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John Roberts
17th Chief Justice of the United States, appointed by George W. Bush in 2005, known for upholding the Affordable Care Act in NFIB v. Sebelius (2012).
apps Top John Roberts Alternatives
The top alternative to John Roberts in 2026 is Robert Jackson with a score of 9.5/10, followed by John Paul Stevens (8.7) and J. Harvie Wilkinson III (8.4).
Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson was a federal judge best known for his role as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1941 to 1954....
John Paul Stevens
Associate Justice appointed by Gerald Ford in 1975 who served 35 years, eventually leading the Court's liberal bloc befo...
J. Harvie Wilkinson III
J. Harvie Wilkinson III is an American jurist who has served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fo...
William Howard Taft
The only American to serve as both President (1909–1913) and Chief Justice (1921–1930), appointed to lead the Court by P...
William H. Rehnquist
Chief Justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005, first appointed Associate Justice by Nixon in 1972 and elevated by...
John Marshall Harlan II
Associate Justice (1955–1971) appointed by Eisenhower and grandson of Harlan I, known for defending federalism and limit...
John G. Roberts Jr.
Chief Justice of the United States since 2005, appointed by George W. Bush, known for emphasizing judicial minimalism an...
Ketanji Brown Jackson
First Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Biden in 2022 after serving as a D.C. Circu...
Harry Blackmun
Associate Justice appointed by Nixon in 1970, best known for authoring the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade (1973) establ...
John Jay
First Chief Justice of the United States (1789–1795), co-author of the Federalist Papers, and negotiator of Jay's Treaty...
Oliver Ellsworth
Third Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1796 to 1800, and a principal drafter of the Judiciary Act of 178...
Edward Douglas White
Chief Justice of the United States 1910–1921, appointed by Taft as the first Associate Justice elevated to Chief Justice...
Samuel Alito
Associate Justice appointed by George W. Bush in 2006, who authored the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson majority opinion overturni...
Edward White
Associate Justice elevated to Chief Justice in 1910—the first such promotion in Court history—appointed originally by Cl...
Warren E. Burger
Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986, appointed by Nixon, who presided over the Watergate-era United Sta...
George Sutherland
Associate Justice (1922–1938) and one of the conservative 'Four Horsemen' who voted to strike down New Deal legislation;...
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2006, appointed by George W. Bush, and author of the majority opinion...
Salmon P. Chase
Chief Justice (1864–1873) and former Lincoln Treasury Secretary who designed the national banking system and presided ov...
Morrison Waite
Chief Justice (1874–1888) appointed by Grant who presided over Reconstruction-era rulings in the Slaughterhouse Cases an...
Fred Vinson
Chief Justice (1946–1953) appointed by Truman who presided over Cold War–era national security cases, including upholdin...
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