Justices Serving on the Court 1835 – 1889
The following tables include the names of the Justices serving on the Court 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.
1835 – 1836
Justices serving on the Court, 1835 – 1836
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Thompson |
Monroe |
Dem-Rep |
1823-1843 |
| Baldwin |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1830-1844 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Barbour |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1841 |
| McLean |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1829-1861 |
| Story |
Madison |
Dem-Rep |
1812-1845 |
1837 – 1841
Justices serving on the Court, 1837 – 1841
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Thompson |
Monroe |
Dem-Rep |
1823-1843 |
| Baldwin |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1830-1844 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Barbour |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1841 |
| McLean |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1829-1861 |
| Story |
Madison |
Dem-Rep |
1812-1845 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| McKinley |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1838-1852 |
1842 – 1844
Justices serving on the Court, 1842 – 1844
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Thompson |
Monroe |
Dem-Rep |
1823-1843 |
| Baldwin |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1830-1844 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Daniel |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1842-1860 |
| McLean |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1829-1861 |
| Story |
Madison |
Dem-Rep |
1812-1845 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| McKinley |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1838-1852 |
1845 – 1850
Justices serving on the Court, 1845 – 1850
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Grier |
Polk |
Democrat |
1846-1870 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Daniel |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1842-1860 |
| McLean |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1829-1861 |
| Woodbury |
Polk |
Democrat |
1845-1851 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| McKinley |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1838-1852 |
1851 – 1852
Justices serving on the Court, 1851 – 1852
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Grier |
Polk |
Democrat |
1846-1870 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Daniel |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1842-1860 |
| McLean |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1829-1861 |
| Curtis |
Filmore |
Whig |
1851-1857 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| McKinley |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1838-1852 |
1853 – 1857
Justices serving on the Court, 1853 – 1857
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Grier |
Polk |
Democrat |
1846-1870 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Daniel |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1842-1860 |
| McLean |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1829-1861 |
| Curtis |
Filmore |
Whig |
1851-1857 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| Campbell |
Pierce |
Democrat |
1853-1861 |
1858 – 1861
Justices serving on the Court, 1858 – 1861
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Grier |
Polk |
Democrat |
1846-1870 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Daniel |
Van Buren |
Democrat |
1842-1860 |
| McLean |
Jackson |
Jacksonian |
1829-1861 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| Campbell |
Pierce |
Democrat |
1853-1861 |
1862
Justices serving on the Court, 1862
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Grier |
Polk |
Democrat |
1846-1870 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Swayne |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1881 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| Davis |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1877 |
1863
Justices serving on the Court, 1863
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Taney |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1864 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Grier |
Polk |
Democrat |
1846-1870 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Swayne |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1881 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| Davis |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1877 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
1864 – 1869
Justices serving on the Court, 1864 – 1869
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Chase |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1864-1873 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Grier |
Polk |
Democrat |
1846-1870 |
| Wayne |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1835-1867 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Swayne |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1881 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Catron |
Jackson |
Democrat |
1837-1865 |
| Davis |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1877 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
1870 – 1872
Justices serving on the Court, 1870 – 1872
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Chase |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1864-1873 |
| Nelson |
Tyler |
None |
1845-1872 |
| Strong |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1880 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Swayne |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1881 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Davis |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1877 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
| Bradley |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1892 |
1873 – 1876
Justices serving on the Court, 1873 – 1876
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Waite |
Grant |
Republican |
1874-1888 |
| Hunt |
Grant |
Republican |
1873-1882 |
| Strong |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1880 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Swayne |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1881 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Davis |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1877 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
| Bradley |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1892 |
Bradwell v. Illinois 83 U.S. 130 (1873)
Butchers’ Benevolent Association v. Crescent City Livestock Landing & Slaughterhouse Co. 111 U.S. 746 (1873)
United States v. Cruikshank 92 U.S. 542 (1876)
Minor v. Happersett 88 U.S. 162 (1876)
1877 – 1880
Justices serving on the Court, 1877 – 1880
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Waite |
Grant |
Republican |
1874-1888 |
| Hunt |
Grant |
Republican |
1873-1882 |
| Strong |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1880 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Swayne |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1881 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Harlan |
Hayes |
Republican |
1877-1911 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
| Bradley |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1892 |
Reynolds v. U.S. 8 U.S. 145 (1879)
Strauder v. W. Va. 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
1881
Justices serving on the Court, 1881
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Waite |
Grant |
Republican |
1874-1888 |
| Hunt |
Grant |
Republican |
1873-1882 |
| Woods |
Hayes |
Republican |
1881-1887 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Matthews |
Garfield |
Republican |
1881-1889 |
| Clifford |
Buchanan |
Democrat |
1858-1881 |
| Harlan |
Hayes |
Republican |
1877-1911 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
| Bradley |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1892 |
1882 – 1887
Justices serving on the Court, 1882 – 1887
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Waite |
Grant |
Republican |
1874-1888 |
| Blatchford |
Arthur |
Republican |
1882-1893 |
| Woods |
Hayes |
Republican |
1881-1887 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Matthews |
Garfield |
Republican |
1881-1889 |
| Gray |
Arthur |
Republican |
1882-1902 |
| Harlan |
Hayes |
Republican |
1877-1911 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
| Bradley |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1892 |
Hurtado v. California 110 U.S. 516 (1884)
Yick Wo v. Hopkins 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
Presser v. Illinois 116 U.S. 252 (1886)
1888 – 1889
Justices serving on the Court, 1888 – 1889
| Justice |
President |
Party of President |
Years Served |
| Fuller |
Cleveland |
Democrat |
1888-1910 |
| Blatchford |
Arthur |
Republican |
1882-1893 |
| Lamar |
Cleveland |
Democrat |
1888-1893 |
| Miller |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1862-1890 |
| Matthews |
Garfield |
Republican |
1881-1889 |
| Gray |
Arthur |
Republican |
1882-1902 |
| Harlan |
Hayes |
Republican |
1877-1911 |
| Field |
Lincoln |
Republican |
1863-1897 |
| Bradley |
Grant |
Republican |
1870-1892 |