Variable Name | Spaeth Name | Normalizations |
|---|---|---|
majOpinWriter | MOW | 118 [ view ] |
This variable identifies the author of the Court’s opinion or judgment, as the case may be.
Note: This variable relies on the Justices ID for its values. For a more detailed description of these identifiers, please visit the detail page for the Justices variable. Note that the justice normalizations changed with the SCDB_2012_01 release of the database.
Values:
| 1 | JJay | Jay, John (10/19/1789–06/29/1795) |
| 2 | JRutledge1 | Rutledge, John (02/15/1790–03/05/1791) |
| 3 | WCushing | Cushing, William (02/02/1790–09/13/1810) |
| 4 | JWilson | Wilson, James (10/05/1789–08/21/1798) |
| 5 | JBlair | Blair, John (02/02/1790–01/27/1796) |
| 6 | JIredell | Iredell, James (05/12/1790–10/20/1799) |
| 7 | TJohnson | Johnson, Thomas (09/19/1791–02/22/1793) |
| 8 | WPaterson | Paterson, William (03/11/1793–09/09/1806) |
| 9 | JRutledge2 | Rutledge, John (08/12/1795–12/15/1795) |
| 10 | SChase | Chase, Samuel (02/04/1796–06/19/1811) |
| 11 | OEllsworth | Ellsworth, Oliver (03/08/1796–12/15/1800) |
| 12 | BWashington | Washington, Bushrod (11/09/1798–11/26/1829) |
| 13 | AMoore | Moore, Alfred (04/21/1800–01/26/1804) |
| 14 | JMarshall | Marshall, John (02/04/1801–07/06/1835) |
| 15 | WJohnson | Johnson, William (05/07/1804–08/04/1834) |
| 16 | HBLivingston | Livingston, Henry (01/20/1807–03/18/1823) |
| 17 | TTodd | Todd, Thomas (05/04/1807–02/07/1826) |
| 18 | GDuvall | Duvall, Gabriel (11/23/1811 – 01/14/1835 ) |
| 19 | JStory | Story, Joseph (02/03/1812–09/10/1845) |
| 20 | SThompson | Thompson, Smith (09/01/1823–12/18/1843) |
| 21 | RTrimble | Trimble, Robert (06/16/1826–08/25/1828) |
| 22 | JMcLean | McLean, John (01/11/1830–04/04/1861) |
| 23 | HBaldwin | Baldwin, Henry (01/18/1830–04/21/1844) |
| 24 | JMWayne | Wayne, James (01/14/1835–07/05/1867) |
| 25 | RBTaney | Taney, Roger (03/28/1836–10/12/1864) |
| 26 | PPBarbour | Barbour, Philip (05/12/1836– 02/25/1841) |
| 27 | JCatron | Catron, John (05/01/1837–05/30/1865) |
| 28 | JMcKinley | McKinley, John (04/22/1837–07/19/1852) |
| 29 | PVDaniel | Daniel, Peter (01/10/1842–05/31/1860) |
| 30 | SNelson | Nelson, Samuel (02/27/1845–11/28/1872) |
| 31 | LWoodbury | Woodbury, Levi (09/23/1845–09/04/1851) |
| 32 | RCGrier | Grier, Robert (08/10/1846–01/31/1870) |
| 33 | BRCurtis | Curtis, Benjamin (10/10/1851– 09/30/1857) |
| 34 | JACampbell | Campbell, John (04/11/1853–04/30/1861) |
| 35 | NClifford | Clifford, Nathan (01/21/1858–07/25/1881) |
| 36 | NHSwayne | Swayne, Noah (01/27/1862–01/24/1881) |
| 37 | SFMiller | Miller, Samuel (07/21/1862–10/13/1890) |
| 38 | DDavis | Davis, David (10/17/1862–03/04/1877) |
| 39 | SJField | Field, Stephen (05/20/1863–12/01/1897) |
| 40 | SPChase | Chase, Salmon (12/15/1864–05/07/1873) |
| 41 | WStrong | Strong, William (03/14/1870–12/14/1880) |
| 42 | JPBradley | Bradley, Joseph (03/21/1870–01/22/1892) |
| 43 | WHunt | Hunt, Ward (01/09/1873–01/27/1882) |
| 44 | MRWaite | Waite, Morrison (03/04/1874–04/03/1888) |
| 45 | JHarlan1 | Harlan, John (12/10/1877–10/14/1911) |
| 46 | WBWoods | Woods, William (01/05/1881–05/14/1887) |
| 47 | SMatthews | Matthews, Stanley (05/17/1881–03/22/1889) |
| 48 | HGray | Gray, Horace (01/09/1882–09/15/1902) |
| 49 | SBlatchford | Blatchford, Samuel (04/03/1882–07/07/1893) |
| 50 | LQLamar | Lamar, Lucius (01/18/1888–01/23/1893) |
| 51 | MWFuller | Fuller, Melville (10/08/1888–07/04/1910) |
| 52 | DJBrewer | Brewer, David (01/06/1890–03/28/1910) |
| 53 | HBBrown | Brown, Henry ( 01/05/1891 – 05/28/1906 ) |
| 54 | GShiras | Shiras, George (10/10/1892–02/23/1903) |
| 55 | HEJackson | Jackson, Howell (03/04/1893–08/08/1895) |
| 56 | EDEWhite | White, Edward (03/12/1894–05/19/1921) |
| 57 | RWPeckham | Peckham, Rufus (01/06/1896–10/24/1909) |
| 58 | JMcKenna | McKenna, Joseph (01/26/1898–01/05/1925) |
| 59 | OWHolmes | Holmes, Oliver (08/11/1902–01/12/1932) |
| 60 | WRDay | Day, William (03/02/1903–11/13/1922) |
| 61 | WHMoody | Moody, William (12/17/1906–11/20/1910) |
| 62 | HHLurton | Lurton, Horace (01/03/1910–07/12/1914) |
| 63 | CEHughes1 | Hughes, Charles (10/10/1910–06/10/1916) |
| 64 | WVanDevanter | Van Devanter, Willis (01/03/1911–06/02/1937) |
| 65 | JRLamar | Lamar, Joseph (01/03/1911–01/02/1916) |
| 66 | MPitney | Pitney, Mahlon (03/18/1912–12/31/1922) |
| 67 | JCMcReynolds | McReynolds, James (10/12/1914–01/31/1941) |
| 68 | LDBrandeis | Brandeis, Louis (06/05/1916–02/13/1939) |
| 69 | JHClarke | Clarke, John (10/09/1916–09/18/1922) |
| 70 | WHTaft | Taft, William (07/11/1921–02/03/1930) |
| 71 | GSutherland | Sutherland, George (10/02/1922–01/17/1938) |
| 72 | PButler | Butler, Pierce (01/02/1923–11/16/1939) |
| 73 | ETSanford | Sanford, Edward (02/19/1923–03/08/1930) |
| 74 | HFStone | Stone, Harlan (03/02/1925–04/22/1946) |
| 75 | CEHughes2 | Hughes, Charles (02/24/1930–07/01/1941) |
| 76 | OJRoberts | Roberts, Owen (06/02/1930–07/31/1945) |
| 77 | BNCardozo | Cardozo, Benjamin (03/14/1932–07/09/1938) |
| 78 | HLBlack | Black, Hugo (08/19/1937–09/17/1971) |
| 79 | SFReed | Reed, Stanley (01/31/1938–02/25/1957) |
| 80 | FFrankfurter | Frankfurter, Felix (01/30/1939–08/28/1962) |
| 81 | WODouglas | Douglas, William (04/17/1939–11/12/1975) |
| 82 | FMurphy | Murphy, Francis (02/05/1940–07/19/1949) |
| 83 | JFByrnes | Byrnes, James (07/08/1941–10/03/1942) |
| 84 | RHJackson | Jackson, Robert (07/11/1941–10/09/1954) |
| 85 | WBRutledge | Rutledge, Wiley (02/15/1943–09/10/1949) |
| 86 | HHBurton | Burton, Harold (10/01/1945–10/13/1958) |
| 87 | FMVinson | Vinson, Fred (06/24/1946–09/08/1953) |
| 88 | TCClark | Clark, Tom (08/24/1949–06/12/1967) |
| 89 | SMinton | Minton, Sherman (10/12/1949–10/15/1956) |
| 90 | EWarren | Warren, Earl (10/05/1953–06/23/1969) |
| 91 | JHarlan2 | Harlan, John (03/28/1955–09/23/1971) |
| 92 | WJBrennan | Brennan, William (10/16/1956–07/20/1990) |
| 93 | CEWhittaker | Whittaker, Charles (03/25/1957–03/31/1962) |
| 94 | PStewart | Stewart, Potter (10/14/1958–07/03/1981) |
| 95 | BRWhite | White, Byron (04/16/1962–06/28/1993) |
| 96 | AJGoldberg | Goldberg, Arthur (10/01/1962–07/25/1965) |
| 97 | AFortas | Fortas, Abe (10/04/1965–05/14/1969) |
| 98 | TMarshall | Marshall, Thurgood (10/02/1967–10/01/1991) |
| 99 | WEBurger | Burger, Warren (06/23/1969–09/26/1986) |
| 100 | HABlackmun | Blackmun, Harry (06/09/1970–08/03/1994) |
| 101 | LFPowell | Powell, Lewis (01/07/1972–06/26/1987) |
| 102 | WHRehnquist | Rehnquist, William (01/07/1972–09/03/2005) |
| 103 | JPStevens | Stevens, John (12/19/1975–06/29/2010) |
| 104 | SDOConnor | O’Connor, Sandra (09/25/1981–01/31/2006) |
| 105 | AScalia | Scalia, Antonin (09/26/1986–02/13/2016) |
| 106 | AMKennedy | Kennedy, Anthony (02/18/1988–07/31/2018) |
| 107 | DHSouter | Souter, David (10/09/1990–06/29/2009) |
| 108 | CThomas | Thomas, Clarence (10/23/1991–) |
| 109 | RBGinsburg | Ginsburg, Ruth (08/10/1993–09/18/2020) |
| 110 | SGBreyer | Breyer, Stephen ( 08/03/1994–06/30/2022 ) |
| 111 | JGRoberts | Roberts, John (09/29/2005–) |
| 112 | SAAlito | Alito, Samuel (01/31/2006–) |
| 113 | SSotomayor | Sotomayor, Sonia (08/08/2009–) |
| 114 | EKagan | Kagan, Elena (08/07/2010–) |
| 115 | NMGorsuch | Gorsuch, Neil (04/08/2017–) |
| 116 | BMKavanaugh | Kavanaugh, Brett (10/06/2018–) |
| 117 | ACBarrett | Barrett, Amy (10/27/2020–) |
| 118 | KBJackson | Jackson, Ketanji (06/30/2022–) |