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Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
There are currently nine justices on the Supreme Court: Chief Justice John Roberts and eight associate justices. Among the current members of the court, Clarence Thomas is the longest-serving justice, with a tenure of 12,176 days (33 years, 122 days) as of February 22, 2025; the most recent justice to join the court is Ketanji Brown Jackson ...
Among the current members of the court, Clarence Thomas's tenure of 12,176 days (33 years, 122 days) [B] is the longest, while Ketanji Brown Jackson's 968 days (2 years, 237 days) [B] is the shortest. The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office.
Of the seven current justices, four are men, including the chief justice, and three are women. Michelle Gordon was appointed in 2015 and Jacqueline Gleeson in 2021, replacing Bell. Jayne Jagot replaced Justice Keane on the court in 2022, giving women a majority on the High Court for a period of just over a year.
The two most recently appointed justices were women, and one a woman of color. Ketanji Brown Jackson, previously a federal appeals court judge, in 2022 became the first Black woman on the high ...
As of February 17, 2025, the United States Senate has confirmed 234 Article III judges nominated by Trump: three associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 54 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 174 judges for the United States district courts, and three judges for the United States Court of International Trade ...
Current Justice Elena Kagan — at 5-foot-3, she was called "shorty" by the 6-foot-2 Thurgood Marshall, who retired from the court in the early '90s — seemed to set her sights on the bench from ...
The 83-year-old is the oldest member of the high court, and its leading liberal. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...