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Justice Seat Number Position Home Sworn In Nominated By Left Office Reason For Leaving Picture
John G. Roberts, Jr. 1 Chief Justice New York 09/28/2005 19:00 Bush (43)
John G. Roberts, Jr.
William H. Rehnquist 1 Chief Justice Virginia 09/25/1986 19:00 09/02/2005 19:00 Death
William H. Rehnquist
Warren E. Burger 1 Chief Justice Virginia 06/22/1969 19:00 Nixon 09/25/1986 19:00 Retired
Warren E. Burger
Earl Warren 1 Chief Justice California 10/04/1953 18:00 Eisenhower 06/22/1969 19:00 Retired
Earl Warren
Fred M. Vinson 1 Chief Justice Kentucky 06/23/1946 19:00 Truman 09/07/1953 19:00 Death
Fred M. Vinson
Harlan Fiske Stone 1 Chief Justice New York 07/02/1941 19:00 04/21/1946 18:00 Death
Harlan Fiske Stone
Charles E. Hughes 1 Chief Justice New York 02/23/1930 18:00 06/29/1941 19:00 Retired
Charles E. Hughes
William Howard Taft 1 Chief Justice Connecticut 07/10/1921 19:00 Harding 02/02/1930 18:00 Retired
William Howard Taft
Edward D. White 1 Chief Justice Louisiana 12/18/1910 18:00 05/18/1921 19:00 Death
Edward D. White
Melville W. Fuller 1 Chief Justice Illinois 10/07/1888 19:00 Cleveland 07/03/1910 18:00 Death
Melville W. Fuller
Morrison R. Waite 1 Chief Justice Ohio 03/03/1874 18:00 Grant 03/22/1888 18:00 Death
Morrison R. Waite
Salmon P. Chase 1 Chief Justice Ohio 12/14/1864 18:00 Lincoln 05/06/1873 19:00 Death
Salmon P. Chase
Roger B. Taney 1 Chief Justice Maryland 03/27/1836 18:00 Jackson 10/11/1864 19:00 Death
Roger B. Taney
John Marshall 1 Chief Justice Virginia 02/04/1801 18:00 Adams, John 07/06/1835 Death
John Marshall
Oliver Ellsworth 1 Chief Justice Connecticut 03/07/1796 18:00 Washington 12/14/1800 18:00 Resigned
Oliver Ellsworth
John Rutledge 1 Chief Justice South Carolina 08/11/1795 19:00 12/14/1795 18:00 Rejected
John Rutledge
John Jay 1 Chief Justice New York 10/18/1789 19:00 Washington 06/28/1795 19:00 Resigned
John Jay
Anthony M. Kennedy 2 Associate Justice California 02/17/1988 18:00 Reagan
Anthony M. Kennedy
Lewis F. Powell, Jr. 2 Associate Justice Virginia 01/06/1972 18:00 Nixon 06/25/1987 19:00 Retired
Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Hugo L. Black 2 Associate Justice Alabama 08/18/1937 19:00 Roosevelt, F. 09/16/1971 19:00 Retired
Hugo L. Black
Willis Van Devanter 2 Associate Justice Wyoming 01/02/1911 18:00 Taft 06/01/1937 19:00 Retired
Willis Van Devanter
Edward D. White 2 Associate Justice Louisiana 03/11/1894 18:00 Cleveland 12/17/1910 18:00 Promoted
Edward D. White
Samuel Blatchford 2 Associate Justice New York 04/02/1882 18:00 Arthur 07/06/1893 19:00 Death
Samuel Blatchford
Ward Hunt 2 Associate Justice New York 01/08/1873 18:00 Grant 01/26/1882 18:00 Disabled
Ward Hunt
Samuel Nelson 2 Associate Justice New York 02/26/1845 18:00 Tyler 11/27/1872 18:00 Retired
Samuel Nelson
Smith Thompson 2 Associate Justice New York 08/31/1823 19:00 Monroe 12/17/1843 18:00 Death
Smith Thompson
Brockholst Livingston 2 Associate Justice New York 01/19/1807 18:00 Jefferson 03/17/1823 18:00 Death
Brockholst Livingston
William Paterson 2 Associate Justice New Jersey 03/10/1793 18:00 Washington 09/08/1806 19:00 Death
William Paterson
Thomas Johnson 2 Associate Justice Maryland 08/05/1792 19:00 Washington 01/15/1793 18:00 Resigned
Thomas Johnson
John Rutledge 2 Associate Justice South Carolina 02/14/1790 18:00 Washington 03/04/1791 18:00 Resigned
John Rutledge
Stephen G. Breyer 3 Associate Justice Massachusetts 08/02/1994 19:00 Clinton
Stephen G. Breyer
Harry A. Blackmun 3 Associate Justice Minnesota 06/08/1970 19:00 Nixon 08/02/1994 19:00 Retired
Harry A. Blackmun
Abe Fortas 3 Associate Justice Tennessee 10/03/1965 12:00 Johnson, L. 05/14/1969 12:00 Resigned
Abe Fortas
Arthur J. Goldberg 3 Associate Justice Illinois 09/30/1962 19:00 Kennedy 07/24/1965 19:00 Resigned
Arthur J. Goldberg
Felix Frankfurter 3 Associate Justice Massachusetts 01/29/1939 18:00 Roosevelt, F. 08/27/1962 19:00 Retired
Felix Frankfurter
Benjamin N. Cardozo 3 Associate Justice New York 03/13/1932 18:00 Hoover 07/08/1938 19:00 Death
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Oliver W. Holmes, Jr. 3 Associate Justice Massachusetts 12/07/1902 18:00 Roosevelt T. 01/11/1932 18:00 Retired
Oliver W. Holmes, Jr.
Horace Gray 3 Associate Justice Massachusetts 01/08/1882 18:00 Arthur 09/14/1902 18:00 Death
Horace Gray
Nathan Clifford 3 Associate Justice Maine 01/20/1858 18:00 Buchanan 07/24/1881 19:00 Death
Nathan Clifford
Benjamin R. Curtis 3 Associate Justice Massachusetts 10/09/1851 19:00 Fillmore 09/29/1857 19:00 Resigned
Benjamin R. Curtis
Levi Woodbury 3 Associate Justice New Hampshire 09/22/1845 19:00 Polk 09/03/1851 19:00 Death
Levi Woodbury
Joseph Story 3 Associate Justice Massachusetts 02/02/1812 18:00 Madison 09/09/1845 19:00 Death
Joseph Story
William Cushing 3 Associate Justice Massachusetts 02/01/1790 18:00 Washington 09/12/1810 19:00 Death
William Cushing
James M. Wayne 4 Associate Justice Georgia 01/13/1835 18:00 Jackson 07/04/1867 19:00 Death
James M. Wayne
William Johnson 4 Associate Justice South Carolina 05/06/1804 19:00 Jefferson 08/03/1834 19:00 Death
William Johnson
Alfred Moore 4 Associate Justice North Carolina 04/20/1800 19:00 Adams, John 01/25/1804 18:00 Resigned
Alfred Moore
James Iredell 4 Associate Justice North Carolina 05/11/1790 19:00 Washington 10/19/1799 19:00 Death
James Iredell
Sonia Sotomayor 5 Associate Justice New York 08/08/2009 11:00
Sonia Sotomayor
David H. Souter 5 Associate Justice New Hampshire 10/08/1990 19:00 06/29/2009 12:00 retired
David H. Souter
William J. Brennan, Jr. 5 Associate Justice New Jersey 10/15/1956 19:00 Eisenhower 07/19/1990 19:00 Retired
William J. Brennan, Jr.
Sherman Minton 5 Associate Justice Indiana 10/11/1949 18:00 Truman 10/14/1956 19:00 Retired
Sherman Minton
Wiley B. Rutledge 5 Associate Justice Iowa 02/14/1943 19:00 Roosevelt, F. 09/09/1949 19:00 Death
Wiley B. Rutledge
James F. Byrnes 5 Associate Justice South Carolina 07/07/1941 19:00 Roosevelt, F. 10/02/1942 19:00 Resigned
James F. Byrnes
James C. McReynolds 5 Associate Justice Tennessee 10/11/1914 18:00 Wilson 01/30/1941 18:00 Retired
James C. McReynolds
Horace H. Lurton 5 Associate Justice Tennessee 01/02/1910 18:00 Taft 07/11/1914 18:00 Death
Horace H. Lurton
Rufus Peckham 5 Associate Justice New York 01/05/1896 18:00 Cleveland 10/23/1909 18:00 Death
Rufus Peckham
Howell E. Jackson 5 Associate Justice Tennessee 03/03/1893 18:00 Harrison 08/07/1895 19:00 Death
Howell E. Jackson
Lucius Q.C. Lamar 5 Associate Justice Mississippi 01/17/1888 18:00 Cleveland 01/22/1893 18:00 Death
Lucius Q.C. Lamar
William B. Woods 5 Associate Justice Georgia 01/04/1881 18:00 Hayes 05/13/1887 19:00 Death
William B. Woods
William Strong 5 Associate Justice Pennsylvania 03/13/1870 18:00 Grant 12/13/1880 18:00 Retired
William Strong
Robert C. Grier 5 Associate Justice Pennsylvania 08/09/1846 19:00 Polk 01/30/1870 18:00 Retired
Robert C. Grier
Henry Baldwin 5 Associate Justice Pennsylvania 01/17/1830 18:00 Jackson 04/20/1844 18:00 Death
Henry Baldwin
Bushrod Washington 5 Associate Justice Virginia 02/03/1799 18:00 Adams, John 11/25/1829 18:00 Death
Bushrod Washington
James Wilson 5 Associate Justice Pennsylvania 10/04/1789 19:00 Washington 08/20/1798 19:00 Death
James Wilson
John Paul Stevens 6 Associate Justice Illinois 12/18/1975 18:00 Ford
John Paul Stevens
William O. Douglas 6 Associate Justice Connecticut 04/16/1939 18:00 Roosevelt, F. 11/11/1975 18:00 Retired
William O. Douglas
Louis D. Brandeis 6 Associate Justice Massachusetts 06/04/1916 18:00 Wilson 02/12/1939 18:00 Retired
Louis D. Brandeis
Joseph R. Lamar 6 Associate Justice Georgia 01/02/1911 18:00 Taft 01/01/1916 18:00 Death
Joseph R. Lamar
William H. Moody 6 Associate Justice Massachusetts 12/16/1906 18:00 Roosevelt T. 11/19/1910 18:00 Disabled
William H. Moody
Henry B. Brown 6 Associate Justice Michigan 01/04/1891 18:00 Harrison 05/27/1906 18:00 Retired
Henry B. Brown
Samuel F. Miller 6 Associate Justice Iowa 07/20/1862 19:00 Lincoln 10/12/1890 19:00 Death
Samuel F. Miller
Peter V. Daniel 6 Associate Justice Virginia 01/09/1842 18:00 Van Buren 05/30/1860 19:00 Death
Peter V. Daniel
Philip P. Barbour 6 Associate Justice Virginia 05/11/1836 19:00 Jackson 02/24/1841 18:00 Death
Philip P. Barbour
Gabriel Duvall 6 Associate Justice Maryland 11/22/1811 18:00 Madison 01/13/1835 18:00 Resigned
Gabriel Duvall
Samuel Chase 6 Associate Justice Maryland 02/03/1796 18:00 Washington 06/18/1811 19:00 Death
Samuel Chase
John Blair 6 Associate Justice Virginia 02/01/1790 18:00 Washington 10/24/1795 19:00 Resigned
John Blair
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 7 Associate Justice New York 08/09/1993 19:00 Clinton
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Byron R. White 7 Associate Justice Colorado 04/15/1962 18:00 Kennedy 06/27/1993 19:00 Retired
Byron R. White
Charles E. Whittaker 7 Associate Justice Missouri 03/24/1957 18:00 Eisenhower 03/30/1962 18:00 Disabled
Charles E. Whittaker
Stanley Reed 7 Associate Justice Kentucky 01/30/1938 18:00 Roosevelt, F. 02/24/1957 18:00 Retired
Stanley Reed
George Sutherland 7 Associate Justice Utah 10/01/1922 18:00 Harding 01/16/1938 18:00 Retired
George Sutherland
John H. Clarke 7 Associate Justice Ohio 10/08/1916 18:00 Wilson 09/17/1922 19:00 Resigned
John H. Clarke
Charles E. Hughes 7 Associate Justice New York 10/09/1910 18:00 Taft 06/09/1916 18:00 Resigned
Charles E. Hughes
David J. Brewer 7 Associate Justice Kansas 01/05/1890 18:00 Harrison 03/27/1910 18:00 Death
David J. Brewer
Stanley Matthews 7 Associate Justice Ohio 05/16/1881 19:00 Garfield 03/21/1889 18:00 Death
Stanley Matthews
Noah Swayne 7 Associate Justice Ohio 01/26/1862 19:00 Lincoln 01/23/1881 18:00 Retired
Noah Swayne
John McLean 7 Associate Justice Ohio 01/10/1830 18:00 Jackson 04/03/1861 18:00 Death
John McLean
Robert Trimble 7 Associate Justice Kentucky 06/15/1826 19:00 Adams, J.Q. 08/24/1828 19:00 Death
Robert Trimble
Thomas Todd 7 Associate Justice Kentucky 05/03/1807 19:00 Jefferson 02/06/1826 18:00 Death
Thomas Todd
John Catron 8 Associate Justice Tennessee 04/30/1837 19:00 Jackson 05/29/1865 19:00 Death
John Catron
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. 9 Associate Justice New Jersey 01/30/2006 18:00 Bush (43)
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Sandra Day O'Connor 9 Associate Justice Arizona 09/24/1981 19:00 Reagan 01/30/2006 18:00
Sandra Day O'Connor
Potter Stewart 9 Associate Justice Ohio 10/13/1958 19:00 Eisenhower 07/02/1981 19:00 Retired
Potter Stewart
Harold Burton 9 Associate Justice Ohio 09/30/1945 18:00 Truman 10/12/1958 19:00 Retired
Harold Burton
Owen J. Roberts 9 Associate Justice Pennsylvania 06/01/1930 19:00 Hoover 07/30/1945 19:00 Resigned
Owen J. Roberts
Edward T. Sanford 9 Associate Justice Tennessee 02/18/1923 18:00 Harding 03/07/1930 18:00 Death
Edward T. Sanford
Mahlon Pitney 9 Associate Justice New Jersey 03/17/1912 18:00 Taft 12/30/1922 18:00 Disabled
Mahlon Pitney
John M. Harlan 9 Associate Justice Kentucky 12/09/1877 18:00 Hayes 10/13/1911 18:00 Death
John M. Harlan
David Davis 9 Associate Justice Illinois 12/09/1862 18:00 Lincoln 03/03/1877 18:00 Resigned
David Davis
John A. Campbell 9 Associate Justice Alabama 04/10/1853 19:00 Pierce 04/29/1861 19:00 Resigned
John A. Campbell
John McKinley 9 Associate Justice Alabama 01/08/1838 18:00 Van Buren 07/18/1852 19:00 Death
John McKinley
Antonin Scalia 10 Associate Justice Virginia 09/25/1986 19:00 Reagan
Antonin Scalia
William H. Rehnquist 10 Associate Justice Arizona 01/07/1972 Nixon 09/26/1986 Promoted
William H. Rehnquist
John M. Harlan 10 Associate Justice New York 03/27/1955 18:00 Eisenhower 09/22/1971 19:00 Retired
John M. Harlan
Robert H. Jackson 10 Associate Justice New York 07/10/1941 19:00 Roosevelt, F. 10/08/1954 18:00 Death
Robert H. Jackson
Harlan Fiske Stone 10 Associate Justice New York 03/01/1925 18:00 Coolidge 07/01/1941 19:00 Promoted
Harlan Fiske Stone
Joseph McKenna 10 Associate Justice California 01/25/1898 18:00 McKinley 01/04/1925 18:00 Retired
Joseph McKenna
Stephen J. Field 10 Associate Justice California 05/19/1863 19:00 Lincoln 11/30/1897 18:00 Retired
Stephen J. Field
Clarence Thomas 11 Associate Justice Georgia 10/22/1991 19:00 Bush
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall 11 Associate Justice New York 10/01/1967 19:00 Johnson, L. 09/30/1991 19:00 Retired
Thurgood Marshall
Tom C. Clark 11 Associate Justice Texas 08/23/1949 19:00 Truman 06/11/1967 19:00 Retired
Tom C. Clark
Frank Murphy 11 Associate Justice Michigan 02/04/1940 18:00 Roosevelt, F. 07/18/1949 19:00 Death
Frank Murphy
Pierce Butler 11 Associate Justice Minnesota 01/01/1923 18:00 Harding 11/15/1939 18:00 Death
Pierce Butler
William R. Day 11 Associate Justice Ohio 03/01/1903 18:00 Roosevelt T. 11/12/1922 18:00 Retired
William R. Day
George Shiras, Jr. 11 Associate Justice Pennsylvania 10/09/1892 19:00 Harrison 02/22/1903 18:00 Retired
George Shiras, Jr.
Joseph P. Bradley 11 Associate Justice New Jersey 03/22/1870 18:00 Grant 01/21/1892 18:00 Death
Joseph P. Bradley