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Members of the Supreme Court of the United States

It is important to understand that almost every major decision of the court is decided by a 5 to 4 vote.

The 16 Courts are alternately designated in Bold or Regular text (Oath of Office) beginning with a new Chief Justice.

All Justices

President

Total

Name

State From

Appointed

Oath of Office

End of Service

Impeachable Decisions

2003, LAWRENCE V. TEXAS

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/02-102.html

2000, ACLU V. STATE OF OHIO

The Ohio state motto, "With God, all things are possible," http://laws.findlaw.com/6th/01a0073p.html

2000, Santa Fe School Dist. v Doe

Santa Fe condemns school sponsorship of student prayer. Chandler condemns school censorship of student prayer. http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/11th/976898op2.html

1999, CHANDLER V. JAMES

http://laws.findlaw.com/11th/976898man.html

1999, DALE V. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/99-699.html

1996, ROMER V. EVANS

Homosexuality OK [http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/u10179.html]

112

97

Breyer, Stephen G.

Massachusetts

Clinton

August 3, 1994

July 5, 2005

111

96

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader

New York

Clinton

August 10, 1993

July 5, 2005

1992 Planned Parenthood v Casey

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/505/833.html

110

95

Thomas, Clarence

Georgia

Bush

October 23, 1991

July 5, 2005

1992 Lee v Weisman

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/505/577.html

109

94

Souter, David H.

New Hampshire

Bush

October 9, 1990

July 5, 2005

108

93

Kennedy, Anthony M.

California

Reagan

February 18, 1988

July 5, 2005

107

92

Scalia, Antonin

Virginia

Reagan

September 26, 1986

July 5, 2005

106

CJ16

Rehnquist, William H.

Virginia

Reagan

September 26, 1986

July 5, 2005

105

91

Connor, Sandra Day

Arizona

Reagan

September 25, 1981

July 1, 2005

1981, COLLINS V. CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

104

90

Stevens, John Paul

Illinois

Ford

December 19, 1975

July 5, 2005

1980, STONE V. GRAHAM.

No Ten Commandments [http://laws.findlaw.com/us/449/39.html]

103

89

Rehnquist, William H.

Arizona

Nixon

January 7, 1972

July 5, 2005

1973 Roe v Wade

Baby murder made legal. [http://laws.findlaw.com/us/410/113.htm]

102

88

Powell, Lewis F., Jr.

Virginia

Nixon

January 7, 1972

June 26, 1987

1973 Roe v Wade

101

87

Blackmun, Harry A.

Minnesota

Nixon

June 9, 1970

August 3, 1994

1973 Roe v Wade

100

CJ15

Burger, Warren Earl

Virginia

Nixon

June 23, 1969

September 26, 1986

1973 Roe v Wade

99

86

Marshall, Thurgood

New York

Johnson, L.

October 2, 1967

October 1, 1991

1973 Roe v Wade

98

85

Fortas, Abe

Tennessee

Johnson, L.

October 4, 1965

May 14, 1969

97

84

Goldberg, Arthur Joseph

Illinois

Kennedy

October 1, 1962

July 25, 1965

96

83

White, Byron Raymond

Colorado

Kennedy

April 16, 1962

June 28, 1993

#1962 Engel v. Vitale

1973 Roe v Wade

No public school prayer. [http://laws.findlaw.com/us/370/421.html]

95

82

Stewart, Potter

Ohio

Eisenhower

October 14, 1958

July 3, 1981

1962 Engel v. Vitale

1973 Roe v Wade

94

81

Whittaker, Charles Evans

Missouri

Eisenhower

March 25, 1957

March 31, 1962

93

80

Brennan, William J., Jr.

New Jersey

Eisenhower

October 16, 1956

July 20, 1990

1962 Engel v. Vitale

1973 Roe v Wade

92

79

Harlan, John Marshall

New York

Eisenhower

March 28, 1955

September 23, 1971

1962 Engel v. Vitale

91

CJ14

Warren, Earl

California

Eisenhower

October 5, 1953

June 23, 1969

1962 Engel v. Vitale

90

78

Minton, Sherman

Indiana

Truman

October 12, 1949

October 15, 1956

89

77

Clark, Tom Campbell

Texas

Truman

August 24, 1949

June 12, 1967

1962 Engel v. Vitale

88

CJ13

Vinson, Fred Moore

Kentucky

Truman

June 24, 1946

September 8, 1953

1947 Everson v Board of Ed.

Separation of church and state" [http://laws.findlaw.com/us/330/1.html]

87

76

Burton, Harold Hitz

Ohio

Truman

October 1, 1945

October 13, 1958

1947

86

75

Rutledge, Wiley Blount

Iowa

Roosevelt, F.

February 15, 1943

September 10, 1949

1947

85

74

Jackson, Robert Houghwout

New York

Roosevelt, F.

July 11, 1941

October 9, 1954

1947

84

73

Byrnes, James Francis

South Carolina

Roosevelt, F.

July 8, 1941

October 3, 1942

83

CJ12

Stone, Harlan Fiske

New York

Roosevelt, F.

July 3, 1941

April 22, 1946

82

72

Murphy, Frank

Michigan

Roosevelt, F.

February 5, 1940

July 19, 1949

1947

81

71

Douglas, William Orville

Connecticut

Roosevelt, F.

April 17, 1939

November 12, 1975

1947

80

70

Frankfurter, Felix

Massachusetts

Roosevelt, F.

January 30, 1939

August 28, 1962

#1962 Engel v. Vitale

79

69

Reed, Stanley Forman

Kentucky

Roosevelt, F.

January 31, 1938

February 25, 1957

78

68

Black, Hugo Lafayette

Alabama

Roosevelt, F.

August 19, 1937

September 17, 1971

1947

77

67

Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan

New York

Hoover

March 14, 1932

July 9, 1938

76

66

Roberts, Owen Josephus

Pennsylvania

Hoover

June 2, 1930

July 31, 1945

75

CJ11

Hughes, Charles Evans

New York

Hoover

February 24, 1930

June 30, 1941

74

65

Stone, Harlan Fiske

New York

Coolidge

March 2, 1925

July 2, 1941

73

64

Sanford, Edward Terry

Tennessee

Harding

February 19, 1923

March 8, 1930

72

63

Butler, Pierce

Minnesota

Harding

January 2, 1923

November 16, 1939

71

62

Sutherland, George

Utah

Harding

October 2, 1922

January 17, 1938

70

CJ10

Taft, William Howard

Connecticut

Harding

July 11, 1921

February 3, 1930

69

61

Clarke, John Hessin

Ohio

Wilson

October 9, 1916

September 18, 1922

68

60

Brandeis, Louis Dembitz

Massachusetts

Wilson

June 5, 1916

February 13, 1939

67

59

McReynolds, James Clark

Tennessee

Wilson

October 12, 1914

January 31, 1941

66

58

Pitney, Mahlon

New Jersey

Taft

March 18, 1912

December 31, 1922

65

57

Lamar, Joseph Rucker

Georgia

Taft

January 3, 1911

January 2, 1916

64

56

Van Devanter, Willis

Wyoming

Taft

January 3, 1911

June 2, 1937

63

55

Hughes, Charles Evans

New York

Taft

October 10, 1910

June 10, 1916

62

54

Lurton, Horace Harmon

Tennessee

Taft

January 3, 1910

July 12, 1914

61

CJ 9

White, Edward Douglass

Louisiana

Taft

December 19, 1910

May 19, 1921

60

53

Moody, William Henry

Massachusetts

Roosevelt, T.

December 17, 1906

November 20, 1910

59

52

Day, William Rufus

Ohio

Roosevelt, T.

March 2, 1903

November 13, 1922

58

51

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Massachusetts

Roosevelt, T.

December 8, 1902

January 12, 1932

57

50

McKenna, Joseph

California

McKinley

January 26, 1898

January 5, 1925

56

49

Peckham, Rufus Wheeler

New York

Cleveland

January 6, 1896

October 24, 1909

55

48

White, Edward Douglass

Louisiana

Cleveland

March 12, 1894

May 19, 1921

54

47

Jackson, Howell Edmunds

Tennessee

Harrison

March 4, 1893

August 8, 1895

53

46

Shiras, George, Jr.

Pennsylvania

Harrison

October 10, 1892

February 23, 1903

52

45

Brown, Henry Billings

Michigan

Harrison

January 5, 1891

May 28, 1906

51

44

Brewer, David Josiah

Kansas

Harrison

January 6, 1890

March 28, 1910

50

CJ 8

Fuller, Melville Weston

Illinois

Cleveland

October 8, 1888

July 4, 1910

49

43

Lamar, Lucius Quintus C.

Mississippi

Cleveland

January 18, 1888

January 23, 1893

48

42

Blatchford, Samuel

New York

Arthur

April 3, 1882

July 7, 1893

47

41

Gray, Horace

Massachusetts

Arthur

January 9, 1882

September 15, 1902

46

40

Matthews, Stanley

Ohio

Garfield

May 17, 1881

March 22, 1889

45

39

Woods, William Burnham

Georgia

Hayes

January 5, 1881

May 14, 1887

44

38

Harlan, John Marshall

Kentucky

Hayes

December 10 1877

October 14, 1911

43

CJ 7

Waite, Morrison Remick

Ohio

Grant

March 4, 1874

March 23, 1888

42

37

Hunt, Ward

New York

Grant

January 9, 1873

January 27, 1882

41

36

Bradley, Joseph P.

New Jersey

Grant

March 23, 1870

January 22, 1892

40

35

Strong, William

Pennsylvania

Grant

March 14, 1870

December 14, 1880

39

CJ 6

Chase, Salmon Portland

Ohio

Lincoln

December 15, 1864

May 7, 1873

38

34

Field, Stephen Johnson

California

Lincoln

May 20, 1863

December 1, 1897

37

33

Davis, David

Illinois

Lincoln

December 10, 1862

March 4, 1877

36

32

Miller, Samuel Freeman

Iowa

Lincoln

July 21, 1862

October 13, 1890

35

31

Swayne, Noah Haynes

Ohio

Lincoln

January 27, 1862

January 24, 1881

34

30

Clifford, Nathan

Maine

Buchanan

January 21, 1858

July 25, 1881

33

29

Campbell, John Archibald

Alabama

Pierce

April 11, 1853

April 30, 1861

1857 Dred Scott

Caused the Civil War; Taney ruled a slave was property, nothing more, and could never be a citizen.

32

28

Curtis, Benjamin Robbins

Massachusetts

Fillmore

October 10, 1851

September 30, 1857

31

27

Grier, Robert Cooper

Pennsylvania

Polk

August 10, 1846

January 31, 1870

1857

30

26

Woodbury, Levi

New Hampshire

Polk

September 23, 1845

September 4, 1851

29

25

Nelson, Samuel

New York

Tyler

February 27, 1845

November 28, 1872

1857

28

24

Daniel, Peter Vivian

Virginia

Van Buren

January 10, 1842

May 31, 1860

1857

27

23

McKinley, John

Alabama

Van Buren

January 9, 1838

July 19, 1852

26

22

Catron, John

Tennessee

Van Buren

May 1, 1837

May 30, 1865

1857

25

21

Barbour, Philip Pendleton

Virginia

Jackson

May 12, 1836

February 25, 1841

24

CJ 5

Taney, Roger Brooke

Maryland

Jackson

March 28, 1836

October 12, 1864

1857

23

20

Wayne, James Moore

Georgia

Jackson

January 14, 1835

July 5, 1867

1857

22

19

Baldwin, Henry

Pennsylvania

Jackson

January 18, 1830

April 21, 1844

21

18

McLean, John

Ohio

Jackson

January 11, 1830

April 4, 1861

20

17

Trimble, Robert

Kentucky

Adams, J. Q.

June 16, 1826

August 25, 1828

19

16

Thompson, Smith

New York

Monroe

September 1, 1823

December 18, 1843

18

15

Story, Joseph