Justices Serving on the Court 1937 – 1949
The following figures and tables include the names of the Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn scores for the indicated year. Each table also includes the name of the appointing President, the President’s party affiliation and the years each Justice served on the Court. The first Justice listed is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
1937
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1937
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cardozo | -1.585 | Hoover | Republican | 1932-1938 |
Hughes | -0.366 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1941 |
Sutherland | 1.587 | Harding | Republican | 1922-1938 |
Stone | -0.767 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -2.91 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
McReynolds | 3.448 | Wilson | Democrat | 1914-1941 |
Brandeis | -0.603 | Wilson | Democrat | 1916-1939 |
Roberts | 0.018 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Butler | 2.075 | Harding | Republican | 1923-1939 |
Reed | -1.032 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Hughes | -0.333 | -0.01 |
Hughes | -0.559 | -0.01 |
1938
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1938
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hughes | -0.176 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1941 |
Frankfurter | -1.355 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Stone | -0.693 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -3.228 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
McReynolds | 3.574 | Wilson | Democrat | 1914-1941 |
Brandeis | -0.613 | Wilson | Democrat | 1916-1939 |
Roberts | 0.356 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Butler | 2.384 | Harding | Republican | 1923-1939 |
Reed | -1.122 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Douglas | -2.808 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Hughes | -0.526 | -0.37 |
Hughes (2) | -0.681 | -0.37 |
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada 305 U.S. 337 (1938)
1939
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1939
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hughes | 0.349 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1941 |
Frankfurter | -1.252 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.612 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Stone | -0.617 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -3.317 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
McReynolds | 3.543 | Wilson | Democrat | 1914-1941 |
Roberts | 1.006 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Reed | -1.049 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Douglas | -3.016 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Hughes | -0.526 | -0.66 |
Lane v. Wilson 307 U.S. 268 (1939)
1940
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1940
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hughes | 0.944 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1941 |
Frankfurter | -0.722 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.571 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Stone | -0.217 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -3.35 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
McReynolds | 3.363 | Wilson | Democrat | 1914-1941 |
Roberts | 1.646 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Reed | -0.731 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Douglas | -3.146 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Hughes | -0.624 | -0.42 |
Cantwell v. Connecticut 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
Minersville School Dist. et al. v. Gobitis et al. 310 U.S. 586 (1940)
1941
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1941
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.103 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.522 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Stone | 0.456 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -3.279 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Byrnes | -0.188 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1942 |
Roberts | 1.858 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Jackson | 0.21 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | -0.265 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Douglas | -3.089 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Stone | -0.141 | -0.64 |
U.S. v. Classic 313 U.S. 299 (1941)
1942
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1942
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.47 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.665 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Stone | 0.38 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -3.064 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Roberts | 2.105 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Jackson | 0.238 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | 0.162 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Rutledge | -1.115 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1943-1949 |
Douglas | -2.799 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Stone | 0.094 | -0.59 |
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
Skinner v. Oklahoma 316 U.S. 535 (1942)
1943
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1943
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.615 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.722 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Stone | 0.242 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -2.73 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Roberts | 2.426 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Jackson | 0.14 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | 0.157 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Rutledge | -1.147 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1943-1949 |
Douglas | -2.465 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Stone | 0.038 | -0.50 |
Hirabayashi v. United States 320 U.S. 81 (1943)
West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
1944
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1944
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.515 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.431 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Stone | 0.589 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Black | -2.555 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Roberts | 2.759 | Hoover | Republican | 1930-1945 |
Jackson | 0.204 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | -0.074 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Rutledge | -1.374 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1943-1949 |
Douglas | -1.99 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Stone | -0.084 | -0.37 |
Korematsu v. United States 323 U.S. 214 (1944)
Smith v. Allwright 321 U.S. 649 (1944)
1945
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1945
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.654 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.395 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Stone | 0.73 | Coolidge | Republican | 1925-1946 |
Burton | 0.513 | Truman | Democrat | 1945-1958 |
Black | -2.158 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Jackson | 0.631 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | 0.084 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Rutledge | -1.19 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1943-1949 |
Douglas | -1.737 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Stone | 0.069 | -0.43 |
1946
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1946
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 1.041 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.775 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Vinson | 0.417 | Truman | Democrat | 1946-1953 |
Burton | 0.531 | Truman | Democrat | 1945-1958 |
Black | -1.957 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Jackson | 1.059 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | 0.298 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Rutledge | -1.438 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1943-1949 |
Douglas | -1.417 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Vinson | 0.245 | -0.36 |
Colegrove v. Green 328 U.S. 549 (1946)
1947
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1947
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.954 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.686 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Vinson | 0.544 | Truman | Democrat | 1946-1953 |
Burton | 0.827 | Truman | Democrat | 1945-1958 |
Black | -1.794 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Jackson | 1.21 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | 0.537 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Rutledge | -1.761 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1943-1949 |
Douglas | -1.496 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Vinson | 0.448 | -0.30 |
Everson v. Board of Education 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
Palko v. Connecticut 302 U.S. 319 (1947)
1948
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1948
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.64 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Murphy | -1.513 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1940-1949 |
Vinson | 0.878 | Truman | Democrat | 1946-1953 |
Burton | 0.942 | Truman | Democrat | 1945-1958 |
Black | -1.585 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Jackson | 1.287 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | 0.698 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1938-1957 |
Rutledge | -1.84 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1943-1949 |
Douglas | -1.662 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Vinson | 0.549 | -0.24 |
Goesaert v. Cleary 335 U.S. 464 (1948)
Shelley v. Kraemer 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
1949
Justices serving on the Court and Martin Quinn Ideology scores, 1949
Justice | Mean | President | Party of President | Years Served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurter | 0.37 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1962 |
Vinson | 1.113 | Truman | Democrat | 1946-1953 |
Burton | 0.949 | Truman | Democrat | 1945-1958 |
Black | -1.524 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1937-1971 |
Jackson | 0.862 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Reed | 1.094 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1941-1954 |
Minton | 1.216 | Truman | Democrat | 1949-1956 |
Clark | 1.068 | Truman | Democrat | 1949-1967 |
Douglas | -1.473 | F.D. Roosevelt | Democrat | 1939-1975 |
Chief Justice | Median | Court Score |
---|---|---|
Vinson | 0.88 | 0.41 |
Giboney et al. v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. 336 U.S. 490 (1949)
Terminiello v. Chicago 337 U.S. 1 (1949)
Wolf v. Colorado 338 U.S. 25 (1949)