2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor during the 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which began October 5, 2009 and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the first term of Sotomayor's tenure on the Court.
Sonia Sotomayor 2009 term statistics
8
 Majority or Plurality
2
 Concurrence
1
 Other
4
 Dissent
2
 Concurrence/dissent Total = 17
Bench opinions = 16 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0
Unanimous decisions: 1 Most joined by: Stevens (12) Least joined by: Alito (5)
Type Case Citation Issues Joined by Other opinions



 Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter 558 U.S. ___ (2009)

 Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part)



Wood v. Allen 558 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito



Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States 559 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas (in part)



Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson 559 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Breyer



Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA 559 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Roberts, Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer



Hui v. Castaneda 559 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Unanimous



Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson 560 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Kennedy



Berghuis v. Thompkins 560 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer



Carr v. United States 560 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer; Scalia (in part)



Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A. 560 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito



Wrotten v. New York 560 U.S. ___ (2010)
Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari.



Astrue v. Ratliff 560 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Stevens, Ginsburg



Dillon v. United States 560 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer



Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. 561 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Stevens, Ginsburg



Doe v. Reed 561 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Stevens, Ginsburg



Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters 561 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Stevens



Skilling v. United States 561 U.S. ___ (2010)

 Stevens, Breyer

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