List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States_by_time_in

List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by time in office

13,358 days
William O. Douglas
from 1939 to 1975

12,614 days
Stephen Johnson Field
from 1863 to 1897

12,570 days
John Marshall
from 1801 to 1835

12,447 days
Hugo Black
from 1937 to 1971

12,360 days
John Marshall Harlan
from 1877 to 1911

11,909 days
John Paul Stevens
since 1975

887 days
Howell Edmunds Jackson
from 1893 to 1895

801 days
Robert Trimble
from 1826 to 1828

550 days
John Rutledge
from 1790 to 1791 and in 1795

452 days
James F. Byrnes
from 1941 to 1942

163 days
Thomas Johnson
from 1792 to 1793

This is a list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices by time in office, counted in days. The period of service for Justices ranges from William O. Douglas's thirty-six year tenure, amounting 13,358 days, to Thomas Johnson's 163-day tenure. The first date is the day the Justice took the oath of office.^[1] A nominee who was confirmed by the Senate but declined to serve, such as Robert H. Harrison, or who died before taking his seat, such as Edwin M. Stanton, would not be considered to have served as a Justice.^[1]^[2] The last date is the date of the Justice's death, resignation, or retirement.^[1] A blue row indicates that the Justice is currently serving on the Court.^[3]

Rank by length of term	Justice	Length in days	Term of office^[1]
1	Douglas, William O.William O. Douglas	13,358	April 17, 1939–November 12, 1975
2	Field, Stephen JohnsonStephen Johnson Field	12,614	May 20, 1863–December 1, 1897
3	Marshall, JohnJohn Marshall*	12,570	February 4, 1801–July 6, 1835
4	Black, HugoHugo Black	12,447	August 19, 1937–September 17, 1971
5	Harlan, John MarshallJohn Marshall Harlan	12,360	December 10, 1877–October 14, 1911
6	Brennan, William J.William J. Brennan	12,330	October 16, 1956–July 20, 1990
7	Rehnquist, WilliamWilliam Rehnquist*	12,293⁺	January 7, 1972–September 3, 2005⁺
8	Story, JosephJoseph Story	12,273	February 3, 1812–September 10, 1845
9	Stevens, John PaulJohn Paul Stevens	11,909	December 19, 1975–present
10	Wayne, James MooreJames Moore Wayne	11,860	January 14, 1835–July 5, 1867
11	McLean, JohnJohn McLean	11,406	January 11, 1830–April 4, 1861
12	White, ByronByron White	11,396	April 16, 1962–June 28, 1993
13	Washington, BushrodBushrod Washington	11,252	February 4, 1799–November 26, 1829
14	Johnson, WilliamWilliam Johnson	11,046	May 7, 1804–August 4, 1834
15	Holmes, Oliver WendellOliver Wendell Holmes	10,627	December 8, 1902–January 12, 1932
16	Taney, Roger B.Roger B. Taney*	10,425	March 28, 1836–October 12, 1864
17	Miller, Samuel FreemanSamuel Freeman Miller	10,311	July 21, 1862–October 13, 1890
18	Catron, JohnJohn Catron	10,256	May 1, 1837–May 30, 1865
19	Nelson, SamuelSamuel Nelson	10,136	February 27, 1845–November 28, 1872
20	White, Edward DouglassEdward Douglass White*	9,929⁺	March 12, 1894–May 19, 1921⁺
21	McKenna, JosephJoseph McKenna	9,840	January 26, 1898–January 5, 1925
22	Van Devanter, WillisWillis Van Devanter	9,647	January 3, 1911–June 2, 1937
23	McReynolds, James ClarkJames Clark McReynolds	9,608	October 12, 1914–January 31, 1941
24	O'Connor, Sandra DaySandra Day O'Connor	8,894	September 25, 1981–January 31, 2006
25	Blackmun, HarryHarry Blackmun	8,821	June 9, 1970–August 3, 1994
26	Marshall, ThurgoodThurgood Marshall	8,765	October 2, 1967–October 1, 1991
27	Frankfurter, FelixFelix Frankfurter	8,611	January 30, 1939–August 28, 1962
28	Clifford, NathanNathan Clifford	8,586	January 21, 1858–July 25, 1881
29	Grier, Robert CooperRobert Cooper Grier	8,575	August 10, 1846–January 31, 1870
30	Duvall, GabrielGabriel Duvall	8,453	November 23, 1811–January 14, 1835
31	Stewart, PotterPotter Stewart	8,298	October 14, 1958–July 3, 1981
32	Brandeis, LouisLouis Brandeis	8,288	June 5, 1916–February 13, 1939
33	Bradley, Joseph PhiloJoseph Philo Bradley	7,975	March 23, 1870–January 22, 1892
34	Scalia, AntoninAntonin Scalia	7,975	September 26, 1986–present
35	Fuller, MelvilleMelville Fuller*	7,938	October 8, 1888–July 4, 1910
36	Stone, Harlan FiskeHarlan Fiske Stone*	7,721⁺	March 2, 1925–April 22, 1946⁺
37	Gray, HoraceHorace Gray	7,553	January 9, 1882–September 15, 1902
38	Cushing, WilliamWilliam Cushing	7,527	February 2, 1790–September 13, 1810
39	Kennedy, AnthonyAnthony Kennedy	7,465	February 18, 1988–present
40	Thompson, SmithSmith Thompson	7,413	September 1, 1823–December 18, 1843
41	Brewer, David JosiahDavid Josiah Brewer	7,385	January 6, 1890–March 28, 1910
42	Day, William RufusWilliam Rufus Day	7,196	March 2, 1903–November 13, 1922
43	Reed, Stanley FormanStanley Forman Reed	6,965	January 31, 1938–February 25, 1957
44	Swayne, Noah HaynesNoah Haynes Swayne	6,937	January 27, 1862–January 24, 1881
45	Todd, ThomasThomas Todd	6,854	May 4, 1807–February 7, 1826
46	Daniel, Peter VivianPeter Vivian Daniel	6,716	January 10, 1842–May 31, 1860
47	Clark, Tom C.Tom C. Clark	6,501	August 24, 1949–June 12, 1967
48	Souter, DavidDavid Souter	6,501	October 9, 1990–present
49	Burger, Warren E.Warren E. Burger*	6,304	June 23, 1969–September 26, 1986
50	Hughes, Charles EvansCharles Evans Hughes*	6,214⁺	October 10, 1910–June 10, 1916 February 24, 1930–June 30, 1941*
51	Butler, PiercePierce Butler	6,162	January 2, 1923–November 16, 1939
52	Thomas, ClarenceClarence Thomas	6,122	October 23, 1991–present
53	Harlan II, John MarshallJohn Marshall Harlan II	6,023	March 28, 1955–September 23, 1971
54	Livingston, Henry BrockholstHenry Brockholst Livingston	5,901	January 20, 1807–March 18, 1823
55	Warren, EarlEarl Warren*	5,740	October 5, 1953–June 23, 1969
56	Powell, Lewis FranklinLewis Franklin Powell	5,649	January 7, 1972–June 26, 1987
57	Brown, Henry BillingsHenry Billings Brown	5,621	January 5, 1891–May 28, 1906
58	Chase, SamuelSamuel Chase	5,613	February 4, 1796–June 19, 1811
59	Sutherland, GeorgeGeorge Sutherland	5,586	October 2, 1922–January 17, 1938
60	Roberts, Owen JosephusOwen Josephus Roberts	5,538	June 2, 1930–July 31, 1945
61	Ginsburg, Ruth BaderRuth Bader Ginsburg	5,465	August 10, 1993–present
62	McKinley, JohnJohn McKinley	5,305	January 9, 1838–July 19, 1852
63	Baldwin, HenryHenry Baldwin	5,207	January 18, 1830–April 21, 1844
64	Davis, DavidDavid Davis	5,198	December 10, 1862–March 4, 1877
65	Waite, Morrison R.Morrison R. Waite*	5,133	March 4, 1874–March 23, 1888
66	Breyer, StephenStephen Breyer	5,107	August 3, 1994–present
67	Peckham, Rufus WheelerRufus Wheeler Peckham	5,039	January 6, 1896–October 24, 1909
68	Paterson, WilliamWilliam Paterson	4,929	March 11, 1793–September 9, 1806
69	Jackson, Robert H.Robert H. Jackson	4,838	July 11, 1941–October 9, 1954
70	Burton, Harold HitzHarold Hitz Burton	4,760	October 1, 1945–October 13, 1958
71	Blatchford, SamuelSamuel Blatchford	4,113	April 3, 1882–July 7, 1893
72	Pitney, MahlonMahlon Pitney	3,940	March 18, 1912–December 31, 1922
73	Strong, WilliamWilliam Strong	3,928	March 14, 1870–December 14, 1880
74	Shiras, Jr., GeorgeGeorge Shiras, Jr.	3,787	October 10, 1892–February 23, 1903
75	Murphy, FrankFrank Murphy	3,452	February 5, 1940–July 19, 1949
76	Iredell, JamesJames Iredell	3,448	May 12, 1790–October 20, 1799
77	Hunt, WardWard Hunt	3,305	January 9, 1873–January 27, 1882
78	Wilson, JamesJames Wilson	3,242	October 5, 1789–August 21, 1798
79	Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft*	3,129	July 11, 1921–February 3, 1930
80	Chase, Salmon P.Salmon P. Chase*	3,065	December 15, 1864–May 7, 1873
81	Campbell, John ArchibaldJohn Archibald Campbell	2,941	April 11, 1853–April 30, 1861
82	Matthews, Thomas StanleyThomas Stanley Matthews	2,866	May 17, 1881–March 22, 1889
83	Vinson, Fred M.Fred M. Vinson*	2,633	June 24, 1946–September 8, 1953
84	Sanford, Edward TerryEdward Terry Sanford	2,574	February 19, 1923–March 8, 1930
85	Minton, ShermanSherman Minton	2,560	October 12, 1949–October 15, 1956
86	Rutledge, Wiley BlountWiley Blount Rutledge	2,399	February 15, 1943–September 10, 1949
87	Woods, William BurnhamWilliam Burnham Woods	2,320	January 5, 1881–May 14, 1887
88	Cardozo, Benjamin N.Benjamin N. Cardozo	2,308	March 14, 1932–July 9, 1938
89	Curtis, Benjamin RobbinsBenjamin Robbins Curtis	2,182	October 10, 1851–September 30, 1857
90	Woodbury, LeviLevi Woodbury	2,172	September 23, 1845–September 4, 1851
91	Clarke, John HessinJohn Hessin Clarke	2,170	October 9, 1916–September 18, 1922
92	Blair, JohnJohn Blair	2,091	February 2, 1790–October 25, 1795
93	Jay, JohnJohn Jay*	2,079	October 19, 1789–June 29, 1795
94	Lamar, Lucius Quintus CincinnatusLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar	1,832	January 18, 1888–January 23, 1893
95	Whittaker, Charles EvansCharles Evans Whittaker	1,832	March 25, 1957–March 31, 1962
96	Lamar, Joseph RuckerJoseph Rucker Lamar	1,825	January 3, 1911–January 2, 1916
97	Barbour, Philip PendletonPhilip Pendleton Barbour	1,750	May 12, 1836–February 25, 1841
98	Ellsworth, OliverOliver Ellsworth*	1,742	March 8, 1796–December 15, 1800
99	Lurton, Horace HarmonHorace Harmon Lurton	1,651	January 3, 1910–July 12, 1914
100	Moody, William HenryWilliam Henry Moody	1,434	December 17, 1906–November 20, 1910
101	Moore, AlfredAlfred Moore	1,375	April 21, 1800–January 26, 1804
102	Fortas, AbeAbe Fortas	1,318	October 4, 1965–May 14, 1969
103	Roberts, John G.John G. Roberts*	1,032	September 29, 2005–present
104	Goldberg, Arthur JosephArthur Joseph Goldberg	1,028	October 1, 1962–July 25, 1965
105	Alito, SamuelSamuel Alito	908	January 31, 2006–present
106	Jackson, Howell EdmundsHowell Edmunds Jackson	887	March 4, 1893–August 8, 1895
107	Trimble, RobertRobert Trimble	801	June 16, 1826–August 25, 1828
108	Rutledge, JohnJohn Rutledge*	550⁺	February 15, 1790–March 5, 1791 July 1, 1795–December 15, 1795*
109	Byrnes, James F.James F. Byrnes	452	July 8, 1941–October 3, 1942
110	Johnson, ThomasThomas Johnson	163	August 6, 1792–January 16, 1793

*Chief Justice
⁺Term as Associate Justice and Chief Justice combined

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Members of the Supreme Court from the Supreme Court of the United States" (PDF). Official website of the Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved on December 27, 2007.
^ Stanton took the oath of office on his death bed, but according to the Supreme Court Historical Society, he never took "the necessary steps toward becoming a Member of the Court."
^ "Judges of the United States Courts". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on December 27, 2007.

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