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This is a list of past and present justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Both Associate Justices
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States....
 and Chief Justices
Chief Justice of the United States

The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal courts and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States....
 are nominated by the President of the United States
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
 and confirmed
Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in List of enacting formulae of bill s and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch....
 by the United States Senate
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
.

following table lists the terms of all of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
 since 1789 placed in the order in which the justices took the judicial oath of office and thereby started their term of office.






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This is a list of past and present justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Both Associate Justices
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States....
 and Chief Justices
Chief Justice of the United States

The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal courts and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States....
 are nominated by the President of the United States
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
 and confirmed
Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in List of enacting formulae of bill s and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch....
 by the United States Senate
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
.

List of Justices

The following table lists the terms of all of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
 since 1789 placed in the order in which the justices took the judicial oath of office and thereby started their term of office. Two Justices, Robert H. Harrison
Robert H. Harrison

Robert Hanson Harrison was an United States jurist.Harrison began the American Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the 3rd Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army....
 and Edwin Stanton, were appointed to the court but never served and therefore are not listed. Robert H. Harrison was one of the original justices appointed to the court by George Washington
George Washington

George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States of the United States of Americas ....
, but declined to serve. Edwin Stanton was appointed by Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant , was an United States general and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States ....
, but died before taking office, taking the oath on his death bed.
  • The names of Justices who are active ( Justice Samuel Alito's accession to the Court on January 31, 2006) are in bold.
  • Justices who received a recess appointment
    Recess appointment

    A recess appointment occurs when the President of the United States fills a vacant federal position, of a sufficiently senior level that the nomination must be confirmed by the United States Senate, while the Senate is in recess....
     to the Supreme Court have an asterisk(*) following their name. All but one of these recess appointments went on to be confirmed by the Senate during the following session of Congress.
  • John Rutledge
    John Rutledge

    John Rutledge was an American statesman and judge. He was the first Governor of South Carolina following the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence....
     and Charles Evans Hughes
    Charles Evans Hughes

    Charles Evans Hughes Sr. was a lawyer and United States Republican Party politician from the State of New York. He served as Governor of New York , United States Secretary of State , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States ....
     each resigned from the Supreme Court and were later reappointed as Chief Justice. Thus, they are listed twice below, once for each term on the Supreme Court.




Timeline


Justices appointed before 1800


Justices serving after 1800


*: These justices were appointed before 1800. Their pre-1800 term portions are shown in the previous timeline.

Note: Because of , the timeline cannot be easily replicated into one timeline.

See also


  • List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition
    List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition

    In order to become a Judge on the Supreme Court of the United States, an individual must be nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the United States Senate, with at least half of that body approving in the affirmative....
  • List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by education
    List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by education

    Albany Law School#Robert H. Jackson - completed one year of the two year program....
  • List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by time in office
    List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by time in office

    This is a list of List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by time in office, counted in days. The period of service for Justices ranges from William O....
  • List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
    List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

    Law clerks have assisted Supreme Court Justices in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in the 1880s. By the traditions and rules that have developed around this procedure today Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on the Supreme Court of the United States have the opportunity to select four...
  • List of United States Chief Justices by time in office
    List of United States Chief Justices by time in office

    This is a list of Chief Justice of the United States by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater....


External links

  • . Supreme Court Historical Society
    Supreme Court Historical Society

    The Supreme Court Historical Society is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and communicating the history of the U.S. Supreme Court...
    .