Yale Supreme Court Justices
by Sylviastel | created - 31 Aug 2014 | updated - 31 Aug 2014 | PublicHenry Baldwin (BA 1797) Supreme Court Justice 1830-1844.
David J. Brewer (BA 1856) Supreme Court Justice 1889-1910.
Henry B. Brown (BA 1856 & Law study) Supreme Court 1891-1906.
David Davis (Law 1835) Supreme Court 1862-1877.
Oliver Ellsworth (BA 1766) Supreme Court 1796-1800.
Sherman Minton (YLS one year degree 1917) Supreme Court 1949-1956.
George Shiras Jr. (BA 1853) Supreme Court 1892-1903.
William Strong (BA 1828; GRD 1831; briefly attended YLS) Supreme Court 1872-1880.
Morrison R. Waite (BA 1837) Chief Justice 1874-1888.
William B. Woods (BA 1845) Supreme Court 1881-1887.
Byron White (Law 1946) Supreme Court 1962-1993.
1. Samuel Alito
Self | Resolved
An soft-spoken, unassuming lawyer of intellectual bent, Samuel Alito, Jr. has seldom called attention to himself. But in 2005, he became a flash-point of controversy with his nomination to the United States Supreme Court. An Italian-American, he was born and grew up in Trenton, New Jersey, the son ...
JD 1975; Supreme Court Justice
3. Sonia Sotomayor
Self | The Robert MacNeil Report
Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was previously married to Kevin Edward Noonan.
Law 1979; Supreme Court 2009-Present
5. William Howard Taft
Actor | The President's Pardon
William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States (1909-1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for reelection in ...
BA 1878; honorary LLD 1893; 10th Chief Justice 1921-1930.
6. Clarence Thomas
Self | Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
Clarence Thomas was born on June 23, 1948 in Pin Point, Georgia, USA. He has been married to Ginni Thomas since May 30, 1987. He was previously married to Kathy Grace Ambush.
JD 1974; Supreme Court 1991-present
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