əbzˈɜːvɚz splˈɪt bᵻtwˌiːn ðoʊz hˌuː kənsˈɪdɚd hˌɪm ɐ sˈɑːlɪd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈoːɹts kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi lˈɛd baɪ mˈælkəm ˈɛm. lˈuːkəz, ænd ˈʌðɚz hˌuː kənsˈɪdɚd hˌɪm hˈɑːɹdɚ tə pˈɪn dˈaʊn.
Observers split between those who considered him a solid part of the Court's conservative majority (led by Malcolm M. Lucas), and others who considered him harder to pin down.