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Name
Departed
Length of Service
Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Associate Justice
2022 - Present
Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett

Associate Justice
2020 - Present
Brett M. Kavanaugh

Brett M. Kavanaugh

Associate Justice
2018 - Present
Neil M. Gorsuch

Neil M. Gorsuch

Associate Justice
2017 - Present
Elena Kagan

Elena Kagan

Associate Justice
2010 - Present
Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

Associate Justice
2009 - Present
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

Associate Justice
2006 - Present
John G. Roberts, Jr.

John G. Roberts, Jr.

Chief Justice
2005 - Present
Stephen G. Breyer

Stephen G. Breyer

Associate Justice
1994 - 2022
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Associate Justice
1993 - 2020
Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas

Associate Justice
1991 - Present
David H. Souter

David H. Souter

Associate Justice
1990 - 2009
Anthony M. Kennedy

Anthony M. Kennedy

Associate Justice
1988 - 2018
Antonin Scalia

Antonin Scalia

Associate Justice
1986 - 2016
Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor

Associate Justice
1981 - 2006
John Paul Stevens

John Paul Stevens

Associate Justice
1975 - 2010
William H. Rehnquist

William H. Rehnquist

Associate Justice
1972 - 2005
Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Associate Justice
1972 - 1987
Harry A. Blackmun

Harry A. Blackmun

Associate Justice
1970 - 1994
Warren E. Burger

Warren E. Burger

Chief Justice
1969 - 1986
Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

Associate Justice
1967 - 1991
Abe Fortas

Abe Fortas

Associate Justice
1965 - 1969
Byron White

Byron White

Associate Justice
1962 - 1993
Arthur Joseph Goldberg

Arthur Joseph Goldberg

Associate Justice
1962 - 1965
Potter Stewart

Potter Stewart

Associate Justice
1958 - 1981
William J. Brennan, Jr.

William J. Brennan, Jr.

Associate Justice
1956 - 1990
John Marshall Harlan II

John Marshall Harlan II

Associate Justice
1955 - 1971
Earl Warren

Earl Warren

Chief Justice
1953 - 1969
Tom C. Clark

Tom C. Clark

Associate Justice
1949 - 1967
Fred M. Vinson

Fred M. Vinson

Chief Justice
1946 - 1953
Robert H. Jackson

Robert H. Jackson

Associate Justice
1941 - 1954
William Francis Murphy

William Francis Murphy

Associate Justice
1940 - 1949
William O. Douglas

William O. Douglas

Associate Justice
1939 - 1975
Felix Frankfurter

Felix Frankfurter

Associate Justice
1939 - 1962
Hugo Lafayette Black

Hugo Lafayette Black

Associate Justice
1937 - 1971
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Associate Justice
1932 - 1938
Owen Josephus Roberts

Owen Josephus Roberts

Associate Justice
1930 - 1945
Harlan Fiske Stone

Harlan Fiske Stone

Associate Justice
1925 - 1946
Edward T. Sanford

Edward T. Sanford

Associate Justice
1923 - 1930
William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

Chief Justice
1921 - 1930
John Hessin Clarke

John Hessin Clarke

Associate Justice
1916 - 1922
Louis Dembitz Brandeis

Louis Dembitz Brandeis

Associate Justice
1916 - 1939
James C. McReynolds

James C. McReynolds

Associate Justice
1914 - 1941
Mahlon Pitney

Mahlon Pitney

Associate Justice
1912 - 1922
Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Evans Hughes

Associate Justice
1910 - 1941
William Rufus Day

William Rufus Day

Associate Justice
1903 - 1922
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Associate Justice
1902 - 1932
Rufus Peckham

Rufus Peckham

Associate Justice
1896 - 1909
Edward Douglass White

Edward Douglass White

Associate Justice
1894 - 1921
Henry B. Brown

Henry B. Brown

Associate Justice
1891 - 1906
 David J. Brewer

David J. Brewer

Associate Justice
1890 - 1910
Lucius Q. C. Lamar

Lucius Q. C. Lamar

Associate Justice
1888 - 1893
Melville Weston Fuller

Melville Weston Fuller

Chief Justice
1888 - 1910
 Horace Gray

Horace Gray

Associate Justice
1882 - 1902
 Samuel Blatchford

Samuel Blatchford

Associate Justice
1882 - 1893
William Burnham Woods

William Burnham Woods

Associate Justice
1881 - 1887
Thomas Stanley Matthews

Thomas Stanley Matthews

Associate Justice
1881 - 1889
John Marshall Harlan

John Marshall Harlan

Associate Justice
1877 - 1911
Morrison R. Waite

Morrison R. Waite

Chief Justice
1874 - 1888
 Ward Hunt

Ward Hunt

Associate Justice
1873 - 1882
William Strong

William Strong

Associate Justice
1870 - 1880
Joseph Philo Bradley

Joseph Philo Bradley

Associate Justice
1870 - 1892
Salmon Portland Chase

Salmon Portland Chase

Chief Justice
1864 - 1873
Stephen Johnson Field

Stephen Johnson Field

Associate Justice
1863 - 1897
David Davis

David Davis

Associate Justice
1862 - 1877
Noah H. Swayne

Noah H. Swayne

Associate Justice
1862 - 1881
Samuel F. Miller

Samuel F. Miller

Associate Justice
1862 - 1890
Nathan Clifford

Nathan Clifford

Associate Justice
1858 - 1881
John A. Campbell

John A. Campbell

Associate Justice
1853 - 1861
Benjamin R. Curtis

Benjamin R. Curtis

Associate Justice
1851 - 1857
Robert C. Grier

Robert C. Grier

Associate Justice
1846 - 1870
Levi Woodbury

Levi Woodbury

Associate Justice
1845 - 1851
 Samuel Nelson

Samuel Nelson

Associate Justice
1845 - 1872
 Peter V. Daniel

Peter V. Daniel

Associate Justice
1842 - 1860
John McKinley

John McKinley

Associate Justice
1838 - 1852
John Catron

John Catron

Associate Justice
1837 - 1865
Philip P. Barbour

Philip P. Barbour

Associate Justice
1836 - 1841
Roger B. Taney

Roger B. Taney

Chief Justice
1836 - 1864
James M. Wayne

James M. Wayne

Associate Justice
1835 - 1867
Henry Baldwin

Henry Baldwin

Associate Justice
1830 - 1844
 John McLean

John McLean

Associate Justice
1829 - 1861
Robert Trimble

Robert Trimble

Associate Justice
1826 - 1828
 Smith Thompson

Smith Thompson

Associate Justice
1823 - 1843
Joseph Story

Joseph Story

Associate Justice
1812 - 1845
Gabriel Duvall

Gabriel Duvall

Associate Justice
1811 - 1835
Brockholst Livingston

Brockholst Livingston

Associate Justice
1807 - 1823
Thomas Todd

Thomas Todd

Associate Justice
1807 - 1826
William Johnson

William Johnson

Associate Justice
1804 - 1834
John Marshall

John Marshall

Chief Justice
1801 - 1835
Alfred Moore

Alfred Moore

Associate Justice
1800 - 1804
Bushrod Washington

Bushrod Washington

Associate Justice
1798 - 1829
 Oliver Ellsworth

Oliver Ellsworth

Chief Justice
1796 - 1800
Samuel Chase

Samuel Chase

Associate Justice
1796 - 1811
William Paterson

William Paterson

Associate Justice
1793 - 1806
 Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

Associate Justice
1791 - 1793
William Cushing

William Cushing

Associate Justice
1790 - 1810
John Blair Jr.

John Blair Jr.

Associate Justice
1790 - 1795
John Rutledge

John Rutledge

Associate Justice
1790 - 1795
James Iredell

James Iredell

Associate Justice
1790 - 1799
James Wilson

James Wilson

Associate Justice
1789 - 1798
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