Who appointed Anthony McLeod Kennedy?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Anthony McLeod Kennedy to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1988.

Was Anthony McLeod Kennedy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Anthony McLeod Kennedy was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Anthony McLeod Kennedy's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Anthony McLeod Kennedy 97–0 on February 3, 1988.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1988 / Served to 2018

Anthony McLeod Kennedy

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Anthony McLeod Kennedy was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1961. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 276 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1936 · age 90
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1988
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: Stanford 1958 · Harvard Law School 1961
Succeeded: Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
Succeeded by: Brett M. Kavanaugh

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1975	Ninth Circuit succeeded Charles Merton Merrill	Ford (R)	Voice vote
1988	Supreme Court succeeded Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.	Reagan (R)	97–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

Stanford University	B.A.	1958
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1961

Opinions of the Court

Kennedy delivered 276 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1987 – October Term 2017). Most cited: John D. Ashcroft, Former Attorney General, et al. v. Javaid Iqbal et al. (149,772 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2018	South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.	585 U.S. 162 (2018)	178
2018	Lozman v. Riviera Beach	585 U.S. 87 (2018)	235
2018	Hughes v. United States	584 U.S. 675 (2018)	158
2018	Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n	584 U.S. 617 (2018)	175
2018	Byrd v. United States	584 U.S. 395 (2018)	288
2018	Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC	584 U.S. 241 (2018)	70
2017	Cal Public Employees' Retirement Sys. v. Anz Securities	582 U.S. 497 (2017)	219
2017	Murr v. Wisconsin	582 U.S. 383 (2017)	225
2017	Weaver v. Massachusetts	582 U.S. 286 (2017)	717
2017	Packingham v. North Carolina	582 U.S. 98 (2017)	460
2017	Ziglar v. Abbasi	582 U.S. 120 (2017)	2879
2017	Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado	580 U.S. 206 (2017)	326
2017	Bethune-Hill v. Va Bd. of Elections	580 U.S. 178 (2017)	65
2016	State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States, Ex Rel Rigsby	580 U.S. 26 (2016)	109
2016	Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin	579 U.S. 365 (2016)	–
2016	Encino Motorcars, Llc v. Navarro	579 U.S. 211 (2016)	483
2016	Williams v. Pennsylvania	579 U.S. 1 (2016)	380
2016	Crst Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	578 U.S. 419 (2016)	227
2016	Molinaâmartinez v. United States	578 U.S. 189 (2016)	1281
2016	Welch v. United States	578 U.S. 120 (2016)	1417
2016	Tyson Foods, Inc., v. Bouaphakeo	577 U.S. 442 (2016)	977
2016	Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company	577 U.S. 312 (2016)	173
2016	Montgomery v. Louisiana	577 U.S. 190 (2016)	–
2015	Obergefell v. Hodges	576 U.S. 644 (2015)	955
2015	Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.	576 U.S. 519 (2015)	–
2015	Zivotofsky v. Kerry	576 U.S. 1 (2015)	144
2015	Commil USA, Llc v. Cisco Systems, Inc.	575 U.S. 632 (2015)	277
2015	Dot v. Ass'N of Am. R.r.	575 U.S. 43 (2015)	176
2015	Nc Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC	574 U.S. 494 (2015)	–
2014	Pom Wonderful Llc v. Coca-Cola Co.	573 U.S. 102 (2014)	–
2014	Cts Corp. v. Waldburger	573 U.S. 1 (2014)	–
2014	Hall v. Florida	572 U.S. 701 (2014)	642
2014	Town of Greece v. Galloway	572 U.S. 565 (2014)	234
2014	Paroline v. United States	572 U.S. 434 (2014)	–
2014	Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action	572 U.S. 291 (2014)	–
2014	United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., et al.	572 U.S. 141 (2014)	–
2014	Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Cent. Pension Fund of Int'L Union of Operating Eng'Rs	571 U.S. 177 (2014)	255
2013	United States v. Windsor	570 U.S. 744 (2013)	647
2013	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Petitioner v. Naiel Nassar	570 U.S. 338 (2013)	–
2013	Abigail Noel Fisher, Petitioner v. University of Texas at Austin et al.	570 U.S. 297 (2013)	137
2013	Edward F. Maracich, et al., Petitioners v. Michael Eugene Spears et al.	570 U.S. 48 (2013)	295
2013	Maryland, Petitioner v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.	569 U.S. 435 (2013)	671
2013	Aldona Wos, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. E. M. a., a Minor, by and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Daniel H. Johnson, et al.	568 U.S. 627 (2013)	–
2013	Doug Decker, in His Official Capacity as Oregon State Forester, et al., Petitioners v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center;	568 U.S. 597 (2013)	334
2013	Chunon L. Bailey, Aka Polo, Petitioner v. United States	568 U.S. 186 (2013)	390
2012	United States, Petitioner v. Xavier Alvarez	567 U.S. 709 (2012)	536
2012	Arizona, et al., Petitioners v. United States	567 U.S. 387 (2012)	1166
2012	Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al.	567 U.S. 239 (2012)	916
2012	Albert W. Florence, Petitioner v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington et al.	566 U.S. 318 (2012)	697
2012	Missouri, Petitioner v. Galin E. Frye	566 U.S. 134 (2012)	2193
2012	Blaine Lafler, Petitioner v. Anthony Cooper	566 U.S. 156 (2012)	3280
2012	Daniel Coleman, Petitioner v. Court of Appeals of Maryland et al.	566 U.S. 30 (2012)	732
2012	Luis Mariano Martinez, Petitioner v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections	566 U.S. 1 (2012)	4115
2012	Ppl Montana, Llc, Petitioner v. Montana	565 U.S. 576 (2012)	–
2011	J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd., Petitioner v. Robert Nicastro, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Roseanne Nicastro	564 U.S. 873 (2011)	953
2011	William Freeman v. United States	564 U.S. 522 (2011)	724
2011	Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. Ims Health Inc. et al	564 U.S. 552 (2011)	–
2011	Borough of Duryea, Pennsylvania, et al., Petitioners v. Charles J Guarnieri	564 U.S. 379 (2011)	470
2011	Carol Anne Bond, Petitioner v. United States	564 U.S. 211 (2011)	–
2011	Marcus Sykes, Petitioner v. United States	564 U.S. 1 (2011)	–
2011	Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et al., Appellants v. Marciano Plata et al.	563 U.S. 493 (2011)	531
2011	United States, Petitioner v. Tohono O'Odham Nation	563 U.S. 307 (2011)	388
2011	Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization, Petitioner v. Kathleen M. Winn et al.	563 U.S. 125 (2011)	–
2011	Jeff Premo, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Petitioner v. Randy Joseph Moore	562 U.S. 115 (2011)	–
2011	Kelly Harrington, Warden, Petitioner, v. Joshua Richter	562 U.S. 86 (2011)	13244
2010	Bernard L. Bilski and Rand a. Warsaw v. David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office	561 U.S. 593 (2010)	–
2010	Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. et al. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. et al.	561 U.S. 89 (2010)	120
2010	City of Ontario, California, et al. v. Jeff Quon et al.	560 U.S. 746 (2010)	–
2010	Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Van Chester Thompkins	560 U.S. 370 (2010)	–
2010	United States v. Martin O'Brien and Arthur Burgess	560 U.S. 218 (2010)	235
2010	Terrance Jamar Graham v. Florida	560 U.S. 48 (2010)	–
2010	Timothy Mark Cameron Abbott v. Jacquelyn Vaye Abbott	560 U.S. 1 (2010)	506
2010	Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Frank Buono	559 U.S. 700 (2010)	204
2010	Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission	558 U.S. 310 (2010)	1732
2009	Frank Ricci, et al. v. John Destefano et al.	557 U.S. 557 (2009)	1988
2009	Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council et al.	557 U.S. 261 (2009)	109
2009	United States v. Jacob Denedo	556 U.S. 904 (2009)	365
2009	Hugh M. Caperton, et al. v. a. T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., et al.	556 U.S. 868 (2009)	1119
2009	John D. Ashcroft, Former Attorney General, et al. v. Javaid Iqbal et al.	556 U.S. 662 (2009)	149772
2009	Gary Bartlett, Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections et al. v. Dwight Strickland et al.	556 U.S. 1 (2009)	2505
2009	Daniel Girmai Negusie v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General	555 U.S. 511 (2009)	322
2008	Kennedy v. Louisiana	554 U.S. 407 (2008)	620
2008	Dada v. Mukasey	554 U.S. 1 (2008)	332
2008	Philippines v. Pimentel	553 U.S. 851 (2008)	247
2008	Boumediene v. Bush	553 U.S. 723 (2008)	1000
2008	Homero Gonzalez v. United States	553 U.S. 242 (2008)	–
2008	Federal Express Corporation v. Paul Holowecki, et al	552 U.S. 389 (2008)	716
2008	Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., et al	552 U.S. 148 (2008)	943
2007	Scott Louis Panetti v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division	551 U.S. 930 (2007)	1422
2007	Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. Psks, Inc., Dba Kay'S Kloset . . . Kay'S Shoes	551 U.S. 877 (2007)	452
2007	Jeffrey Uttecht, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary v. Cal Coburn Brown	551 U.S. 1 (2007)	596
2007	Jacob Winkelman, a Minor, by and Through His Parents and Legal Guardians, Jeff and Sandee Winkelman, et al. v. Parma City School District	550 U.S. 516 (2007)	601
2007	Ksr International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. et al.	550 U.S. 398 (2007)	1310
2007	Laroyce Lathair Smith v. Texas	550 U.S. 297 (2007)	–
2007	Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart, et al.	550 U.S. 124 (2007)	529
2006	Robert L. Ayers, Jr., Acting Warden v. Fernando Belmontes	549 U.S. 7 (2006)	244
2006	League of United Latin American Citizens, et al. v. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et al.	548 U.S. 399 (2006)	297
2006	Clarence E. Hill v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.	547 U.S. 573 (2006)	658
2006	Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell, Warden	547 U.S. 518 (2006)	2367
2006	Joseph Anza, et al. v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp.	547 U.S. 451 (2006)	587
2006	Gil Garcetti, et al. v. Richard Ceballos	547 U.S. 410 (2006)	2871
2006	Barbara Dolan v. United States Postal Service et al.	546 U.S. 481 (2006)	655
2006	Bertram Rice, Warden, et al. v. Steven Martell Collins	546 U.S. 333 (2006)	1140
2006	Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. v. Oregon, et al.	546 U.S. 243 (2006)	632
2005	Ricky Bell, Warden v. Gregory Thompson	545 U.S. 794 (2005)	–
2005	Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc., et al.	545 U.S. 546 (2005)	2717
2005	Reginald a. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. Charles E. Austin et al.	545 U.S. 209 (2005)	2479
2005	Douglas Spector, et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.	545 U.S. 119 (2005)	124
2005	State of Alaska v. United States of America	545 U.S. 75 (2005)	–
2005	Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Eleanor Heald, et al.	544 U.S. 460 (2005)	323
2005	Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton	544 U.S. 133 (2005)	973
2005	Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Christopher Simmons	543 U.S. 551 (2005)	3523
2005	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. John W. Banks, II	543 U.S. 426 (2005)	166
2004	John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union et al.	542 U.S. 656 (2004)	419
2004	Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, et al. v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia et al.	542 U.S. 367 (2004)	1878
2004	Larry D. Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Humboldt County, et al.	542 U.S. 177 (2004)	884
2004	Michael Yarborough, Warden v. Michael Alvarado	541 U.S. 652 (2004)	3494
2004	National Archives and Records Administration v. Allan J. Favish et al.	541 U.S. 157 (2004)	945
2004	United States Postal Service v. Flamingo Industries (usa) Ltd. et al.	540 U.S. 736 (2004)	102
2004	John M. Lamie v. United States Trustee	540 U.S. 526 (2004)	1956
2004	Linda Frew, on Behalf of Her Daughter, Carla Frew, et al. v. Albert Hawkins, Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, et al.	540 U.S. 431 (2004)	564
2003	John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner v. Texas	539 U.S. 558 (2003)	1452
2003	William Overton, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, et al. v. Michelle Bazzetta et al.	539 U.S. 126 (2003)	1052
2003	Joseph Massaro v. United States	538 U.S. 500 (2003)	3337
2003	Dole Food Company, et al. v. Gerardo Dennis Patrickson et al.	538 U.S. 468 (2003)	464
2003	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Inez Preece Campbell and Matthew C. Barneck, Special Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Curtis B. Campbell	538 U.S. 408 (2003)	2318
2003	Delbert W. Smith and Bruce M. Botelho v. John Doe I et al.	538 U.S. 84 (2003)	1492
2003	Thomas Joe Miller-El v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division	537 U.S. 322 (2003)	27550
2002	William Joseph Harris v. United States	536 U.S. 545 (2002)	1506
2002	United States v. Christopher Drayton and Clifton Brown, Jr.	536 U.S. 194 (2002)	1084
2002	David R. McKune, Warden, et al. v. Robert G. Lile	536 U.S. 24 (2002)	910
2002	Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., et al.	535 U.S. 722 (2002)	669
2002	John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. v. the Free Speech Coalition et al.	535 U.S. 234 (2002)	1129
2002	Tracy Ragsdale, et al. v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	535 U.S. 81 (2002)	620
2002	Owasso Independent School District No. I-011, Aka Owasso Public Schools, et al. v. Kristja J. Falvo, Parent and Next Friend of Her Minor Children, Elizabeth Pletan, Philip Pletan, and Erica Pletan	534 U.S. 426 (2002)	–
2002	National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc. v. Gulf Power Company et al.	534 U.S. 327 (2002)	–
2001	Anthony Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, et al.	533 U.S. 606 (2001)	859
2001	United States and Department of Agriculture v. United Foods, Inc.	533 U.S. 405 (2001)	289
2001	Donald Saucier v. Elliot M. Katz and in Defense of Animals	533 U.S. 194 (2001)	–
2001	Tuan Anh Nguyen and Joseph Boulais v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	533 U.S. 53 (2001)	226
2001	Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Saint Clair Adams	532 U.S. 105 (2001)	1312
2001	Traffix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc.	532 U.S. 23 (2001)	507
2001	Legal Services Corporation v. Carmen Velazquez, et al.	531 U.S. 533 (2001)	314
2001	Paul L. Glover v. United States	531 U.S. 198 (2001)	1160
2000	Bobby Lee Ramdass v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections	530 U.S. 156 (2000)	223
2000	United States, et al. v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.	529 U.S. 803 (2000)	958
2000	Jeffrey Allan Fischer v. United States	529 U.S. 667 (2000)	117
2000	Antonio Tonton Slack v. Eldon McDaniel, Warden, et al.	529 U.S. 473 (2000)	41291
2000	Michael Wayne Williams v. John Taylor, Warden	529 U.S. 420 (2000)	1620
2000	J. Wayne Garner, Former Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles of Georgia, et al. v. Robert L. Jones	529 U.S. 244 (2000)	550
2000	Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Scott Harold Southworth, et al.	529 U.S. 217 (2000)	305
2000	United States v. Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al.	529 U.S. 89 (2000)	468
2000	United States v. Roy Lee Johnson	529 U.S. 53 (2000)	600
2000	Harold F. Rice v. Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii	528 U.S. 495 (2000)	194
1999	John H. Alden, et al. v. Maine	527 U.S. 706 (1999)	1967
1999	Amoco Production Company, on Behalf of Itself and the Class It Represents v. Southern Ute Indian Tribe et al.	526 U.S. 865 (1999)	–
1999	City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd., and Monterey-Del Monte Dunes Corporation	526 U.S. 687 (1999)	841
1999	Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Juan Anibal Aguirre-Aguirre	526 U.S. 415 (1999)	1159
1999	United States v. Haggar Apparel Company	526 U.S. 380 (1999)	140
1999	Amanda Mitchell v. United States	526 U.S. 314 (1999)	802
1999	Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States	526 U.S. 23 (1999)	317
1999	City of West Covina v. Lawrence Perkins et al.	525 U.S. 234 (1999)	212
1998	Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Kimberly B. Ellerth	524 U.S. 742 (1998)	4775
1998	Randon Bragdon v. Sidney Abbott, et al.	524 U.S. 624 (1998)	1379
1998	Gerald R. Caron v. United States	524 U.S. 308 (1998)	203
1998	Arnold F. Hohn v. United States	524 U.S. 236 (1998)	439
1998	Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.	523 U.S. 751 (1998)	393
1998	Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Ralph P. Forbes	523 U.S. 666 (1998)	501
1998	Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Thomas Thompson	523 U.S. 538 (1998)	1326
1998	Terry Campbell v. Louisiana	523 U.S. 392 (1998)	173
1998	Dolores M. Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc.	522 U.S. 422 (1998)	242
1997	Mario Salinas v. United States	522 U.S. 52 (1997)	1039
1997	City of Boerne v. P. F. Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio, and United States	521 U.S. 507 (1997)	1926
1997	Idaho, et al. v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of Idaho, Etc., et al.	521 U.S. 261 (1997)	1372
1997	Lucious Abrams, Jr., G. L. Avery, William Gary Chambers, Sr., and Karen Watson v. Davida Johnson et al.	521 U.S. 74 (1997)	233
1997	Sandra Jean Dale Boggs v. Thomas F. Boggs, Harry M. Boggs and David B. Boggs	520 U.S. 833 (1997)	491
1997	Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas et al.	520 U.S. 821 (1997)	118
1997	Harbor Tug and Barge Company v. John Papai et Ux.	520 U.S. 548 (1997)	225
1997	Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	520 U.S. 180 (1997)	464
1997	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Otis C. Hubert, Deceased, C & S Soveran Trust Company (georgia) N. a., Co-Executor	520 U.S. 93 (1997)	–
1996	O'Hare Truck Service, Incorporated, et al. v. City of Northlake et al.	518 U.S. 712 (1996)	352
1996	Stacey C. Koon v. United States	518 U.S. 81 (1996)	3761
1996	Brian J. Degen v. United States	517 U.S. 820 (1996)	445
1996	Dwight J. Loving v. United States	517 U.S. 748 (1996)	415
1996	Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al. v. Richard G. Evans et al.	517 U.S. 620 (1996)	1427
1996	Meirl Gilbert Neal v. United States	516 U.S. 284 (1996)	279
1996	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, et al. v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, et al.	516 U.S. 152 (1996)	–
1995	Louisiana v. Mississippi et al.	516 U.S. 22 (1995)	–
1995	Zell Miller, et al. v. Davida Johnson et al.	515 U.S. 900 (1995)	626
1995	Ronald W. Rosenberger, et al. v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia et al.	515 U.S. 819 (1995)	1827
1995	Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. a. v. M/v Sky Reefer, Her Engines, Etc., et al.	515 U.S. 528 (1995)	347
1995	Metropolitan Stevedore Company v. John Rambo et al.	515 U.S. 291 (1995)	–
1995	Marvin Stone v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	514 U.S. 386 (1995)	1703
1995	Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital	514 U.S. 87 (1995)	432
1995	Arthur L. Gustafson, et al. v. Alloyd Company, Incorporated, Fka Alloyd Holdings, Incorporated, et al.	513 U.S. 561 (1995)	1256
1995	Christine McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Company	513 U.S. 352 (1995)	967
1995	Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States	513 U.S. 150 (1995)	570
1995	Interstate Commerce Commission v. Transcon Lines, et al.	513 U.S. 138 (1995)	–
1994	Paul Palalaua Tuilaepa v. California	512 U.S. 967 (1994)	983
1994	Jackie Holder, Etc., et al. v. E. K. Hall, Sr., et al.	512 U.S. 874 (1994)	296
1994	Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	512 U.S. 622 (1994)	1695
1994	Thomas Jefferson University, Dba Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services	512 U.S. 504 (1994)	1478
1994	Albert Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., S. a.	512 U.S. 92 (1994)	220
1994	National Labor Relations Board v. Health Care & Retirement Corporation of America	511 U.S. 571 (1994)	167
1994	C & a Carbone, Inc., et al. v. Town of Clarkstown, New York	511 U.S. 383 (1994)	524
1994	Central Bank of Denver, N. a. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. a. and Jack K. Naber	511 U.S. 164 (1994)	1685
1994	Department of Revenue of Oregon v. Acf Industries, Inc., et al.	510 U.S. 332 (1994)	313
1993	United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property et al.	510 U.S. 43 (1993)	1133
1993	Dorsie Lee Johnson, Jr. v. Texas	509 U.S. 350 (1993)	750
1993	Leonard Heller, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources v. Samuel Doe, by His Mother and Next Friend, Mary Doe, et al.	509 U.S. 312 (1993)	2199
1993	Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation	509 U.S. 209 (1993)	751
1993	Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. and Ernesto Pichardo v. City of Hialeah	508 U.S. 520 (1993)	1769
1993	Musick, Peeler & Garrett, et al. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau et al.	508 U.S. 286 (1993)	142
1993	Terry Lynn Stinson v. United States	508 U.S. 36 (1993)	2230
1993	Fred H. Edenfield, et al. v. Scott Fane	507 U.S. 761 (1993)	677
1993	United States v. Sharon Dunnigan	507 U.S. 87 (1993)	1786
1993	Itel Containers International Corporation v. Joe Huddleston, Commissioner of Revenue of Tennessee	507 U.S. 60 (1993)	–
1993	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Nader E. Soliman	506 U.S. 168 (1993)	199
1992	Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman Etc.	505 U.S. 577 (1992)	967
1992	Estate of Floyd Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Company, et al.	505 U.S. 469 (1992)	719
1992	Teofilo Medina, Jr. v. California	505 U.S. 437 (1992)	1180
1992	Allied-Signal, Inc., as Successor-In-Interest to the Bendix Corporation v. Director, Division of Taxation	504 U.S. 768 (1992)	246
1992	Federal Trade Commission v. Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al.	504 U.S. 621 (1992)	208
1992	Robert R. Freeman, et al. v. Willie Eugene Pitts, et al.	503 U.S. 467 (1992)	422
1992	National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al. v. Boston and Maine Corporation, et al.	503 U.S. 407 (1992)	341
1992	James R. Stringer v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al.	503 U.S. 222 (1992)	682
1992	Lawrence C. Presley, Etc. v. Etowah County Commission et al.	502 U.S. 491 (1992)	150
1991	Kenneth Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission	502 U.S. 197 (1991)	335
1991	Dominic P. Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada	501 U.S. 1030 (1991)	552
1991	Jeffrey M. Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc., Alfred a. Knopf, Inc. and Janet Malcolm	501 U.S. 496 (1991)	1051
1991	Louise Renne, San Francisco City Attorney, et al. v. Bob Geary, et al.	501 U.S. 312 (1991)	542
1991	Litton Financial Printing Division, a Division of Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, et al.	501 U.S. 190 (1991)	821
1991	Janice G. Clark et al. v. Charles 'Buddy' Roemer, Governor of Louisiana, et al.	500 U.S. 646 (1991)	100
1991	Thaddeus Donald Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc.	500 U.S. 614 (1991)	1403
1991	Dionisio Hernandez v. New York	500 U.S. 352 (1991)	4168
1991	McCleskey v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center	499 U.S. 467 (1991)	3331
1991	Powers v. Ohio	499 U.S. 400 (1991)	2917
1991	Norfolk & Western Railway Company et al. v. American Train Dispatchers' Association et al.	499 U.S. 117 (1991)	329
1991	Moshe Gozlon-Peretz v. United States	498 U.S. 395 (1991)	550
1991	Trinova Corporation v. Michigan Department of Treasury	498 U.S. 358 (1991)	116
1990	Robert S. Minnick v. Mississippi	498 U.S. 146 (1990)	848
1990	Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health et al.	497 U.S. 502 (1990)	316
1990	Sawyer v. Smith, Interim Warden	497 U.S. 227 (1990)	646
1990	Kansas et al. v. Utilicorp United Inc.	497 U.S. 199 (1990)	222
1990	Office of Personnel Management v. Charles Richmond	496 U.S. 414 (1990)	1177
1990	Illinois v. Lloyd Perkins	496 U.S. 292 (1990)	906
1990	United States v. Montalvo-Murillo	495 U.S. 711 (1990)	232
1990	Duro v. Reina, Chief of Police, Salt River Department of Public Safety, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al.	495 U.S. 676 (1990)	294
1990	Citibank, N.a. v. Wells Fargo Asia Ltd.	495 U.S. 660 (1990)	–
1990	United States v. Dalm	494 U.S. 596 (1990)	899
1990	Ferens et Ux. v. John Deere Co., Aka Deere & Co.	494 U.S. 516 (1990)	494
1990	Saffle, Warden, et al. v. Parks	494 U.S. 484 (1990)	1054
1990	Washington, et al. v. Walter Harper	494 U.S. 210 (1990)	1489
1989	Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Richard Sperling et al.	493 U.S. 165 (1989)	1715
1989	Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts	492 U.S. 158 (1989)	346
1989	Ward et al. v. Rock Against Racism	491 U.S. 781 (1989)	3406
1989	Jones, Superintendent, Missouri Training Center for Men at Moberly v. Thomas	491 U.S. 376 (1989)	434
1989	Colonial American Life Insurance Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	491 U.S. 244 (1989)	–
1989	Dellmuth, Acting Secretary of Education of Pennsylvania v. Muth et al.	491 U.S. 223 (1989)	437
1989	Patterson v. McLean Credit Union	491 U.S. 164 (1989)	2518
1989	Asarco Inc. et al. v. Kadish et al.	490 U.S. 605 (1989)	702
1989	Rodriguez De Quijas et al. v. Shearson/american Express, Inc.	490 U.S. 477 (1989)	2022
1989	Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury	489 U.S. 803 (1989)	1222
1989	National Treasury Employees Union et al. v. Von Raab, Commissioner, United States Customs Service	489 U.S. 656 (1989)	1188
1989	Skinner, Secretary of Transportation, et al. v. Railway Labor Executives' Association et al.	489 U.S. 602 (1989)	2560
1989	Barnard, Chairman of the Committee of Bar Examiners of the Virgin Islands v. Thorstenn et al.	489 U.S. 546 (1989)	–
1989	Osterneck et al. v. Ernst & Whinney	489 U.S. 169 (1989)	775
1989	United States v. Broce et al.	488 U.S. 563 (1989)	1790
1988	Bowen, Otis R., Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Georgetown University Hospital, et al.	488 U.S. 204 (1988)	2039
1988	Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States	487 U.S. 250 (1988)	986
1988	Florida et al. v. Long et al.	487 U.S. 223 (1988)	–
1988	United States Catholic Conference et al. v. Abortion Rights Mobilization, Inc., et al.	487 U.S. 72 (1988)	231
1988	Supreme Court of Virginia et al. v. Friedman	487 U.S. 59 (1988)	132
1988	Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enterprises, Inc., et al.	486 U.S. 888 (1988)	231
1988	K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc., et al.	486 U.S. 281 (1988)	1097
1988	Bethesda Hospital Association, et al. v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services	485 U.S. 399 (1988)	217

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Who appointed Anthony McLeod Kennedy?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Anthony McLeod Kennedy to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1988.
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Which court was Anthony McLeod Kennedy on?: Anthony McLeod Kennedy was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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