swap_horiz Roger B. Taney Alternatives

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Robert Jackson

Robert Jackson was a federal judge best known for his role as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1941 to 1954....

Supreme Court Historical Federal Associate Justice

9.5 Brilliant

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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...

19TH Century Supreme Court Historical Associate Justice

9.4 Excellent

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Joseph Story

Joseph Story was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1812 until his death in 1845. He played a significant ro...

Supreme Court Historical Influential Founding Era

9.2 Excellent

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John Paul Stevens

John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Cour...

Supreme Court Historical Liberal Federal

8.7 Great

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Lemuel Shaw

Lemuel Shaw was an American jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1830...

19TH Century Chief Justice Labor Law Us State

8.7 Great

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William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft was an American politician and jurist who served as the 27th President of the United States from 190...

President Supreme Court Historical Federal

8.3 Great

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John Roberts

John G. Roberts Jr. is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States, appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed...

Supreme Court Conservative Federal Current

8.0 Great

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John Marshall Harlan II

John Marshall Harlan II was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court f...

Supreme Court Historical Conservative Federal

7.8 Good

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Harry Blackmun

Harry A. Blackmun was an American lawyer and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Historical Federal Associate Justice

7.3 Good

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John Jay

John Jay was an American statesman, diplomat, and jurist who became the first chief justice of the United States Supreme...

Supreme Court Historical Founding Era Chief Justice

7.1 Good

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Edward White

Edward White, formally Edward Douglass White, was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme C...

20TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

6.9 Fair

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James Byrnes

James Francis Byrnes was an American lawyer and politician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court...

20TH Century Supreme Court Historical Associate Justice

6.8 Fair

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Stephen Field

Stephen J. Field was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States fro...

19TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

6.2 Fair

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Horace Gray

Horace Gray was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1882 until...

19TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

6.2 Fair

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Salmon P. Chase

Salmon P. Chase was an American statesman, lawyer, and jurist who served as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States...

Supreme Court Historical Federal Chief Justice

5.8 Mediocre

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Samuel Blatchford

Samuel Blatchford was an American lawyer and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United...

19TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

5.4 Mediocre

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Morrison Waite

Morrison R. Waite was an American lawyer and jurist who served as the seventh Chief Justice of the United States from 18...

19TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

5.2 Mediocre

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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Mississippi who served as an associ...

19TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

4.8 Poor

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Fred Vinson

Fred M. Vinson was an American jurist who served as the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States from 1946 until hi...

20TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

4.1 Poor

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Howell Jackson

Howell Edmunds Jackson was an American attorney, politician, federal judge, and Associate Justice of the United States S...

19TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

3.8 Poor