Authorship and alignment

Writings authored by each justice, and the average length of a majority opinion.

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JusticeMajorityConcurrenceDissentAvg pagesAvg words, majority

Mike McGrath 60 1 1 8.3

1,671

Brian Morris 50 1 3 9.9

2,103

Michael E Wheat 45 1 1 11.1

2,457

Patricia Cotter 44 3 6 12.6

2,843

Beth Baker 42 5 8 13.5

3,149

Jim Rice 40 11 10 11.3

2,508

James C. Nelson 36 16 15 17.8

4,525