2002 term United States Supreme Court opinions of David Souter

The table below lists all opinions filed by Associate Justice David Souter during the 2002 term of the Supreme Court of the United States, which lasted from October 7, 2002 until October 5, 2003. This was the thirteenth term of Souter’s tenure on the Court.
David Souter 2002 term statistics 9 Majority or Plurality 5 Concurrence 0 Other 6 Dissent 2 Concurrence/dissent Total = 22 Bench opinions = 22 Opinions relating to orders = 0 In-chambers opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions: 3 Most joined by: Ginsburg (17) Least joined by: Scalia, Thomas (3)

Case	Issue	Joined by
Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Co. 537 U.S. 149 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Servs. v. Keffeler 537 U.S. 371 (2003)		Unanimous
United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe 537 U.S. 465 (2003)		Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer
United States v. Navajo Nation 537 U.S. 488 (2003)		Stevens, O'Connor
Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe 538 U.S. 1 (2003)		Ginsburg
Lockyer v. Andrade 538 U.S. 63 (2003)		Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Smith v. Doe 538 U.S. 84 (2003)
Cook County v. United States ex rel Chandler 538 U.S. 119 (2003)		Unanimous
Woodford v. Garceau 538 U.S. 202 (2003)		Ginsburg, Breyer
Virginia v. Black 538 U.S. 343 (2003)		Kennedy, Ginsburg
Jinks v. Richland County 538 U.S. 456 (2003)
Demore v. Kim 538 U.S. 510 (2003)		Stevens, Ginsburg
Roell v. Withrow 538 U.S. 580 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer
Breuer v. Jim's Concrete of Brevard, Inc. 538 U.S. 691 (2003)		Unanimous
Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs 538 U.S. 721 (2003)		Ginsburg, Breyer
Chavez v. Martinez 538 U.S. 760 (2003)		Breyer; Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg (in part)
Virginia v. Hicks 539 U.S. 113 (2003)		Ginsburg
Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont 539 U.S. 146 (2003)		Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer
United States v. American Library Association, Inc. 539 U.S. 194 (2003)		Ginsburg
Gratz v. Bollinger 539 U.S. 244 (2003)		Ginsburg (in part)
American Insurance Association v. Garamendi 539 U.S. 296 (2003)		Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Breyer
Georgia v. Ashcroft 539 U.S. 461 (2003)		Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer