swap_horiz Warren E. Burger Alternatives

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Benjamin N. Cardozo

Benjamin N. Cardozo served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1932 to 1938 after appointment by Pres...

20TH Century Federal Common Law Associate Justice

9.42 Excellent

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Louis D. Brandeis

Louis D. Brandeis joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1916 and served as an associate justice until his retirement in 1939....

Progressive 20TH Century Federal Associate Justice

9.35 Excellent

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William J. Brennan Jr.

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, William J. Brennan Jr. served as an associate justice of the U.S. S...

20TH Century Liberal Federal Associate Justice

9.31 Excellent

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Roger Traynor

Roger Traynor (1900-1983) served as Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court from 1964 to 1970. His judicial work h...

20TH Century Chief Justice California Supreme Court Us State

9.22 Excellent

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William H. Rehnquist

William H. Rehnquist was an American jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 until his dea...

20TH Century Conservative Federal Chief Justice

7.86 Good

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John G. Roberts Jr.

John G. Roberts Jr. is an American jurist who has served as the Chief Justice of the United States since his appointment...

Contemporary Conservative Federal Chief Justice

7.82 Good

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Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Lewis F. Powell Jr. served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1972 to 1987 after being appointed by...

20TH Century Federal Moderate Associate Justice

7.74 Good

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Wiley B. Rutledge

Wiley B. Rutledge served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1943 until his death in 1949, a...

20TH Century Federal Civil Liberties Associate Justice

7.44 Good

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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

7.31 Good

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Oliver Ellsworth

Oliver Ellsworth was an American statesman from Connecticut who served as the third Chief Justice of the United States f...

Founding Era Federal Chief Justice Us Supreme Court

7.12 Good

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Arthur J. Goldberg

Arthur J. Goldberg was an American statesman and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court fro...

20TH Century Federal Labor Law Associate Justice

7.10 Good

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Edward Douglas White

Edward Douglass White was an American jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court from 1894 until his death in...

Federal Progressive Era Chief Justice 19TH 20TH Century

7.02 Good

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Owen J. Roberts

Owen J. Roberts served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945 after being appointe...

20TH Century Federal Associate Justice Us Supreme Court

6.82 Fair

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Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Samuel A. Alito Jr. is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court si...

Contemporary Conservative Federal Associate Justice

6.72 Fair

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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

6.30 Fair

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Brett M. Kavanaugh

Brett M. Kavanaugh is an American federal judge who became an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 20...

Contemporary Conservative Federal Associate Justice

6.28 Fair

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James F. Byrnes

James F. Byrnes was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served briefly as an associate justice of the Unite...

20TH Century Federal Associate Justice Brief Tenure

5.88 Mediocre

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John Rutledge

John Rutledge was an American lawyer and judge who became one of the six original justices appointed to the United State...

Founding Father Founding Era Federal Chief Justice

5.74 Mediocre

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James Clark McReynolds

James Clark McReynolds was an American lawyer and judge who served as the United States attorney general from 1913 to 19...

20TH Century Federal Associate Justice Four Horsemen

3.92 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

3.73 Poor