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Roger B. Taney
Fifth Chief Justice (1836–1864) appointed by Andrew Jackson, whose Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling (1857) declared that African Americans held no citizenship rights.
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The top alternative to Roger B. Taney in 2026 is Robert Jackson with a score of 9.5/10, followed by John Marshall Harlan I (9.4) and Joseph Story (9.2).
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 Marshall Harlan I
John Marshall Harlan I served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1877 to 1911. He is notable for his unwa...
Joseph Story
Joseph Story was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1812 until his death in 1845. He played a significant ro...
John Paul Stevens
Associate Justice appointed by Gerald Ford in 1975 who served 35 years, eventually leading the Court's liberal bloc befo...
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...
John Roberts
17th Chief Justice of the United States, appointed by George W. Bush in 2005, known for upholding the Affordable Care Ac...
John Marshall Harlan II
Associate Justice (1955–1971) appointed by Eisenhower and grandson of Harlan I, known for defending federalism and limit...
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...
Edward White
Associate Justice elevated to Chief Justice in 1910—the first such promotion in Court history—appointed originally by Cl...
James Byrnes
James Byrnes served briefly as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1941–1942) before resigning to become Director of Economic...
George Sutherland
Associate Justice (1922–1938) and one of the conservative 'Four Horsemen' who voted to strike down New Deal legislation;...
Stephen Field
Associate Justice (1863–1897) appointed by Lincoln who served 34 years—then the Court's longest tenure—and was an early...
Horace Gray
Associate Justice (1882–1902) appointed by Chester Arthur, who wrote the majority opinion in United States v. Wong Kim A...
Salmon P. Chase
Chief Justice (1864–1873) and former Lincoln Treasury Secretary who designed the national banking system and presided ov...
Samuel Blatchford
Associate Justice (1882–1893) appointed by Chester Arthur, a former federal circuit judge recognized for particular expe...
Morrison Waite
Chief Justice (1874–1888) appointed by Grant who presided over Reconstruction-era rulings in the Slaughterhouse Cases an...
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1888–1893) and former Confederate officer, the first...
Fred Vinson
Chief Justice (1946–1953) appointed by Truman who presided over Cold War–era national security cases, including upholdin...
Howell Jackson
Howell Jackson was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1893–1895) appointed by President Grover Cleveland, notable for dissent...
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