJun 18, 2012 · October Term 2011
Williams v. Illinois
MajorityJun 11, 2012 · October Term 2011
Philip Parker, Warden v. David Eugene Matthews
MajorityJun 11, 2012 · October Term 2011
Elgin v. Department of Treasury