The chief justice is responsible for assigning the majority opinion to another justice on the Court but only when the chief justice is in the voting majority at the conference meeting.

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When the Chief Justice is in the majority, they have the authority to assign the writing of the Court's majority opinion. If the Chief Justice is not in the majority, this responsibility falls to the most senior justice in the majority.

The Chief Justice Is Responsible for Assigning the Majority Opinion