№ | Portrait | Name | Appointment | Term | Nominator | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Jay December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829 (aged 83) |
September 24, 1789 Confirmation: September 26, 1789 |
September 26, 1789 – June 29, 1795 |
Washington | ||
2 | John Rutledge September 17, 1739 – July 23, 1800 (aged 60) |
June 30, 1795 Confirmation: December 15, 1795 Recess appointment rejected |
June 30, 1795 – December 28, 1795 | |||
3 | Oliver Ellsworth April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807 (aged 62) |
September 24, 1789 Confirmation: September 26, 1789 |
March 8, 1796 – December 15, 1800 | |||
4 | John Marshall September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835 (aged 79) |
January 20, 1801 Confirmation: January 27, 1801 |
February 4, 1801 – July 6, 1835D |
J. Adams | ||
5 | Roger B. Taney March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864 (aged 87) |
December 28, 1835 Confirmation: March 15, 1836 |
March 28, 1836 – October 12, 1864D |
Jackson | ||
6 | Salmon P. Chase January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873 (aged 65) |
December 6, 1864 Confirmation: December 6, 1864 |
December 6, 1864 – May 7, 1873D |
Lincoln | ||
7 | Morrison Waite November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888 (aged 71) |
January 19, 1874 Confirmation: January 21, 1874 |
March 4, 1874 – March 23, 1888D |
Grant | ||
8 | Melville Fuller February 11, 1833 – July 4, 1910 (aged 77) |
April 30, 1888 Confirmation: July 20, 1888 |
October 8, 1888 – July 4, 1910D |
Cleveland | ||
9 | Edward White November 3, 1845 – May 19, 1921 (aged 75) |
December 12, 1910 Confirmation: December 12, 1910 |
December 19, 1910 – May 19, 1921D |
Taft | ||
10 | William Howard Taft September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930 (aged 72) |
June 30, 1921 Confirmation: June 30, 1921 |
July 11, 1921 – February 3, 1930 |
Harding | ||
11 | Charles Evans Hughes April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948 (aged 86) |
February 3, 1930 Confirmation: February 13, 1930 |
February 24, 1930 – July 1, 1941 |
Hoover | ||
12 | Harlan F. Stone October 11, 1872 – April 22, 1946 (aged 73) |
June 12, 1941 Confirmation: June 27, 1941 |
July 3, 1941 – April 22, 1946D |
F.D. Roosevelt | ||
13 | Fred M. Vinson January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953 (aged 63) |
June 6, 1946 Confirmation: June 20, 1946 |
June 24, 1946 – September 8, 1953D |
Truman | ||
14 | Earl Warren March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974 (aged 83) |
January 11, 1954 Confirmation: March 1, 1954 |
October 5, 1953 – June 23, 1969 |
Eisenhower | ||
15 | William J. Brennan Jr. April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997 (aged 91) |
May 21, 1969 Confirmation: June 9, 1969 |
June 23, 1969 – July 20, 1990 |
Humphrey |
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