Leadership
U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed for life by the President. Since 1869, the Court has consisted of nine members.
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Abe Fortas (born 1910, died 1982)
American government official.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1965-69
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Anthony M. Kennedy (born 1936)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1987-
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Antonin Scalia (born 1936)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1986-
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Arthur J. Goldberg
American politician, diplomat and jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1962-65
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Benjamin R. Curtis (born 1809, died 1874)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1851-57
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Benjamin N. Cardozo (born 1870, died 1938)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1932-38
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Bushrod Washington (born 1798, died 1829)
American jurist. Nephew of President George Washington.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1789-1829
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Byron R. ''Whizzer'' White (born 1917)
American football player and jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1962-93
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Charles Evans Hughes (born 1862, died 1948)
American jurist and political figure.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1910-16; Chief Justice, 1930-41
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Charles E. Whittaker (born 1901, died 1973)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1957-62
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Clarence Thomas (born 1948)
American administrator, lawyer, and jurist. His appointment to the Supreme Court was confirmed by Congress, despite allegations that he had sexually harassed female subordinates.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1991-
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David Davis (born 1815, died 1886)
American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1862-77
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David J. Brewer (born 1837, died 1910)
Turkish-born American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1889-1910
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David H. Souter (born 1939)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1990-
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Edward T. Sanford (born 1865, died 1930)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1923-30
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Edward D. White (born 1845, died 1921)
Confederate soldier who became a prominent U.S. senator and jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1894-1921; Chief Justice, 1920-21
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Felix Frankfurter (born 1882, died 1965)
Austrian-born American scholar and jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1939-62
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Frank Murphy (born 1890, died 1949)
American lawyer and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1940-49
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Fred M. Vinson (born 1890, died 1953)
American legislator and jurist.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1946-53
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Gabriel Duval (born 1752, died 1844)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1811-36
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George Shiras (born 1832, died 1924)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1923-30
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George Sutherland (born 1862, died 1942)
English-born American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1922-38
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Henry Brockholst Livingston (born 1757, died 1823)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1806-23
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Harlan F. Stone (born 1872, died 1946)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1925-46; Chief Justice, 1941-46
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Harold H. Burton (born 1888, died 1964)
American jurist and politican.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1945-58
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (born 1908, died 1999)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1970-94
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Henry Baldwin (born 1780, died 1844)
American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1830-44
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Henry B. Brown (born 1836, died 1913)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1890-1906
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Horace Gray (born 1828, died 1902)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1881-1902
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Horace H. Lurton
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1910-14
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Howell E. Jackson (born 1832, died 1895)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1893-95
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Hugo L. Black (born 1886, died 1971)
American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1937-71
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James Wilson (born 1742, died 1798)
Scottish-born American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1789-98
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James Iredell (born 1827, died 1896)
English-born American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1790-99
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James M. Wayne (born 1790, died 1867)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1835-67
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James C. McReynolds (born 1862, died 1946)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1914-41
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James F. Byrnes (born 1879, died 1972)
American politician and jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1941-42
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John Blair (born 1655, died 1743)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1789-96
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John Rutledge (born 1739, died 1800)
American statesman, jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1789-91; Chief Justice, 1795
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John Marshall (born 1755, died 1835)
American politician, jurist, and writer.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1801-35
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John McLean
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1829-61
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John McKinley (born 1780, died 1852)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1837-52
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John Catron (born 1786, died 1865)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1837-65
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John A. Campbell (born 1811, died 1889)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1853-61
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John H. Clarke
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1916-22
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John Marshall Harlan (born 1833, died 1911)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1877-1911
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John Paul Stevens
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1975-
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John Jay (born 1745, died 1829)
First chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1789-95
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Joseph Story
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1811-45
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Joseph P. Bradley
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1870-92
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Joseph McKenna
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1898-25
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Joseph R. Lamar
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1911-16
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Levi Woodbury
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1845-51
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Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (died 1998)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1972-87
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Louis D. Brandeis
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1916-39
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Lucius Q. C. Lamar
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1888-93
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Mahlon Pitney
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1912-22
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Melville W. Fuller (born 1833, died 1910)
American jurist.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1888-1910
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Morrison R. Waite (born 1816, died 1888)
American jurist.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1874-88
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Nathan Clifford
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1858-81
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Noah H. Swayne
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1862-81
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Oliver Ellsworth (born 1745, died 1807)
American legislator and jurist.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1796-1800
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Oliver Wendell Holmes (born 1841, died 1935)
American jurist. Served with the Union army at the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1902-32
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Owen J. Roberts
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1930-45
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Peter V. Daniel
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1841-60
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Philip P. Barbour
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1836-41
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Pierce Butler
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1922-39
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Potter Stewart
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1959-81
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Robert H. Harrison
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1789-90
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Robert Trimble
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1826-28
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Robert C. Grier
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1846-70
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Robert H. Jackson
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1941-54
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Roger B. Taney (born 1777, died 1864)
American jurist.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1836-64
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Rufus W. Peckham
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1895-1910
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Salmon P. Chase (born 1808, died 1873)
American senator, governor, secretary of the treasury, and Supreme Court justice.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1864-73
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Samuel Chase
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1796-1811
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Samuel Nelson
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1845-72
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Samuel F. Miller
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1862-90
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Samuel Blatchford
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1882-93
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Sherman Minton
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1949-56
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Smith Thompson
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1823-43
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Stanley Matthews
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1881-89
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Stanley F. Reed
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1938-57
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Stephen J. Field
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1863-97
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Stephen G. Breyer
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1994-
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Thomas Johnson
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1791-93
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Thomas Todd
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1807-26
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Thurgood Marshall (born 1908, died 1993)
Celebrated civil-rights lawyer who became the first African-American Supreme Court justice.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1967-91
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Tom C. Clark
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1949-67
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Ward Hunt
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1872-82
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Warren E. Burger (born 1907, died 1995)
American jurist.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1969-87
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Wiley B. Rutledge
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1943-49
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William J. Brennan, Jr. (born 1906, died 1997)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1956-90
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William Howard Taft (born 1857, died 1930)
Twenty-seventh President of the U.S., and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1921-1930
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William Cushing
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1789-1810
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William Paterson
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1793-1806
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William Strong
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1870-80
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William B. Woods
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1880-87
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William R. Day
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1903-22
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William H. Moody
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1906-10
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William O. Douglas
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1939-75
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William H. Rehnquist (born 1924)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice since 1972; Chief Justice since 1987
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William Johnson
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1804-34
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Willis van Devanter
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1910-37
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Earl Warren (born 1891, died 1974)
American jurist.
- Chief Justice of the United States, 1953-69
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John Marshall Harlan II (born 1899, died 1971)
American jurist. Grandson of Justice John Marshall Harlan.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1955-71
U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed for life by the President. Since 1869, the Court has consisted of nine members.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1993-
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Sandra Day O' Connor (born 1930)
First woman to become a United States Supreme Court justice.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1981-
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