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. Initially appointed by H...

20TH Century Federal Common Law Associate Justice

9.4 Excellent

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Louis D. Brandeis

Louis D. Brandeis served as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1916 until his retirement in 1939. He was a...

Progressive 20TH Century Federal Associate Justice

9.4 Excellent

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William J. Brennan Jr.

William J. Brennan Jr. served on the U.S. Supreme Court for over thirty-four years, appointed by President Eisenhower in...

20TH Century Liberal Federal Associate Justice

9.3 Excellent

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Roger Traynor

Roger Traynor (1908-1997) was a prominent American judge who served as Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court fro...

20TH Century Chief Justice California Supreme Court Us State

9.2 Excellent

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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 Ac...

Supreme Court Conservative Federal Current

8.0 Great

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William H. Rehnquist

Chief Justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005, first appointed Associate Justice by Nixon in 1972 and elevated by...

20TH Century Conservative Federal Chief Justice

7.9 Good

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John G. Roberts Jr.

Chief Justice of the United States since 2005, appointed by George W. Bush, known for emphasizing judicial minimalism an...

Contemporary Conservative Federal Chief Justice

7.8 Good

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Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1972 to 1987, appointed by Nixon, known as a moderate swing vote and au...

20TH Century Federal Moderate Associate Justice

7.7 Good

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Wiley B. Rutledge

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1943 to 1949, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, known for strong civil l...

20TH Century Federal Civil Liberties Associate Justice

7.4 Good

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Oliver Ellsworth

Third Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1796 to 1800, and a principal drafter of the Judiciary Act of 178...

Founding Era Federal Chief Justice Us Supreme Court

7.1 Good

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Arthur J. Goldberg

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1962 to 1965, appointed by President Kennedy, who resigned to become U....

20TH Century Federal Labor Law Associate Justice

7.1 Good

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Edward Douglas White

Chief Justice of the United States 1910–1921, appointed by Taft as the first Associate Justice elevated to Chief Justice...

Federal Progressive Era Chief Justice 19TH 20TH Century

7.0 Good

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Edward White

Associate Justice elevated to Chief Justice in 1910—the first such promotion in Court history—appointed originally by Cl...

20TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

6.9 Fair

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Owen J. Roberts

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945, appointed by Hoover, whose 1937 vote shift—the 'switch in...

20TH Century Federal Associate Justice Us Supreme Court

6.8 Fair

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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...

Contemporary Conservative Federal Associate Justice

6.7 Fair

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Brett M. Kavanaugh

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2018, appointed by Donald Trump after a contentious Senate confirmatio...

Contemporary Conservative Federal Associate Justice

6.3 Fair

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James F. Byrnes

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court briefly in 1941–1942, appointed by Roosevelt, who resigned to lead wartime e...

20TH Century Federal Associate Justice Brief Tenure

5.9 Mediocre

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John Rutledge

One of the six original justices appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by George Washington in 1789, who also briefly serv...

Founding Father Founding Era Federal Chief Justice

5.7 Mediocre

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Fred Vinson

Chief Justice (1946–1953) appointed by Truman who presided over Cold War–era national security cases, including upholdin...

20TH Century Supreme Court Historical Federal

4.1 Poor

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James Clark McReynolds

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1914 to 1941, appointed by Wilson, known as one of the conservative 'Fo...

20TH Century Federal Associate Justice Four Horsemen

3.9 Poor