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)

ConcurrenceJun 19, 2017 · October Term 2016
Matal v. Tam
MajorityJun 12, 2017 · October Term 2016
Sessions, Att'y Gen. v. Morales-Santana
MajorityMay 22, 2017 · October Term 2016
Cooper v. Harris
MajorityMay 15, 2017 · October Term 2016
Midland Funding LLC v. Johnson
MajorityMay 1, 2017 · October Term 2016
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
DissentMay 1, 2017 · October Term 2016
Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami, Florida
MajorityApr 25, 2017 · October Term 2016
Lewis v. Clarke
MajorityApr 19, 2017 · October Term 2016
Manrique v. United States
MajorityApr 19, 2017 · October Term 2016
Nelson v. Colorado
MajorityApr 18, 2017 · October Term 2016
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger
MajorityMar 29, 2017 · October Term 2016
Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman
MajorityMar 28, 2017 · October Term 2016
Moore v. Texas
DissentMar 22, 2017 · October Term 2016
Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.
MajorityMar 22, 2017 · October Term 2016
Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.
MajorityMar 22, 2017 · October Term 2016
Endrew F. v. Douglas Cnty. Sch. Dist. Re-1
MajorityMar 21, 2017 · October Term 2016
Manuel v. City of Joliet
MajorityMar 21, 2017 · October Term 2016
Sca Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods., LLC
MajorityMar 21, 2017 · October Term 2016
NLRB v. Sw General, Inc.
MajorityMar 6, 2017 · October Term 2016
Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado
ConcurrenceMar 6, 2017 · October Term 2016
Beckles v. United States
MajorityMar 1, 2017 · October Term 2016
Bethune-Hill v. Va Bd. of Elections
MajorityFeb 22, 2017 · October Term 2016
Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools
MajorityFeb 22, 2017 · October Term 2016
Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.
MajorityJan 18, 2017 · October Term 2016
Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
MajorityDec 6, 2016 · October Term 2016
Samsung Electronics v. Apple
MajorityDec 6, 2016 · October Term 2016
Salman v. United States
MajorityDec 6, 2016 · October Term 2016
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States, Ex Rel Rigsby
MajorityNov 29, 2016 · October Term 2016
Bravo-Fernandez v. United States
MajorityOct 11, 2016 · October Term 2016
Bosse v. Oklahoma
MajorityJun 27, 2016 · October Term 2015
McDonnell v. United States
MajorityJun 23, 2016 · October Term 2015
Birchfield v. North Dakota
ConcurrenceJun 23, 2016 · October Term 2015
Mathis v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
MajorityJun 20, 2016 · October Term 2015
Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee
MajorityJun 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar, Julio, et Al
MajorityJun 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
MajorityJun 13, 2016 · October Term 2015
Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax Free Trust
MajorityJun 13, 2016 · October Term 2015
United States v. Bryant
DissentJun 9, 2016 · October Term 2015
Dietz v. Bouldin
MajorityMay 31, 2016 · October Term 2015
Shawn Patrick Lynch v. Arizona
MajorityMay 31, 2016 · October Term 2015
Deborah K. Johnson, Warden v. Donna Kay Lee
MajorityMay 19, 2016 · October Term 2015
Crst Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
MajorityMay 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Zubik v. Burwell
MajorityMay 16, 2016 · October Term 2015
Scott Kernan, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. Antonio A. Hinojosa
MajorityApr 4, 2016 · October Term 2015
Jeffrey Woods, Warden, Petitioner v. Timothy Etherton
MajorityMar 21, 2016 · October Term 2015
Caetano v. Massachusetts
MajorityMar 21, 2016 · October Term 2015
State of Montana v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
MajorityDec 14, 2015 · October Term 2015
Randy White, Warden, Petitioner v. Roger L. Wheeler
MajorityNov 9, 2015 · October Term 2015
Chadrin Lee Mullenix, Petitioner v. Beatrice Luna, Individually and As Representative of the Estate of Israel Leija, Jr., et al.
MajorityOct 5, 2015 · October Term 2015
Maryland, Petitioner v. James Kulbicki