Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Supreme Court of the United States
Table title:
Current justices
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=2 > Justice / Birthdate and place </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Appointed by </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > SCV </th><th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Age at </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Start date / Length of service </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Previous position or office (Most recent prior to joining the Court) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Succeeded </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Start </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Present </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Roberts January 27, 1955 Buffalo, New York </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > G. W. Bush </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 78–22 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 64 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 29, 2005 13 years, 213 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2003–2005) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rehnquist </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Clarence Thomas June 23, 1948 Pin Point, Georgia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > G. H. W. Bush </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 52–48 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 70 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 23, 1991 27 years, 189 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1990–1991) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Marshall </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ruth Bader Ginsburg March 15, 1933 Brooklyn, New York </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Clinton </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 96–3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 60 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 86 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 10, 1993 25 years, 263 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1980–1993) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > White </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stephen Breyer August 15, 1938 San Francisco, California </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Clinton </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 87–9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 80 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 3, 1994 24 years, 270 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1990–1994) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blackmun </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Samuel Alito April 1, 1950 Trenton, New Jersey </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > G. W. Bush </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58–42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 69 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > January 31, 2006 13 years, 89 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1990–2006) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > O'Connor </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sonia Sotomayor June 25, 1954 The Bronx, New York </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Obama </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 68–31 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 64 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 8, 2009 9 years, 265 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1998–2009) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Souter </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Elena Kagan April 28, 1960 Manhattan, New York </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Obama </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 63–37 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 59 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 7, 2010 8 years, 268 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Solicitor General of the United States (2009–2010) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Stevens </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Neil Gorsuch August 29, 1967 Denver, Colorado </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Trump </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 54–45 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 49 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 51 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > April 10, 2017 2 years, 20 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006–2017) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scalia </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brett Kavanaugh February 12, 1965 Washington, D.C. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Trump </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50–48 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 53 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 54 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 6, 2018 206 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2006–2018) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kennedy </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=9 rowspan=1 > Source: </th></tr>
</table>
Question:
Which supreme court judges have been there the longest and shortest?
Answer:
Clarence Thomas is the longest-serving justice, with a tenure of 27 years, 189 days and the most recent justice to join the court is Brett Kavanaugh, whose tenure began on October 6, 2018.