# 2009 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Sonia Sotomayor

* The 2009 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2009, and concluded October 3, 2010. This was the first term of Associate Justice Sonia 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 = 1
* In-chambers opinions = 0
* Unanimous opinions: 1
* Most joined by: Stevens (12)
* Least joined by: Alito (5)
| Type | Case | Citation | Issues | Joined by | Other opinions |
| 101 | Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter | 558 U.S. 100 (2009) | appealability of disclosure orders adverse to attorney–client privilege • collateral order doctrine | Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Thomas (in part) | Thomas |
| 102 | Wood v. Allen | 558 U.S. 290 (2010) | habeas corpus • Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel | Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito | Stevens |
| 103 | Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States | 559 U.S. 229 (2010) | Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 • bankruptcy attorneys as debt relief agencies | Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito; Scalia, Thomas (in part) | Scalia Thomas |
| 404 | Graham County Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson | 559 U.S. 280 (2010) | False Claims Act • bar on qui tam suits based on publicly disclosed allegations | Breyer | Stevens Scalia |
| 105 | Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA | 559 U.S. 573 (2010) | Fair Debt Collection Practices Act • exclusion of legal errors from bona fide error defense | Roberts, Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer | Scalia Breyer Kennedy |
| 106 | Hui v. Castaneda | 559 U.S. 799 (2010) | Federal Tort Claims Act • Public Health Service employee immunity from liability | Unanimous | |
| 407 | Robertson v. United States ex rel. Watson | 560 U.S. 272 (2010) | criminal contempt proceedings initiated by private action | Kennedy | per curiam Roberts |
| 408 | Berghuis v. Thompkins | 560 U.S. 370 (2010) | Fifth Amendment • waiver of right to remain silent • Sixth Amendment • ineffective assistance of counsel | Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer | Kennedy |
| 109 | Carr v. United States | 560 U.S. 438 (2010) | Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act • registration requirements for interstate travel • ex post facto application | Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Breyer; Scalia (in part) | Scalia Alito |
| 110 | Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. p. A. | 560 U.S. 538 (2010) | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • relation back doctrine | Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito | Scalia |
| 211 | Astrue v. Ratliff | 560 U.S. 586 (2010) | Equal Access to Justice Act • award of attorney's fees • administrative offset to satisfy debt to government | Stevens, Ginsburg | Thomas |
| 112 | Dillon v. United States | 560 U.S. 817 (2010) | Federal Sentencing Guidelines • sentence reduction • possession of crack cocaine | Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer | Stevens |
| 513 | Wrotten v. New York | 560 U.S. 959 (2010) | Sixth Amendment • Confrontation Clause • testimony by two-way video | | |
| Sotomayor filed a statement respecting the Court's denial of certiorari. ||||||
| 414 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. | 561 U.S. 89 (2010) | Carriage of Goods by Sea Act • forum selection clause | Stevens, Ginsburg | Kennedy |
| 215 | Doe v. Reed | 561 U.S. 186 (2010) | public disclosure of referendum petitions • First Amendment • free speech | Stevens, Ginsburg | Roberts Stevens Scalia Breyer Alito Thomas |
| 316 | Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters | 561 U.S. 287 (2010) | Labor Management Relations Act • arbitration of collective bargaining agreement ratification date | Stevens | Thomas |
| 317 | Skilling v. United States | 561 U.S. 358 (2010) | Enron scandal • Sixth Amendment • Article III • change of venue • juror prejudice from pretrial publicity • honest services fraud | Stevens, Breyer | Ginsburg Scalia Alito |