List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office - wikipedia List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office A total of 113 Justices have served on the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest judicial body in the United States. Justices have life tenure, and so they serve until they die in office, resign or retire, or are impeached and removed from office ( which has never happened ; the one impeached Justice was acquitted ). Among the current members of the Court, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy is the longest - serving justice, with a tenure of 7004110580000000000 ♠ 11,058 days ( 7004110580000000000 ♠ 30 years, 100 days ) as of May 29, 2018. For the 104 non-incumbent justices, the mean length of service was 6,112 days ( 16.7 years ) with a standard deviation of 3,620 days ( 9.9 years ). The median length of service was 5,740 days ( 15.7 years ). Their period of service ranges from William O. Douglas 's 13,358 days ( 7004133580000000000 ♠ 36 years, 209 days ) on the Court to the 163 - day tenure of Thomas Johnson. The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court Justices by time in office. The basis of the ranking is the difference between dates ; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater, with the exception of Charles Evans Hughes and John Rutledge, who would receive two days each. The length of incumbency for the five individuals confirmed for associate justice, and later confirmed for chief justice separately -- Charles Evans Hughes, William Rehnquist, John Rutledge, Harlan F. Stone, and Edward Douglass White -- measures their cumulative length of service on the Court. A nominee who was confirmed by the United States Senate but declined to serve, such as Robert H. Harrison, or who died before taking his seat, such as Edwin M. Stanton, is not considered to have served as a Justice. Such individuals are not included. The start date given for each justice is the day he or she took the oath of office, with the end date being the date of the justice 's death, resignation, or retirement. A highlighted row indicates justice currently serving on the Court. Contents 1 Justices by time in office 1.1 Notes 2 See also 3 References Justices by time in office Longest Supreme Court tenure William O. Douglas 13,358 days ( 1939 -- 1975 ) Stephen Johnson Field 12,614 days ( 1863 -- 1897 ) Shortest Supreme Court tenure James F. Byrnes 452 days ( 1941 -- 1942 ) Thomas Johnson 163 days ( 1792 -- 1793 ) Rank Justice Length in days Start date End date Douglas, William O. William O. Douglas 7004133580000000000 ♠ 13,358 000000001939 - 04 - 17 - 0000 April 17, 1939 000000001975 - 11 - 12 - 0000 November 12, 1975 Field, Stephen Johnson Stephen Johnson Field 7004126140000000000 ♠ 12,614 000000001863 - 05 - 20 - 0000 May 20, 1863 000000001897 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 1, 1897 Stevens, John Paul John Paul Stevens 7004126110000000000 ♠ 12,611 000000001975 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1975 000000002010 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 2010 Marshall, John John Marshall 7004125700000000000 ♠ 12,570 000000001801 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1801 000000001835 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6, 1835 Black, Hugo Hugo Black 7004124470000000000 ♠ 12,447 000000001937 - 08 - 19 - 0000 August 19, 1937 000000001971 - 09 - 17 - 0000 September 17, 1971 6 Harlan, John Marshall John Marshall Harlan 7004123600000000000 ♠ 12,360 000000001877 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10, 1877 000000001911 - 10 - 14 - 0000 October 14, 1911 7 Brennan Jr., William J. William J. Brennan Jr. 7004123300000000000 ♠ 12,330 000000001956 - 10 - 16 - 0000 October 16, 1956 000000001990 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1990 8 Rehnquist, William William Rehnquist 7004122930000000000 ♠ 12,293 000000001972 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 1972 September 26, 1986 000000002005 - 09 - 03 - 0000 September 26, 1986 September 3, 2005 9 Story, Joseph Joseph Story 7004122730000000000 ♠ 12,273 000000001812 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1812 000000001845 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1845 10 Wayne, James Moore James Moore Wayne 7004118600000000000 ♠ 11,860 000000001835 - 01 - 14 - 0000 January 14, 1835 000000001867 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5, 1867 11 McLean, John John McLean 7004114060000000000 ♠ 11,406 000000001830 - 01 - 11 - 0000 January 11, 1830 000000001861 - 04 - 04 - 0000 April 4, 1861 12 White, Byron Byron White 7004113960000000000 ♠ 11,396 000000001962 - 04 - 16 - 0000 April 16, 1962 000000001993 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 1993 13 Washington, Bushrod Bushrod Washington 7004112520000000000 ♠ 11,252 000000001799 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1799 000000001829 - 11 - 26 - 0000 November 26, 1829 14 Kennedy, Anthony Anthony Kennedy 7004110580000000000 ♠ 11,058 000000001988 - 02 - 18 - 0000 February 18, 1988 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 15 Johnson, William William Johnson 7004110460000000000 ♠ 11,046 000000001804 - 05 - 07 - 0000 May 7, 1804 000000001834 - 08 - 04 - 0000 August 4, 1834 16 Scalia, Antonin Antonin Scalia 7004107320000000000 ♠ 10,732 000000001986 - 09 - 26 - 0000 September 26, 1986 000000002016 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 2016 17 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Oliver Wendell Holmes 7004106270000000000 ♠ 10,627 000000001902 - 12 - 08 - 0000 December 8, 1902 000000001932 - 01 - 12 - 0000 January 12, 1932 18 Taney, Roger B. Roger B. Taney 7004104250000000000 ♠ 10,425 000000001836 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1836 000000001864 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1864 19 Miller, Samuel Freeman Samuel Freeman Miller 7004103110000000000 ♠ 10,311 000000001862 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21, 1862 000000001890 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1890 20 Catron, John John Catron 7004102560000000000 ♠ 10,256 000000001837 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 1, 1837 000000001865 - 05 - 30 - 0000 May 30, 1865 21 Nelson, Samuel Samuel Nelson 7004101360000000000 ♠ 10,136 000000001845 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27, 1845 000000001872 - 11 - 28 - 0000 November 28, 1872 22 White, Edward Douglass Edward Douglass White 7003992900000000000 ♠ 9,929 000000001894 - 03 - 12 - 0000 March 12, 1894 December 19, 1910 000000001921 - 05 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1910 May 19, 1921 23 McKenna, Joseph Joseph McKenna 7003984000000000000 ♠ 9,840 000000001898 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1898 000000001925 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1925 24 Thomas, Clarence Clarence Thomas 7003971500000000000 ♠ 9,715 000000001991 - 10 - 23 - 0000 October 23, 1991 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 25 Van Devanter, Willis Willis Van Devanter 7003964700000000000 ♠ 9,647 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1911 000000001937 - 06 - 02 - 0000 June 2, 1937 26 McReynolds, James Clark James Clark McReynolds 7003960800000000000 ♠ 9,608 000000001914 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1914 000000001941 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1941 27 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Ruth Bader Ginsburg 7003905800000000000 ♠ 9,058 000000001993 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1993 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 28 O'Connor, Sandra Day Sandra Day O'Connor 7003889400000000000 ♠ 8,894 000000001981 - 09 - 25 - 0000 September 25, 1981 000000002006 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 2006 29 Blackmun, Harry Harry Blackmun 7003882100000000000 ♠ 8,821 000000001970 - 06 - 09 - 0000 June 9, 1970 000000001994 - 08 - 03 - 0000 August 3, 1994 30 Marshall, Thurgood Thurgood Marshall 7003876500000000000 ♠ 8,765 000000001967 - 10 - 02 - 0000 October 2, 1967 000000001991 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 1991 31 Breyer, Stephen Stephen Breyer 7003870000000000000 ♠ 8,700 000000001994 - 08 - 03 - 0000 August 3, 1994 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 32 Frankfurter, Felix Felix Frankfurter 7003861100000000000 ♠ 8,611 000000001939 - 01 - 30 - 0000 January 30, 1939 000000001962 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28, 1962 33 Clifford, Nathan Nathan Clifford 7003858600000000000 ♠ 8,586 000000001858 - 01 - 21 - 0000 January 21, 1858 000000001881 - 07 - 25 - 0000 July 25, 1881 34 Grier, Robert Cooper Robert Cooper Grier 7003857500000000000 ♠ 8,575 000000001846 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1846 000000001870 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1870 35 Duvall, Gabriel Gabriel Duvall 7003845300000000000 ♠ 8,453 000000001811 - 11 - 23 - 0000 November 23, 1811 000000001835 - 01 - 14 - 0000 January 14, 1835 36 Stewart, Potter Potter Stewart 7003829800000000000 ♠ 8,298 000000001958 - 10 - 14 - 0000 October 14, 1958 000000001981 - 07 - 03 - 0000 July 3, 1981 37 Brandeis, Louis Louis Brandeis 7003828800000000000 ♠ 8,288 000000001916 - 06 - 05 - 0000 June 5, 1916 000000001939 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1939 38 Bradley, Joseph P. Joseph P. Bradley 7003797500000000000 ♠ 7,975 000000001870 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1870 000000001892 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 1892 39 Fuller, Melville Melville Fuller 7003793800000000000 ♠ 7,938 000000001888 - 10 - 08 - 0000 October 8, 1888 000000001910 - 07 - 04 - 0000 July 4, 1910 40 Stone, Harlan F. Harlan F. Stone 7003772100000000000 ♠ 7,721 000000001925 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1925 July 3, 1941 000000001941 - 07 - 02 - 0000 July 2, 1941 April 22, 1946 41 Gray, Horace Horace Gray 7003755300000000000 ♠ 7,553 000000001882 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1882 000000001902 - 09 - 15 - 0000 September 15, 1902 42 Cushing, William William Cushing 7003752700000000000 ♠ 7,527 000000001790 - 02 - 02 - 0000 February 2, 1790 000000001810 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13, 1810 43 Thompson, Smith Smith Thompson 7003741300000000000 ♠ 7,413 000000001823 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 1823 000000001843 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 1843 44 Brewer, David Josiah David Josiah Brewer 7003738500000000000 ♠ 7,385 000000001890 - 01 - 06 - 0000 January 6, 1890 000000001910 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1910 45 Day, William R. William R. Day 7003719600000000000 ♠ 7,196 000000001903 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1903 000000001922 - 11 - 13 - 0000 November 13, 1922 46 Reed, Stanley Forman Stanley Forman Reed 7003696500000000000 ♠ 6,965 000000001938 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1938 000000001957 - 02 - 25 - 0000 February 25, 1957 47 Swayne, Noah Haynes Noah Haynes Swayne 7003693700000000000 ♠ 6,937 000000001862 - 01 - 27 - 0000 January 27, 1862 000000001881 - 01 - 24 - 0000 January 24, 1881 48 Todd, Thomas Thomas Todd 7003685400000000000 ♠ 6,854 000000001807 - 05 - 04 - 0000 May 4, 1807 000000001826 - 02 - 07 - 0000 February 7, 1826 49 Souter, David David Souter 7003683800000000000 ♠ 6,838 000000001990 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1990 000000002009 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 2009 50 Daniel, Peter Vivian Peter Vivian Daniel 7003671600000000000 ♠ 6,716 000000001842 - 01 - 10 - 0000 January 10, 1842 000000001860 - 05 - 31 - 0000 May 31, 1860 51 Clark, Tom C. Tom C. Clark 7003650100000000000 ♠ 6,501 000000001949 - 08 - 24 - 0000 August 24, 1949 000000001967 - 06 - 12 - 0000 June 12, 1967 52 Burger, Warren E. Warren E. Burger 7003630400000000000 ♠ 6,304 000000001969 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 1969 000000001986 - 09 - 26 - 0000 September 26, 1986 53 Hughes, Charles Evans Charles Evans Hughes 7003621400000000000 ♠ 6,214 000000001910 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1910 February 24, 1930 000000001941 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 10, 1916 June 30, 1941 54 Butler, Pierce Pierce Butler 7003616200000000000 ♠ 6,162 000000001923 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1923 000000001939 - 11 - 16 - 0000 November 16, 1939 55 Harlan II, John Marshall John Marshall Harlan II 7003602300000000000 ♠ 6,023 000000001955 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1955 000000001971 - 09 - 23 - 0000 September 23, 1971 56 Livingston, Henry Brockholst Henry Brockholst Livingston 7003590100000000000 ♠ 5,901 000000001807 - 01 - 20 - 0000 January 20, 1807 000000001823 - 03 - 18 - 0000 March 18, 1823 57 Warren, Earl Earl Warren 7003574000000000000 ♠ 5,740 000000001953 - 10 - 05 - 0000 October 5, 1953 000000001969 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 1969 58 Powell, Lewis Franklin Lewis Franklin Powell 7003564900000000000 ♠ 5,649 000000001972 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 1972 000000001987 - 06 - 26 - 0000 June 26, 1987 59 Brown, Henry Billings Henry Billings Brown 7003562100000000000 ♠ 5,621 000000001891 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1891 000000001906 - 05 - 28 - 0000 May 28, 1906 60 Chase, Samuel Samuel Chase 7003561300000000000 ♠ 5,613 000000001796 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1796 000000001811 - 06 - 19 - 0000 June 19, 1811 61 Sutherland, George George Sutherland 7003558600000000000 ♠ 5,586 000000001922 - 10 - 02 - 0000 October 2, 1922 000000001938 - 01 - 17 - 0000 January 17, 1938 62 Roberts, Owen Owen Roberts 7003553800000000000 ♠ 5,538 000000001930 - 06 - 02 - 0000 June 2, 1930 000000001945 - 07 - 31 - 0000 July 31, 1945 63 McKinley, John John McKinley 7003530500000000000 ♠ 5,305 000000001838 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1838 000000001852 - 07 - 19 - 0000 July 19, 1852 64 Baldwin, Henry Henry Baldwin 7003520700000000000 ♠ 5,207 000000001830 - 01 - 18 - 0000 January 18, 1830 000000001844 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1844 65 Davis, David David Davis 7003519800000000000 ♠ 5,198 000000001862 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10, 1862 000000001877 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1877 66 Waite, Morrison Morrison Waite 7003513300000000000 ♠ 5,133 000000001874 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1874 000000001888 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1888 67 Peckham, Rufus Wheeler Rufus Wheeler Peckham 7003503900000000000 ♠ 5,039 000000001896 - 01 - 06 - 0000 January 6, 1896 000000001909 - 10 - 24 - 0000 October 24, 1909 68 Paterson, William William Paterson 7003492900000000000 ♠ 4,929 000000001793 - 03 - 11 - 0000 March 11, 1793 000000001806 - 09 - 09 - 0000 September 9, 1806 69 Jackson, Robert H. Robert H. Jackson 7003483800000000000 ♠ 4,838 000000001941 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1941 000000001954 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1954 70 Burton, Harold Hitz Harold Hitz Burton 7003476000000000000 ♠ 4,760 000000001945 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 1945 000000001958 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1958 71 Roberts, John John Roberts 7003462500000000000 ♠ 4,625 000000002005 - 09 - 29 - 0000 September 29, 2005 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 72 Alito, Samuel Samuel Alito 7003450100000000000 ♠ 4,501 000000002006 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 2006 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 73 Blatchford, Samuel Samuel Blatchford 7003411300000000000 ♠ 4,113 000000001882 - 04 - 03 - 0000 April 3, 1882 000000001893 - 07 - 07 - 0000 July 7, 1893 74 Pitney, Mahlon Mahlon Pitney 7003394000000000000 ♠ 3,940 000000001912 - 03 - 18 - 0000 March 18, 1912 000000001922 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1922 75 Strong, William William Strong 7003392800000000000 ♠ 3,928 000000001870 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1870 000000001880 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1880 76 Shiras Jr., George George Shiras Jr. 7003378700000000000 ♠ 3,787 000000001892 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1892 000000001903 - 02 - 23 - 0000 February 23, 1903 77 Murphy, Frank Frank Murphy 7003345200000000000 ♠ 3,452 000000001940 - 02 - 05 - 0000 February 5, 1940 000000001949 - 07 - 19 - 0000 July 19, 1949 78 Iredell, James James Iredell 7003344800000000000 ♠ 3,448 000000001790 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12, 1790 000000001799 - 10 - 20 - 0000 October 20, 1799 79 Hunt, Ward Ward Hunt 7003330500000000000 ♠ 3,305 000000001873 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1873 000000001882 - 01 - 27 - 0000 January 27, 1882 80 Wilson, James James Wilson 7003324200000000000 ♠ 3,242 000000001789 - 10 - 05 - 0000 October 5, 1789 000000001798 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21, 1798 81 Sotomayor, Sonia Sonia Sotomayor 7003321600000000000 ♠ 3,216 000000002009 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 2009 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 82 Taft, William Howard William Howard Taft 7003312900000000000 ♠ 3,129 000000001921 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1921 000000001930 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1930 83 Chase, Salmon P. Salmon P. Chase 7003306500000000000 ♠ 3,065 000000001864 - 12 - 15 - 0000 December 15, 1864 000000001873 - 05 - 07 - 0000 May 7, 1873 84 Campbell, John Archibald John Archibald Campbell 7003294100000000000 ♠ 2,941 000000001853 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11, 1853 000000001861 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30, 1861 85 Matthews, Stanley Stanley Matthews 7003286600000000000 ♠ 2,866 000000001881 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1881 000000001889 - 03 - 22 - 0000 March 22, 1889 86 Kagan, Elena Elena Kagan 7003285200000000000 ♠ 2,852 000000002010 - 08 - 07 - 0000 August 7, 2010 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 87 Vinson, Fred M. Fred M. Vinson 7003263300000000000 ♠ 2,633 000000001946 - 06 - 24 - 0000 June 24, 1946 000000001953 - 09 - 08 - 0000 September 8, 1953 88 Sanford, Edward Terry Edward Terry Sanford 7003257400000000000 ♠ 2,574 000000001923 - 02 - 19 - 0000 February 19, 1923 000000001930 - 03 - 08 - 0000 March 8, 1930 89 Minton, Sherman Sherman Minton 7003256000000000000 ♠ 2,560 000000001949 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1949 000000001956 - 10 - 15 - 0000 October 15, 1956 90 Rutledge, Wiley Blount Wiley Blount Rutledge 7003239900000000000 ♠ 2,399 000000001943 - 02 - 15 - 0000 February 15, 1943 000000001949 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1949 91 Woods, William Burnham William Burnham Woods 7003232000000000000 ♠ 2,320 000000001881 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1881 000000001887 - 05 - 14 - 0000 May 14, 1887 92 Cardozo, Benjamin N. Benjamin N. Cardozo 7003230800000000000 ♠ 2,308 000000001932 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1932 000000001938 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9, 1938 93 Curtis, Benjamin Robbins Benjamin Robbins Curtis 7003218200000000000 ♠ 2,182 000000001851 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1851 000000001857 - 09 - 30 - 0000 September 30, 1857 94 Woodbury, Levi Levi Woodbury 7003217200000000000 ♠ 2,172 000000001845 - 09 - 23 - 0000 September 23, 1845 000000001851 - 09 - 04 - 0000 September 4, 1851 95 Clarke, John Hessin John Hessin Clarke 7003217000000000000 ♠ 2,170 000000001916 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1916 000000001922 - 09 - 18 - 0000 September 18, 1922 96 Blair, John John Blair 7003209100000000000 ♠ 2,091 000000001790 - 02 - 02 - 0000 February 2, 1790 000000001795 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1795 97 Jay, John John Jay 7003207900000000000 ♠ 2,079 000000001789 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1789 000000001795 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1795 98 ( tie ) Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar 7003183200000000000 ♠ 1,832 000000001888 - 01 - 18 - 0000 January 18, 1888 000000001893 - 01 - 23 - 0000 January 23, 1893 Whittaker, Charles Evans Charles Evans Whittaker 7003183200000000000 ♠ 1,832 000000001957 - 03 - 25 - 0000 March 25, 1957 000000001962 - 03 - 31 - 0000 March 31, 1962 100 Lamar, Joseph Rucker Joseph Rucker Lamar 7003182500000000000 ♠ 1,825 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1911 000000001916 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1916 101 Barbour, Philip Pendleton Philip Pendleton Barbour 7003175000000000000 ♠ 1,750 000000001836 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12, 1836 000000001841 - 02 - 25 - 0000 February 25, 1841 102 Ellsworth, Oliver Oliver Ellsworth 7003174200000000000 ♠ 1,742 000000001796 - 03 - 08 - 0000 March 8, 1796 000000001800 - 12 - 15 - 0000 December 15, 1800 103 Lurton, Horace Harmon Horace Harmon Lurton 7003165100000000000 ♠ 1,651 000000001910 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1910 000000001914 - 07 - 12 - 0000 July 12, 1914 104 Moody, William Henry William Henry Moody 7003143400000000000 ♠ 1,434 000000001906 - 12 - 17 - 0000 December 17, 1906 000000001910 - 11 - 20 - 0000 November 20, 1910 105 Moore, Alfred Alfred Moore 7003137500000000000 ♠ 1,375 000000001800 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1800 000000001804 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1804 106 Fortas, Abe Abe Fortas 7003131800000000000 ♠ 1,318 000000001965 - 10 - 04 - 0000 October 4, 1965 000000001969 - 05 - 14 - 0000 May 14, 1969 107 Goldberg, Arthur Arthur Goldberg 7003102800000000000 ♠ 1,028 000000001962 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 1962 000000001965 - 07 - 25 - 0000 July 25, 1965 108 Jackson, Howell Edmunds Howell Edmunds Jackson 7002887000000000000 ♠ 887 000000001893 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1893 000000001895 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 1895 109 Trimble, Robert Robert Trimble 7002801000000000000 ♠ 801 000000001826 - 06 - 16 - 0000 June 16, 1826 000000001828 - 08 - 25 - 0000 August 25, 1828 110 Rutledge, John John Rutledge 7002563000000000000 ♠ 563 000000001790 - 02 - 15 - 0000 February 15, 1790 July 1, 1795 000000001795 - 12 - 28 - 0000 March 5, 1791 December 28, 1795 111 Byrnes, James F. James F. Byrnes 7002452000000000000 ♠ 452 000000001941 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8, 1941 000000001942 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3, 1942 112 Gorsuch, Neil Neil Gorsuch 7002414000000000000 ♠ 414 000000002017 - 04 - 10 - 0000 April 10, 2017 000000002018 - 05 - 29 - 0000 Incumbent 113 Johnson, Thomas Thomas Johnson 7002163000000000000 ♠ 163 000000001792 - 08 - 06 - 0000 August 6, 1792 000000001793 - 01 - 16 - 0000 January 16, 1793 Notes Jump up ^ Excluding Neil Gorsuch, the junior-most incumbent justice, who joined the Supreme Court in April 2017. ^ Jump up to : Served as chief justice ^ Jump up to : Tenure as associate justice and chief justice combined ^ Jump up to : As of May 29, 2018 See also List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States List of law schools attended by United States Supreme Court Justices List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by seat References ^ Jump up to : `` Members of the Supreme Court from the Supreme Court of the United States ''. Official website of the Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved September 19, 2009. Jump up ^ Stanton took the oath of office on his deathbed, but according to the Supreme Court Historical Society, he never took `` the necessary steps toward becoming a Member of the Court. '' Jump up ^ `` Judges of the United States Courts ''. Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2007. 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Question: who was the longest serving supreme court justice
Answer: William O. Douglas