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<!-- Chief Justices -->

<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Jay</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(1) Oct 19, 1789</oath> 
	<to>Jun 29, 1795</to> 
	<adate>1789-10-19</adate> 
	<bdate>1795-06-29</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Rutledge</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>South Carolina</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>Aug 12, 1795</oath> 
	<to>Dec 15, 1795</to> 
	<adate>1795-08-12</adate> 
	<bdate>1795-12-15</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Ellsworth</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Oliver</nFirst> 
	<state>Connecticut</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 8, 1796</oath> 
	<to>Dec 15, 1800</to> 
	<adate>1796-03-08</adate> 
	<bdate>1800-12-15</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Marshall</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Adams, John</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 4, 1801</oath> 
	<to>Jul 6, 1835</to> 
	<adate>1801-02-04</adate> 
	<bdate>1835-07-06</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Taney</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Roger Brooke</nFirst> 
	<state>Maryland</state> 
	<pres>Jackson</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 28, 1836</oath> 
	<to>Oct 12, 1864</to> 
	<adate>1836-03-28</adate> 
	<bdate>1864-10-12</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Chase</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Salmon Portland</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Lincoln</pres> 
	<oath>Dec 15, 1864</oath> 
	<to>May 7, 1873</to> 
	<adate>1864-12-15</adate> 
	<bdate>1873-05-07</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Waite</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Morrison Remick</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Grant</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 4, 1874</oath> 
	<to>Mar 23, 1888</to> 
	<adate>1874-04-04</adate> 
	<bdate>1888-03-23</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Fuller</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Melville Weston</nFirst> 
	<state>Illinois</state> 
	<pres>Cleveland</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 8, 1888</oath> 
	<to>Jul 4, 1910</to> 
	<adate>1888-10-08</adate> 
	<bdate>1910-07-04</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>White</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Edward Douglass</nFirst> 
	<state>Louisiana</state> 
	<pres>Taft</pres> 
	<oath>Dec 19, 1910</oath> 
	<to>May 19, 1921</to> 
	<adate>1910-12-19</adate> 
	<bdate>1921-05-19</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Taft</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William Howard</nFirst> 
	<state>Connecticut</state> 
	<pres>Harding</pres> 
	<oath>Jul 11, 1921</oath> 
	<to>Feb 3, 1930</to> 
	<adate>1921-07-11</adate> 
	<bdate>1930-02-03</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Hughes</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Charles Evans</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Hoover</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 24, 1930</oath> 
	<to>Jun 30, 1941</to> 
	<adate>1930-02-24</adate> 
	<bdate>1941-06-30</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Stone</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Harlan Fiske</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Jul 3, 1941</oath> 
	<to>Apr 22, 1946</to> 
	<adate>1941-07-03</adate> 
	<bdate>1946-04-22</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Vinson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Fred Moore</nFirst> 
	<state>Kentucky</state> 
	<pres>Truman</pres> 
	<oath>Jun 24, 1946</oath> 
	<to>Sep 8, 1953</to> 
	<adate>1946-06-24</adate> 
	<bdate>1953-09-08</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Warren</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Earl</nFirst> 
	<state>California</state> 
	<pres>Eisenhower</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 5, 1953</oath> 
	<to>Jun 23, 1969</to> 
	<adate>1953-10-05</adate> 
	<bdate>1969-06-23</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Burger</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Warren Earl</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Nixon</pres> 
	<oath>Jun 23, 1969</oath> 
	<to>Sep 26, 1986</to> 
	<adate>1969-06-23</adate> 
	<bdate>1986-09-26</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Rehnquist</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William H.</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Reagan</pres> 
	<oath>Sep 26, 1986</oath> 
	<to>Sep 3, 2005</to> 
	<adate>1986-09-26</adate> 
	<bdate>2005-09-03</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>C</Type> 
	<nLast>Roberts</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John G., Jr.</nFirst> 
	<state>Maryland</state> 
	<pres>Bush, G. W.</pres> 
	<oath>Sep 29, 2005</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>2005-09-29</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>

<!--  Associate Justices -->

<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Rutledge</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>South Carolina</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(1) Feb 15, 1790</oath> 
	<to>Mar 5, 1791</to> 
	<adate>1790-02-15</adate> 
	<bdate>1791-03-05</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Cushing</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Feb 2, 1790</oath> 
	<to>Sep 13, 1810</to> 
	<adate>1790-02-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1810-09-13</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Wilson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>James</nFirst> 
	<state>Pennsylvania</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(2) Oct 5, 1789</oath> 
	<to>Aug 21, 1798</to> 
	<adate>1789-10-05</adate> 
	<bdate>1798-08-21</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Blair</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Feb 2, 1790</oath> 
	<to>Oct 25, 1795</to> 
	<adate>1790-02-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1795-10-25</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Iredell</nLast> 
	<nFirst>James</nFirst> 
	<state>North Carolina</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(2) May 12, 1790</oath> 
	<to>Oct 20, 1799</to> 
	<adate>1790-05-12</adate> 
	<bdate>1799-10-20</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Johnson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Thomas</nFirst> 
	<state>Maryland</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(1) Aug 6, 1792</oath> 
	<to>Jan 16, 1793</to> 
	<adate>1792-08-06</adate> 
	<bdate>1793-01-16</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Paterson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William</nFirst> 
	<state>New Jersy</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>(1) Mar 11, 1793</oath> 
	<to>Sep 9, 1806</to> 
	<adate>1793-03-11</adate> 
	<bdate>1806-09-09</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Chase</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Samuel</nFirst> 
	<state>Maryland</state> 
	<pres>Washington</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 4, 1796</oath> 
	<to>Jun 19, 1811</to> 
	<adate>1796-02-04</adate> 
	<bdate>1811-06-19</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Washington</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Bushrod</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Adams, John</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Feb 4, 1799</oath> 
	<to>Nov 26, 1829</to> 
	<adate>1799-02-04</adate> 
	<bdate>1829-11-26</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Moore</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Alfred</nFirst> 
	<state>North Carolina</state> 
	<pres>Adams, John</pres> 
	<oath>(1) Apr 21, 1800</oath> 
	<to>Jan 26, 1804</to> 
	<adate>1800-04-21</adate> 
	<bdate>1804-01-26</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Johnson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William</nFirst> 
	<state>South Carolina</state> 
	<pres>Jefferson</pres> 
	<oath>May 7, 1804</oath> 
	<to>Aug 4, 1834</to> 
	<adate>1804-05-07</adate> 
	<bdate>1834-08-04</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Livingston</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Henry Brockholst</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Jefferson</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 20, 1807</oath> 
	<to>Mar 18, 1823</to> 
	<adate>1807-01-20</adate> 
	<bdate>1823-03-18</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Todd</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Thomas</nFirst> 
	<state>Kentucky</state> 
	<pres>Jefferson</pres> 
	<oath>(1) May 4, 1807</oath> 
	<to>Feb 7, 1826</to> 
	<adate>1807-05-04</adate> 
	<bdate>1826-02-07</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>DuVirginiall</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Gabriel</nFirst> 
	<state>Maryland</state> 
	<pres>Madison</pres> 
	<oath>(1) Nov 23, 1811</oath> 
	<to>Jan 14, 1835</to> 
	<adate>1811-11-23</adate> 
	<bdate>1835-01-14</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Story</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Joseph</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Madison</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Feb 3, 1812</oath> 
	<to>Sep 10, 1845</to> 
	<adate>1812-02-03</adate> 
	<bdate>1845-09-10</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Thompson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Smith</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Monroe</pres> 
	<oath>(2) Sep 1, 1823</oath> 
	<to>Dec 18, 1843</to> 
	<adate>1823-09-01</adate> 
	<bdate>1843-12-18</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Trimble</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Robert</nFirst> 
	<state>Kentucky</state> 
	<pres>Adams, J. Q.</pres> 
	<oath>(1) Jun 16, 1826</oath> 
	<to>Aug 25, 1828</to> 
	<adate>1826-06-16</adate> 
	<bdate>1828-08-25</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>McLean</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Jackson</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Jan 11, 1830</oath> 
	<to>Apr 4, 1861</to> 
	<adate>1830-01-11</adate> 
	<bdate>1861-04-04</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Baldwin</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Henry</nFirst> 
	<state>Pennsylvania</state> 
	<pres>Jackson</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 18, 1830</oath> 
	<to>Apr 21, 1844</to> 
	<adate>1830-01-18</adate> 
	<bdate>1844-04-21</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Wayne</nLast> 
	<nFirst>James Moore</nFirst> 
	<state>Geogria</state> 
	<pres>Jackson</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 14, 1835</oath> 
	<to>Jul 5, 1867</to> 
	<adate>1835-01-14</adate> 
	<bdate>1867-07-05</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Barbour</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Philip Pendleton</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Jackson</pres> 
	<oath>May 12, 1836</oath> 
	<to>Feb 25, 1841</to> 
	<adate>1836-05-12</adate> 
	<bdate>1841-02-25</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Catron</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>Tennesee</state> 
	<pres>Jackson</pres> 
	<oath>May 1, 1837</oath> 
	<to>May 30, 1865</to> 
	<adate>1837-05-01</adate> 
	<bdate>1865-05-30</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>McKinley</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John</nFirst> 
	<state>Alabama</state> 
	<pres>Van Buren</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Jan 9, 1838</oath> 
	<to>Jul 19, 1852</to> 
	<adate>1838-010-9</adate> 
	<bdate>1852-07-19</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Daniel</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Peter Vivian</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Van Buren</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Jan 10, 1842</oath> 
	<to>May 31, 1860</to> 
	<adate>1842-01-10</adate> 
	<bdate>1860-05-31</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Nelson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Samuel</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Tyler</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 27, 1845</oath> 
	<to>Nov 28, 1872</to> 
	<adate>1845-02-27</adate> 
	<bdate>1872-11-28</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Woodbury</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Levi</nFirst> 
	<state>New Hampshire</state> 
	<pres>Polk</pres> 
	<oath>(2) Sep 23, 1845</oath> 
	<to>Sep 4, 1851</to> 
	<adate>1845-09-23</adate> 
	<bdate>1851-09-04</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Grier</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Robert Cooper</nFirst> 
	<state>Pennsylvania</state> 
	<pres>Polk</pres> 
	<oath>Aug 10, 1846</oath> 
	<to>Jan 31, 1870</to> 
	<adate>1846-08-10</adate> 
	<bdate>1870-01-31</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Curtis</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Benjamin Robbins</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Fillmore</pres> 
	<oath>(2) Oct 10, 1851</oath> 
	<to>Sep 30, 1857</to> 
	<adate>1851-10-10</adate> 
	<bdate>1857-09-30</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Campbell</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John Archibald</nFirst> 
	<state>Alabama</state> 
	<pres>Pierce</pres> 
	<oath>(3) Apr 11, 1853</oath> 
	<to>Apr 30, 1861</to> 
	<adate>1853-04-11</adate> 
	<bdate>1861-04-30</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Clifford</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Nathan</nFirst> 
	<state>Maine</state> 
	<pres>Buchanan</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 21, 1858</oath> 
	<to>Jul 25, 1881</to> 
	<adate>1858-01-21</adate> 
	<bdate>1881-07-25</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Swayne</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Noah Haynes</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Lincoln</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 27, 1862</oath> 
	<to>Jan 24, 1881</to> 
	<adate>1862-01-27</adate> 
	<bdate>1881-01-24</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Miller</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Samuel Freeman</nFirst> 
	<state>Iowa</state> 
	<pres>Lincoln</pres> 
	<oath>Jul 21, 1862</oath> 
	<to>Oct 13, 1890</to> 
	<adate>1862-07-21</adate> 
	<bdate>1890-10-13</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Davis</nLast> 
	<nFirst>David</nFirst> 
	<state>Illinois</state> 
	<pres>Lincoln</pres> 
	<oath>Dec 10, 1862</oath> 
	<to>Mar 4, 1877</to> 
	<adate>1862-12-10</adate> 
	<bdate>1877-03-04</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Field</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Stephen Johnson</nFirst> 
	<state>California</state> 
	<pres>Lincoln</pres> 
	<oath>May 20, 1863</oath> 
	<to>Dec 1, 1897</to> 
	<adate>1863-05-20</adate> 
	<bdate>1897-12-01</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Strong</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William</nFirst> 
	<state>Pennsylvania</state> 
	<pres>Grant</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 14, 1870</oath> 
	<to>Dec 14, 1880</to> 
	<adate>1870-03-14</adate> 
	<bdate>1880-12-14</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Bradley</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Joseph P.</nFirst> 
	<state>New Jersy</state> 
	<pres>Grant</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 23, 1870</oath> 
	<to>Jan 22, 1892</to> 
	<adate>1870-03-23</adate> 
	<bdate>1892-01-22</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Hunt</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Ward</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Grant</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 9, 1873</oath> 
	<to>Jan 27, 1882</to> 
	<adate>1873-010-9</adate> 
	<bdate>1882-01-27</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Harlan</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John Marshall</nFirst> 
	<state>Kentucky</state> 
	<pres>Hayes</pres> 
	<oath>Dec 10 1877</oath> 
	<to>Oct 14, 1911</to> 
	<adate>1877-12-10</adate> 
	<bdate>1911-10-14</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Woods</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William Burnham</nFirst> 
	<state>Geogria</state> 
	<pres>Hayes</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 5, 1881</oath> 
	<to>May 14, 1887</to> 
	<adate>1881-01-05</adate> 
	<bdate>1887-05-14</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Matthews</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Stanley</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Garfield</pres> 
	<oath>May 17, 1881</oath> 
	<to>Mar 22, 1889</to> 
	<adate>1881-05-17</adate> 
	<bdate>1889-03-22</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Gray</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Horace</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Arthur</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 9, 1882</oath> 
	<to>Sep 15, 1902</to> 
	<adate>1882-01-09</adate> 
	<bdate>1902-09-15</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Blatchford</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Samuel</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Arthur</pres> 
	<oath>Apr 3, 1882</oath> 
	<to>Jul 7, 1893</to> 
	<adate>1882-04-03</adate> 
	<bdate>1893-07-07</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Lamar</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Lucius Quintus C.</nFirst> 
	<state>Mississippi</state> 
	<pres>Cleveland</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 18, 1888</oath> 
	<to>Jan 23, 1893</to> 
	<adate>1888-01-18</adate> 
	<bdate>1893-01-23</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Brewer</nLast> 
	<nFirst>David Josiah</nFirst> 
	<state>Kansas</state> 
	<pres>Harrison</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 6, 1890</oath> 
	<to>Mar 28, 1910</to> 
	<adate>1890-01-06</adate> 
	<bdate>1910-03-28</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Brown</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Henry Billings</nFirst> 
	<state>Michigan</state> 
	<pres>Harrison</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 5, 1891</oath> 
	<to>May 28, 1906</to> 
	<adate>1891-01-05</adate> 
	<bdate>1906-05-28</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Shiras</nLast> 
	<nFirst>George, Jr.</nFirst> 
	<state>Pennsylvania</state> 
	<pres>Harrison</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 10, 1892</oath> 
	<to>Feb 23, 1903</to> 
	<adate>1892-10-10</adate> 
	<bdate>1903-02-23</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Jackson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Howell Edmunds</nFirst> 
	<state>Tennesee</state> 
	<pres>Harrison</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 4, 1893</oath> 
	<to>Aug 8, 1895</to> 
	<adate>1893-03-04</adate> 
	<bdate>1895-08-08</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>White</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Edward Douglass</nFirst> 
	<state>Louisiana</state> 
	<pres>Cleveland</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 12, 1894</oath> 
	<to>Dec 18, 1910 (4)</to> 
	<adate>1894-03-12</adate> 
	<bdate>1910-12-18</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Peckham</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Rufus Wheeler</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Cleveland</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 6, 1896</oath> 
	<to>Oct 24, 1909</to> 
	<adate>1896-01-06</adate> 
	<bdate>1909-10-24</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>McKenna</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Joseph</nFirst> 
	<state>California</state> 
	<pres>McKinley</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 26, 1898</oath> 
	<to>Jan 5, 1925</to> 
	<adate>1898-01-26</adate> 
	<bdate>1925-01-05</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Holmes</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Oliver Wendell</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, T. R.</pres> 
	<oath>Dec 8, 1902</oath> 
	<to>Jan 12, 1932</to> 
	<adate>1902-12-08</adate> 
	<bdate>1932-01-12</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Day</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William Rufus</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, T. R.</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 2, 1903</oath> 
	<to>Nov 13, 1922</to> 
	<adate>1903-03-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1922-11-13</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Moody</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William Henry</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, T. R.</pres> 
	<oath>Dec 17, 1906</oath> 
	<to>Nov 20, 1910</to> 
	<adate>1906-12-17</adate> 
	<bdate>1910-11-20</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Lurton</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Horace Harmon</nFirst> 
	<state>Tennesee</state> 
	<pres>Taft</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 3, 1910</oath> 
	<to>Jul 12, 1914</to> 
	<adate>1910-01-03</adate> 
	<bdate>1914-07-12</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Hughes</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Charles Evans</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Taft</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 10, 1910</oath> 
	<to>Jun 10, 1916</to> 
	<adate>1910-10-10</adate> 
	<bdate>1916-06-10</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Van DeVanter</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Willis</nFirst> 
	<state>Wyoming</state> 
	<pres>Taft</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 3, 1911</oath> 
	<to>Jun 2, 1937</to> 
	<adate>1911-01-03</adate> 
	<bdate>1937-06-02</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Lamar</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Joseph Rucker</nFirst> 
	<state>Geogria</state> 
	<pres>Taft</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 3, 1911</oath> 
	<to>Jan 2, 1916</to> 
	<adate>1911-01-03</adate> 
	<bdate>1916-01-02</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Pitney</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Mahlon</nFirst> 
	<state>New Jersy</state> 
	<pres>Taft</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 18, 1912</oath> 
	<to>Dec 31, 1922</to> 
	<adate>1912-03-18</adate> 
	<bdate>1922-12-31</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>McReynolds</nLast> 
	<nFirst>James Clark</nFirst> 
	<state>Tennesee</state> 
	<pres>Wilson</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 12, 1914</oath> 
	<to>Jan 31, 1941</to> 
	<adate>1914-10-12</adate> 
	<bdate>1941-01-31</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Brandeis</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Louis Dembitz</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Wilson</pres> 
	<oath>Jun 5,1916</oath> 
	<to>Feb 13, 1939</to> 
	<adate>1916-06-05</adate> 
	<bdate>1939-02-13</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Clarke</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John Hessin</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Wilson</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 9, 1916</oath> 
	<to>Sep 18, 1922</to> 
	<adate>1916-10-09</adate> 
	<bdate>1922-09-18</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Sutherland</nLast> 
	<nFirst>George</nFirst> 
	<state>Utah</state> 
	<pres>Harding</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 2, 1922</oath> 
	<to>Jan 17, 1938</to> 
	<adate>1922-10-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1938-01-17</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Butler</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Pierce</nFirst> 
	<state>Minnisota</state> 
	<pres>Harding</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 2, 1923</oath> 
	<to>Nov 16, 1939</to> 
	<adate>1923-01-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1939-11-16</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Sanford</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Edward Terry</nFirst> 
	<state>Tennesee</state> 
	<pres>Harding</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 19, 1923</oath> 
	<to>Mar 8, 1930</to> 
	<adate>1923-02-19</adate> 
	<bdate>1930-03-08</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Stone</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Harlan Fiske</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Coolidge</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 2, 1925</oath> 
	<to>Jul 2, 1941 (4)</to> 
	<adate>1925-03-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1941-07-02</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Roberts</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Owen Josephus</nFirst> 
	<state>Pennsylvania</state> 
	<pres>Hoover</pres> 
	<oath>Jun 2, 1930</oath> 
	<to>Jul 31, 1945</to> 
	<adate>1930-06-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1945-07-31</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Cardozo</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Benjamin Nathan</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Hoover</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 14, 1932</oath> 
	<to>Jul 9, 1938</to> 
	<adate>1932-03-14</adate> 
	<bdate>1938-07-09</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Black</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Hugo Lafayette</nFirst> 
	<state>Alabama</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Aug 19, 1937</oath> 
	<to>Sep 17, 1971</to> 
	<adate>1937-08-19</adate> 
	<bdate>1971-09-17</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Reed</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Stanley Forman</nFirst> 
	<state>Kentucky</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 31, 1938</oath> 
	<to>Feb 25, 1957</to> 
	<adate>1938-01-31</adate> 
	<bdate>1957-02-25</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Frankfurter</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Felix</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 30, 1939</oath> 
	<to>Aug 28, 1962</to> 
	<adate>1939-01-30</adate> 
	<bdate>1962-08-28</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Douglas</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William Orville</nFirst> 
	<state>Connecticut</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Apr 17, 1939</oath> 
	<to>Nov 12, 1975</to> 
	<adate>1939-04-17</adate> 
	<bdate>1975-11-12</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Murphy</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Frank</nFirst> 
	<state>Michigan</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 5, 1940</oath> 
	<to>Jul 19, 1949</to> 
	<adate>1940-02-05</adate> 
	<bdate>1949-07-19</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Byrnes</nLast> 
	<nFirst>James Francis</nFirst> 
	<state>South Carolina</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Jul 8, 1941</oath> 
	<to>Oct 3, 1942</to> 
	<adate>1941-07-08</adate> 
	<bdate>1942-10-03</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Jackson</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Robert Houghwout</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Jul 11, 1941</oath> 
	<to>Oct 9, 1954</to> 
	<adate>1941-07-11</adate> 
	<bdate>1954-10-09</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Rutledge</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Wiley Blount</nFirst> 
	<state>Iowa</state> 
	<pres>Roosevelt, F. D.</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 15, 1943</oath> 
	<to>Sep 10, 1949</to> 
	<adate>1943-02-15</adate> 
	<bdate>1949-09-10</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Burton</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Harold Hitz</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Truman</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 1, 1945</oath> 
	<to>Oct 13, 1958</to> 
	<adate>1945-10-01</adate> 
	<bdate>1958-10-13</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Clark</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Tom Campbell</nFirst> 
	<state>Texas</state> 
	<pres>Truman</pres> 
	<oath>Aug 24, 1949</oath> 
	<to>Jun 12, 1967</to> 
	<adate>1949-08-24</adate> 
	<bdate>1967-06-12</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Minton</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Sherman</nFirst> 
	<state>Indiana</state> 
	<pres>Truman</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 12, 1949</oath> 
	<to>Oct 15, 1956</to> 
	<adate>1949-10-12</adate> 
	<bdate>1956-10-15</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Harlan</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John Marshall</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Eisenhower</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 28, 1955</oath> 
	<to>Sep 23, 1971</to> 
	<adate>1955-03-28</adate> 
	<bdate>1971-09-23</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Brennan</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William J., Jr.</nFirst> 
	<state>New Jersy</state> 
	<pres>Eisenhower</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 16, 1956</oath> 
	<to>Jul 20, 1990</to> 
	<adate>1956-10-16</adate> 
	<bdate>1990-07-20</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Whittaker</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Charles Evans</nFirst> 
	<state>Missouri</state> 
	<pres>Eisenhower</pres> 
	<oath>Mar 25, 1957</oath> 
	<to>Mar 31, 1962</to> 
	<adate>1957-03-25</adate> 
	<bdate>1962-03-31</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Stewart</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Potter</nFirst> 
	<state>Ohio</state> 
	<pres>Eisenhower</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 14, 1958</oath> 
	<to>Jul 3, 1981</to> 
	<adate>1958-10-14</adate> 
	<bdate>1981-07-03</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>White</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Byron Raymond</nFirst> 
	<state>Colorado</state> 
	<pres>Kennedy</pres> 
	<oath>Apr 16, 1962</oath> 
	<to>Jun 28, 1993</to> 
	<adate>1962-04-16</adate> 
	<bdate>1993-06-28</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Goldberg</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Arthur Joseph</nFirst> 
	<state>Illinois</state> 
	<pres>Kennedy</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 1, 1962</oath> 
	<to>Jul 25, 1965</to> 
	<adate>1962-10-01</adate> 
	<bdate>1965-07-25</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Fortas</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Abe</nFirst> 
	<state>Tennesee</state> 
	<pres>Johnson, L.</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 4, 1965</oath> 
	<to>May 14, 1969</to> 
	<adate>1965-10-04</adate> 
	<bdate>1969-05-14</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Marshall</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Thurgood</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Johnson, L.</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 2, 1967</oath> 
	<to>Oct 1, 1991</to> 
	<adate>1967-10-02</adate> 
	<bdate>1991-10-01</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Blackmun</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Harry A</nFirst> 
	<state>Minnisota</state> 
	<pres>Nixon</pres> 
	<oath>Jun 9, 1970</oath> 
	<to>Aug 3, 1994</to> 
	<adate>1970-06-09</adate> 
	<bdate>1994-08-03</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Powell</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Lewis F., Jr.</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Nixon</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 7, 1972</oath> 
	<to>Jun 26, 1987</to> 
	<adate>1972-01-07</adate> 
	<bdate>1987-06-26</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Rehnquist</nLast> 
	<nFirst>William H.</nFirst> 
	<state>Arizona</state> 
	<pres>Nixon</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 7, 1972</oath> 
	<to>Sep 26, 1986 (4)</to> 
	<adate>1972-01-07</adate> 
	<bdate>1986-09-26</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Stevens</nLast> 
	<nFirst>John Paul</nFirst> 
	<state>Illinois</state> 
	<pres>Ford</pres> 
	<oath>Dec 19, 1975</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>1975-12-19</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>O'Connor</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Sandra Day</nFirst> 
	<state>Arizona</state> 
	<pres>Reagan</pres> 
	<oath>Sep 25, 1981</oath> 
	<to>Jan 31, 2006</to> 
	<adate>1981-09-25</adate> 
	<bdate>2006-01-31</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Scalia</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Antonin</nFirst> 
	<state>Virginia</state> 
	<pres>Reagan</pres> 
	<oath>Sep 26, 1986</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>1986-09-26</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Kennedy</nLast> 
	<nFirst>AnthoNew York M.</nFirst> 
	<state>California</state> 
	<pres>Reagan</pres> 
	<oath>Feb 18, 1988</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>1988-02-18</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Souter</nLast> 
	<nFirst>David H.</nFirst> 
	<state>New Hampshire</state> 
	<pres>Bush, G. H. W.</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 9, 1990</oath> 
	<to>June 29, 2009</to> 
	<adate>1990-10-09</adate> 
	<bdate>2009-06-29</bdate>
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Thomas</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Clarence</nFirst> 
	<state>Geogria</state> 
	<pres>Bush, G. H. W.</pres> 
	<oath>Oct 23, 1991</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>1991-10-23</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Ginsburg</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Ruth Bader</nFirst> 
	<state>New York</state> 
	<pres>Clinton</pres> 
	<oath>Aug 10, 1993</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>1993-08-10</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Breyer</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Stephen G.</nFirst> 
	<state>Massachusetts</state> 
	<pres>Clinton</pres> 
	<oath>Aug 3, 1994</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>1994-08-03</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Alito</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Samuel A., Jr.</nFirst> 
	<state>New Jersy</state> 
	<pres>Bush, G. W.</pres> 
	<oath>Jan 31, 2006</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>2006-01-31</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>
<Justice>
	<Type>S</Type> 
	<nLast>Sotomayor</nLast> 
	<nFirst>Sonia</nFirst> 
	<state>New Jersy</state> 
	<pres>Obama</pres> 
	<oath>August 6, 2009</oath> 
	<to>Current</to> 
	<adate>2009-08-06</adate> 
	<bdate>Current</bdate> 
</Justice>

<notes>
	<note>
		<num>1</num>
		<text>Denotes the date is from the Minutes of some other court.</text>
	</note>
	<note>
		<num>2</num>
		<text>From some other unquestionable authority.</text>
	</note>
	<note>
		<num>3</num>
		<text>From an authority that is questionable, and better authority would be appreciated.</text>
	</note>
	<note>
		<num>4</num>
		<text>Elevated.</text>
	</note>
</notes>

<refs>
	<ref nom="Supreme Court Historical Society" ws="http://www.supremecourthistory.org/" />
	<ref nom="Supreme Court of the United States  - US Government Site" ws="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/" />
	<ref nom="Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions" 
			ws="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html" />
	<ref nom="The Federal Judiciary" ws="http://www.uscourts.gov/" />
	<ref nom="The U.S. Supreme Court Justices Database, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois" 
		ws="http://epstein.law.northwestern.edu/research/justicesdata.html" />
</refs>	
</dataroot>
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Justices as Circuit Justices

Associate Justice Samuel Chase was the first and only High Court Justice to be impeached.

However, the U. S. Senate did not remove him. An impeachment is the bringing of charges by the House of Representatives. 
The Senate decides remoVirginial. Chase had become involved in political issues while sitting on the Court. 
The acquittal helped solidify all future members of the High Court.

There were seven justices of the U. S. Supreme Court until Judiciary Act of 1869. 
The numbers have changed sometimes for political reasons.
 
[Data taken from a booklet prepared by the Supreme Court of the United States, and published with
funding from the Supreme Court Historical Society.]

The U. S. Supreme Court hears cases at it's discretion. Four Justices must agree to hear a case before will be accepted.  
This is known as granting certiorari. The Court often times take cases where the issue(s) have been decided in diverse ways by Virginiarious lower courts-both state and federal.
 
The US is divided into 13 circuit courts of appeals, each of which is assigned a "Circuit Justice" from the
Supreme Court. After Justice Alito's appointment, circuits were assigned as follows[18]

* D.C. Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr.
* First Circuit, Stephen G. Breyer
* Second Circuit, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
* Third Circuit, Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
* Fourth Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr.
* Fifth Circuit, Antonin G. Scalia
* Sixth Circuit, John Paul Stevens

* Seventh Circuit, John Paul Stevens
* Eighth Circuit, Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
* Ninth Circuit, Anthony M. Kennedy
* Tenth Circuit, Sonia Sotomayor
* Eleventh Circuit, Clarence Thomas
* Federal Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr.

The circuit assignments frequently, but do not always and need not, 
reflect the geographic regions where the assigned Justices served as judges 
or practitioners before joining the Supreme Court. 
Four of the current Justices are assigned to circuits on which they once sat as circuit judges: 
Chief Justice Roberts (D.C. Circuit), Justice Souter (First Circuit), Justice Stevens (Seventh Circuit), 
and Justice Kennedy (Ninth Circuit). Furthermore, Justices Thomas and Ginsburg are 
assigned to the circuits that include their home states (the Eleventh and Second Circuits, respectively).

jay court, 1789-1795
rutledge court, 1795
ellsworth court, 1796-1800
marshall court, 1801-1835
taney court, 1836-1864
chase court, 1864-1873
waite court, 1874-1888
fuller court, 1888-1910
white court, 1910-1921
taft court, 1921-1930
hughes court, 1930-1941
stone court, 1941-1946
vinson court, 1946-1953
warren court, 1953-1969
burger court, 1969-1986
rehnquist court, 1986-2005
robert court, 2006-present
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