Since joining the Court, Justice Thomas has participated in 203 criminal procedure cases. He has voted for defendants 58 times and against them in 145 cases. Between 2001 and 2004, Justice Thomas voted for defendants 12 times and against them in 31 cases. Between 2005 and 2009, Justice Thomas voted for defendants 26 times and against them in 44 cases. Between 2010 and 2014, Justice Thomas voted for defendants in ten cases and against them 42 times. Between 2015 and 2019, Justice Thomas voted for defendants in ten cases and against them 28 times.
Justice Thomas has participated in 99 criminal procedure cases won by defendants at the Appellate Court. He voted to affirm in 25 of those cases and to reverse, in whole or in part, 74 times. Justice Thomas voted to affirm in only two of twenty cases from 2001 to 2004. Between 2005 and 2009, he voted to affirm 13 times and to reverse in 17 cases. From 2010 to 2014, he voted to affirm five times and to reverse in 25 cases. Finally, from 2015 to 2019, he voted to affirm five times and to reverse in 14 cases.
One hundred two cases were lost by defendants below. Justice Thomas voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in 31 of these cases and to affirm 71 times. Between 2001 and 2004, Justice Thomas voted to reverse in nine cases and to reverse 13 times. Between 2005 and 2009, Justice Thomas voted to reverse in 12 cases and to affirm 27 times. Between 2010 and 2014, he voted to reverse five times and to affirm in 17 cases. Between 2015 and 2019, Justice Thomas voted to reverse in five cases and the affirm 14 times.
Join us back here tomorrow as we continue our review of the Justices’ voting records.
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