The Supreme Court

UPDATED:

This table includes all Supreme Court justices who were serving as of the beginning of 2005. See the color key at the bottom.

Year	Chief justice	Assoc. justice	Assoc. justice	Assoc. justice	Assoc. justice	Assoc. justice	Assoc. justice	Assoc. justice	Assoc. justice
1975	Warren Burger (1969)	John Paul Stevens (1975)	Potter Stewart (1958)	William Rehnquist (1971)	Lewis Powell (1971)	William Brennan (1956)	Thurgood Marshall (1967)	Byron White (1962)	Harry Blackmun (1970)
1976	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Potter Stewart	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1977	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Potter Stewart	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1978	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Potter Stewart	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1979	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Potter Stewart	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1980	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Potter Stewart	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1981	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1982	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1983	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1984	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1985	Warren Burger	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	William Rehnquist	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1986	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1987	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Lewis Powell	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1988	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1989	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	William Brennan	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1990	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Thurgood Marshall	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1991	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1992	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Byron White	Harry Blackmun
1993	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Harry Blackmun
1994	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
1995	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
1996	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
1997	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
1998	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
1999	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
2000	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
2001	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
2002	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
2003	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
2004	William Rehnquist	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
2005	Rehnquist * / Roberts	John Paul Stevens	Sandra Day O'Connor *	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
2006	John Roberts	John Paul Stevens	Samuel Alito	Antonin Scalia	Anthony Kennedy	David Souter	Clarence Thomas	Ruth Bader Ginsberg	Stephen Breyer
KEY:	Nominated by a Republican president, confirmed by a Republican Senate			Nominated by a Republican president, confirmed by a Democrat Senate			Nominated by a Democrat president, confirmed by a Democrat Senate
NOTE:	* Served in the first half of the year only. In general, names of justices in this table pertain to who was serving at the beginning of each year's term in October.

SOURCE: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2004