Chief Justices of the United States (Sortable)
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# |
Office Holder |
Party |
Entered Office | Age |
Left Office | Age |
Tenure (y|m|d) |
Died | Age |
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1 |
John Jay |
Federalist |
Sep 26, 1789 | 43 |
Jun 29, 1795 | 49 | 5y | 9m | 3d | May 17, 1829 | 83 | |
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2 |
John Rutledge |
Federalist |
Jun 30, 1795 | 55 |
Dec 28, 1795 | 56 | 0y | 5m | 28d | Jul 23, 1800 | 60 | |
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3 |
Oliver Ellsworth |
Federalist |
Mar 8, 1796 | 50 |
Dec 15, 1800 | 55 | 4y | 9m | 7d | Nov 26, 1807 | 62 | |
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4 |
John Marshall |
Federalist |
Feb 4, 1801 | 45 |
Jul 6, 1835 | 79 | 34y | 5m | 2d | Jul 6, 1835 | 79 | |
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5 |
Roger B. Taney |
Democratic |
Mar 28, 1836 | 59 |
Oct 12, 1864 | 87 | 28y | 6m | 14d | Oct 12, 1864 | 87 | |
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6 |
Salmon P. Chase |
Republican |
Dec 15, 1864 | 56 |
May 7, 1873 | 65 | 8y | 4m | 22d | May 7, 1873 | 65 | |
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7 |
Morrison Waite |
Republican |
Mar 4, 1874 | 57 |
Mar 23, 1888 | 71 | 14y | 0m | 19d | May 23, 1888 | 71 | |
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8 |
Melville Fuller |
Democratic |
Oct 8, 1888 | 55 |
Jul 4, 1910 | 77 | 21y | 8m | 26d | Jul 4, 1910 | 77 | |
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9 |
Edward Douglass White |
Democratic |
Dec 19, 1910 | 65 |
May 19, 1921 | 75 | 10y | 5m | 0d | May 19, 1921 | 75 | |
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10 |
William Howard Taft |
Republican |
Jul 11, 1921 | 63 |
Feb 3, 1930 | 72 | 8y | 6m | 23d | Mar 8, 1930 | 72 | |
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11 |
Charles Evans Hughes |
Republican |
Feb 24, 1930 | 67 |
Jun 30, 1941 | 79 | 11y | 4m | 6d | Aug 27, 1948 | 86 | |
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12 |
Harlan F. Stone |
Republican |
Jul 3, 1941 | 68 |
Apr 22, 1946 | 73 | 4y | 9m | 19d | Apr 22, 1946 | 73 | |
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13 |
Fred M. Vinson |
Democratic |
Jun 24, 1946 | 56 |
Sep 8, 1953 | 63 | 7y | 2m | 15d | Sep 8, 1953 | 63 | |
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14 |
Earl Warren |
Republican |
Oct 5, 1953 | 62 |
Jun 23, 1969 | 78 | 15y | 8m | 18d | Jul 9, 1974 | 83 | |
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15 |
Warren E. Burger |
Republican |
Jun 23, 1969 | 61 |
Sep 26, 1986 | 79 | 17y | 3m | 3d | Jun 25, 1995 | 87 | |
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16 |
William Rehnquist |
Republican |
Sep 26, 1986 | 61 |
Sep 3, 2005 | 80 | 18y | 11m | 8d | Sep 3, 2005 | 80 | |
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17 |
John Roberts |
Republican |
Sep 29, 2005 | 50 |
Incumbent | 66 | 15y | 4m | 28d | Living | 66 | |