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Where Supreme Court Justices Are From

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NameStateBornDiedNominated byPositionYear confirmedVoteSucceededTenure start yearTenure end yearTenure length (in days)Reason for end of tenurePhoto
NameStateBornDiedNominated byPositionYear confirmedVoteSucceededTenure start yearTenure end yearTenure length (in days)Reason for end of tenurePhoto
John JayNY17451829George WashingtonChief Justice1789(Acclamation)Inaugural178917952,078Resigned
John RutledgeSC17391800George WashingtonAssociate Justice1789(Acclamation)Inaugural17901791382Resigned
John RutledgeSC17391800George WashingtonChief Justice1795(10–14)Jay17951795138Resigned, nomination having been rejected
William CushingMA17321810George WashingtonAssociate Justice1789(Acclamation)Inaugural179018107,523Died
James WilsonPA17421798George WashingtonAssociate Justice1789(Acclamation)Inaugural178917983,240Died
John BlairVA17321800George WashingtonAssociate Justice1789(Acclamation)Inaugural179017952,090Resigned
James IredellNC17511799George WashingtonAssociate Justice1790(Acclamation)Inaugural179017993,446Died
Thomas JohnsonMD17321819George WashingtonAssociate Justice1791(Acclamation)J. Rutledge17921793163Resigned
William PatersonNJ17451806George WashingtonAssociate Justice1793(Acclamation)T. Johnson179318064,926Died
Samuel ChaseMD17411811George WashingtonAssociate Justice1796(Acclamation)Blair179618115,610Died
Oliver EllsworthCT17451807George WashingtonChief Justice1796(21–1)J. Rutledge179618001,742Resigned
Bushrod WashingtonVA17621829John AdamsAssociate Justice1798(Acclamation)Wilson1798182911,332Died
Alfred MooreNC17551810John AdamsAssociate Justice1799(Acclamation)Iredell180018041,375Resigned
John MarshallVA17551835John AdamsChief Justice1801(Acclamation)Ellsworth1801183512,562Died
William JohnsonSC17711834Thomas JeffersonAssociate Justice1804(Acclamation)Moore1804183411,039Died
Henry Brockholst LivingstonNY17571823Thomas JeffersonAssociate Justice1806(Acclamation)Paterson180718235,897Died
Thomas ToddKY17651826Thomas JeffersonAssociate Justice1807(Acclamation)new seat180718266,911Died
Gabriel DuvallMD17521844James MadisonAssociate Justice1811(Acclamation)S. Chase181118358,445Resigned
Joseph StoryMA17791845James MadisonAssociate Justice1811(Acclamation)Cushing1812184512,264Died
Smith ThompsonNY17681843James MonroeAssociate Justice1823(Acclamation)Livingston182318437,408Died
Robert TrimbleKY17761828John Quincy AdamsAssociate Justice1826(25–5)Todd18261828800Died
John McLeanOH17851861Andrew JacksonAssociate Justice1829(Acclamation)Trimble1830186111,398Died
Henry BaldwinPA17801844Andrew JacksonAssociate Justice1830(41–2)Washington183018445,204Died
James Moore WayneGA17901867Andrew JacksonAssociate Justice1835(Acclamation)W. Johnson1835186711,852Died
Roger B. TaneyMD17771864Andrew JacksonChief Justice1836(29–15)J. Marshall1836186410,418Died
Philip Pendleton BarbourVA17831841Andrew JacksonAssociate Justice1836(30–11)Duvall183618411,749Died
John CatronTN17861865Andrew JacksonAssociate Justice1837(28–15)new seat1837186510,249Died
John McKinleyAL17801852Martin Van BurenAssociate Justice1837(Acclamation)new seat183818525,302Died
Peter Vivian DanielVA17841860Martin Van BurenAssociate Justice1841(25–5)Barbour184218606,712Died
Samuel NelsonNY17921873John TylerAssociate Justice1845(Acclamation)Thompson1845187210,130Retired
Levi WoodburyNH17891851James K. PolkAssociate Justice1846(Acclamation)Story184518512,171Died
Robert Cooper GrierPA17941870James K. PolkAssociate Justice1846(Acclamation)Baldwin184618708,569Retired
Benjamin Robbins CurtisMA18091874Millard FillmoreAssociate Justice1851(Acclamation)Woodbury185118572,180Resigned
John Archibald CampbellAL18111889Franklin PierceAssociate Justice1853(Acclamation)McKinley185318612,939Resigned
Nathan CliffordME18031881James BuchananAssociate Justice1858(26–23)Curtis185818818,580Died
Noah Haynes SwayneOH18041884Abraham LincolnAssociate Justice1862(38–1)McLean186218816,933Retired
Samuel Freeman MillerIA18161890Abraham LincolnAssociate Justice1862(Acclamation)Daniel1862189010,304Died
David DavisIL18151886Abraham LincolnAssociate Justice1862(Acclamation)Campbell186218775,194Resigned
Stephen Johnson FieldCA18161899Abraham LincolnAssociate Justice1863(Acclamation)new seat1863189712,615Retired
Salmon P. ChaseOH18081873Abraham LincolnChief Justice1864(Acclamation)Taney186418733,063Died
William StrongPA18081895Ulysses S. GrantAssociate Justice1870(No vote recorded)Grier187018803,925Retired
Joseph P. BradleyNJ18131892Ulysses S. GrantAssociate Justice1870(46–9)new seat187018927,970Died
Ward HuntNY18101886Ulysses S. GrantAssociate Justice1872(Acclamation)Nelson187318823,303Retired
Morrison WaiteOH18161888Ulysses S. GrantChief Justice1874(63–0)S. P. Chase187418885,129Died
John Marshall HarlanKY18331911Rutherford B. HayesAssociate Justice1877(Acclamation)Davis1877191112,353Died
William Burnham WoodsGA18241887Rutherford B. HayesAssociate Justice1880(39–8)Strong188118872,319Died
Stanley MatthewsOH18241889James A. GarfieldAssociate Justice1881(24–23)Swayne188118892,864Died
Horace GrayMA18281902Chester A. ArthurAssociate Justice1881(51–5)Clifford188219027,549Died
Samuel BlatchfordNY18201893Chester A. ArthurAssociate Justice1882(Acclamation)Hunt188218934,110Died
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarMS18251893Grover ClevelandAssociate Justice1888(32–28)Woods188818931,830Died
Melville FullerIL18331910Grover ClevelandChief Justice1888(41–20)Waite188819107,934Died
David Josiah BrewerKS18371910Benjamin HarrisonAssociate Justice1889(53–11)Matthews189019107,381Died
Henry Billings BrownMI18361913Benjamin HarrisonAssociate Justice1890(Acclamation)Miller189119065,983Retired
George Shiras Jr.PA18321924Benjamin HarrisonAssociate Justice1892(Acclamation)Bradley189219033,786Retired
Howell Edmunds JacksonTN18321895Benjamin HarrisonAssociate Justice1893(Acclamation)L. Lamar18931895887Died
Edward Douglass WhiteLA18451921William Howard TaftChief Justice1910(Acclamation)Fuller191019213,801Died
Edward Douglass WhiteLA18451921Grover ClevelandAssociate Justice1894(Acclamation)Blatchford189419106,121Continued as chief justice
Rufus W. PeckhamNY18381909Grover ClevelandAssociate Justice1895(Acclamation)H. Jackson189619095,036Died
Joseph McKennaCA18431926William McKinleyAssociate Justice1898(Acclamation)Field189819259,835Retired
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.MA18411935Theodore RooseveltAssociate Justice1902(Acclamation)Gray1902193210,620Retired
William R. DayOH18491923Theodore RooseveltAssociate Justice1903(Acclamation)Shiras190319227,191Retired
William Henry MoodyMA18531917Theodore RooseveltAssociate Justice1906(Acclamation)Brown190619101,433Retired
Horace Harmon LurtonTN18441914William Howard TaftAssociate Justice1909(Acclamation)Peckham191019141,664Died
Charles Evans HughesNY18621948Herbert HooverChief Justice1930(52–26)Taft193019414,141Retired
Charles Evans HughesNY18621948William Howard TaftAssociate Justice1910(Acclamation)Brewer191019162,069Resigned
Willis Van DevanterWY18591941William Howard TaftAssociate Justice1910(Acclamation)E. D. White191119379,640Retired
Joseph Rucker LamarGA18571916William Howard TaftAssociate Justice1910(Acclamation)Moody191119161,824Died
Mahlon PitneyNJ18581924William Howard TaftAssociate Justice1912(50–26)J. Harlan191219223,938Resigned
James Clark McReynoldsTN18621946Woodrow WilsonAssociate Justice1914(44–6)Lurton191419419,601Retired
Louis BrandeisKY18561941Woodrow WilsonAssociate Justice1916(47–22)J. Lamar191619398,283Retired
John Hessin ClarkeOH18571945Woodrow WilsonAssociate Justice1916(Acclamation)Hughes191619222,169Retired
William Howard TaftCT18571930Warren G. HardingChief Justice1921(Acclamation)E. D. White192119303,127Retired
George SutherlandUT18621942Warren G. HardingAssociate Justice1922(Acclamation)Clarke192219385,582Retired
Pierce ButlerMN18661939Warren G. HardingAssociate Justice1922(61–8)Day192319396,158Died
Edward Terry SanfordTN18651930Warren G. HardingAssociate Justice1923(Acclamation)Pitney192319302,572Died
Harlan F. StoneNY18721946Calvin CoolidgeAssociate Justice1925(71–6)McKenna192519415,962Continued as chief justice
Harlan F. StoneNY18721946Franklin D. RooseveltChief Justice1941(Acclamation)Hughes194119461,753Died
Owen RobertsPA18751955Herbert HooverAssociate Justice1930(Acclamation)Sanford193019455,534Resigned
Benjamin N. CardozoNY18701938Herbert HooverAssociate Justice1932(Acclamation)Holmes193219382,307Died
Hugo BlackAL18861971Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1937(63–16)Van Devanter1937197112,439Retired
Stanley Forman ReedKY18841980Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1938(Acclamation)Sutherland193819576,960Retired
Felix FrankfurterMA18821965Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1939(Acclamation)Cardozo193919628,605Retired
William O. DouglasCT18981980Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1939(62–4)Brandeis1939197513,351Retired
Frank MurphyMI18901949Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1940(Acclamation)Butler194019493,449Died
James F. ByrnesSC18821972Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1941(Acclamation)McReynolds19411942452Resigned
Robert H. JacksonNY18921954Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1941(Acclamation)Stone194119544,835Died
Wiley Blount RutledgeIA18941949Franklin D. RooseveltAssociate Justice1943(Acclamation)Byrnes194319492,397Died
Harold Hitz BurtonOH18881964Harry S. TrumanAssociate Justice1945(Acclamation)O. Roberts194519584,757Retired
Fred M. VinsonKY18901953Harry S. TrumanChief Justice1946(Acclamation)Stone194619532,631Died
Tom C. ClarkTX18991977Harry S. TrumanAssociate Justice1949(73–8)Murphy194919676,497Retired
Sherman MintonIN18901965Harry S. TrumanAssociate Justice1949(48–16)W. Rutledge194919562,558Retired
Earl WarrenCA18911974Dwight D. EisenhowerChief Justice1954(Acclamation)Vinson195319695,736Retired
John Marshall Harlan IINY18991971Dwight D. EisenhowerAssociate Justice1955(71–11)R. Jackson195519716,019Retired
William J. Brennan Jr.NJ19061997Dwight D. EisenhowerAssociate Justice1957(Acclamation)Minton1956199012,322Retired
Charles Evans WhittakerMO19011973Dwight D. EisenhowerAssociate Justice1957(Acclamation)Reed195719621,831Retired
Potter StewartOH19151985Dwight D. EisenhowerAssociate Justice1959(70–17)Burton195819818,292Retired
Byron WhiteColorado19172002John F. KennedyAssociate Justice1962(Acclamation)Whittaker1962199311,388Retired
Arthur GoldbergIL19081990John F. KennedyAssociate Justice1962(Acclamation)Frankfurter196219651,030Resigned
Abe FortasTN19101982Lyndon B. JohnsonAssociate Justice1965(Acclamation)Goldberg196519691,317Resigned
Thurgood MarshallNY19081993Lyndon B. JohnsonAssociate Justice1967(69–11)Clark196719918,759Retired
Warren E. BurgerVA19071995Richard NixonChief Justice1969(74–3)Warren196919866,300Retired
Harry BlackmunMN19081999Richard NixonAssociate Justice1970(94–0)Fortas197019948,815Retired
Lewis F. Powell Jr.VA19071998Richard NixonAssociate Justice1971(89–1)Black197219875,645Retired
William RehnquistAZ19242005Richard NixonAssociate Justice1971(68–26)J. Harlan II197219865,372Continued as chief justice
William RehnquistVA19242005Ronald ReaganChief Justice1986(65–33)Burger198620056,912Died
John Paul StevensIL19202019Gerald FordAssociate Justice1975(98–0)Douglas1975201012,602Retired
Sandra Day O'ConnorAZ1930n/aRonald ReaganAssociate Justice1981(99–0)Stewart198120068,888Retired
Antonin ScaliaVA19362016Ronald ReaganAssociate Justice1986(98–0)Rehnquist1986201610,725Died
Anthony KennedyCA1936n/aRonald ReaganAssociate Justice1988(97–0)Powell1988201811,113Retired
David SouterNH1939n/aGeorge H. W. BushAssociate Justice1990(90–9)Brennan199020096,833Retired
Clarence ThomasGA1948n/aGeorge H. W. BushAssociate Justice1991(52–48)T. Marshall1991Incumbent10,621Incumbent
Ruth Bader GinsburgNY19332020Bill ClintonAssociate Justice1993(96–3)B. White199320209,894Died
Stephen BreyerMA1938n/aBill ClintonAssociate Justice1994(87–9)Blackmun1994Incumbent9,607Incumbent
John RobertsMD1955n/aGeorge W. BushChief Justice2005(78–22)Rehnquist2005Incumbent5,535Incumbent
Samuel AlitoNJ1950n/aGeorge W. BushAssociate Justice2006(58–42)O'Connor2006Incumbent5,412Incumbent
Sonia SotomayorNY1954n/aBarack ObamaAssociate Justice2009(68–31)Souter2009Incumbent4,127Incumbent
Elena KaganMA1960n/aBarack ObamaAssociate Justice2010(63–37)Stevens2010Incumbent3,763Incumbent
Neil GorsuchColorado1967n/aDonald TrumpAssociate Justice2017(54–45)Scalia2017Incumbent1,327Incumbent
Brett KavanaughMD1965n/aDonald TrumpAssociate Justice2018(50–48)Kennedy2018Incumbent783Incumbent
Amy Coney BarrettIN1972n/aDonald TrumpAssociate Justice2020(52–48)Ginsburg2020Incumbent32Incumbent
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