Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
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- Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (R) on May 23, 1969
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 74-3 vote on June 9, 1969
- Republican from Virginia
- Replaced Chief Justice Earl Warren (R) from California
- Previously a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals (District of Columbia), 1956-59
- Retired on September 26, 1986
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Justice Hugo L. Black
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- Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) on August 12, 1937
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 63-16 vote on August 17, 1937
- Democrat from Alabama
- Replaced Willis Van Devanter (R) from Wyoming
- Previously a U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1927-37
- Retired on September 17, 1971
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Justice William O. Douglas
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- Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) on March 20, 1939
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 62-4 vote on April 4, 1939
- Democrat from Connecticut
- Replaced Louis D. Brandeis (R) from Massachusetts
- Previously member and chair of the Security and Exchange Commission, 1936-39
- Retired on November 12, 1975
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Justice John M. Harlan
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- Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) on November 11, 1954 as a recess appointment; subsequently appointed on January 10, 1955
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 71-11 vote on March 16, 1955
- Replaced Robert Jackson (D) from New York
- Previously a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit), 1954-55
- Retired on September 23, 1971
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Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
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- Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) on October 15, 1956 as a recess appointment; subsequently appointed on January 14, 1957
- Confirmed by the Senate on a voice vote on March 19, 1957
- Replaced Sherman Minton (D) from Indiana
- Previously a judge on the New Jersey Supreme Court, 1952-56
- Retired on July 20, 1990
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Justice Potter Stewart
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- Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) on October 14, 1958 as a recess appointment; subsequently appointed on January 17, 1959
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 70-17 vote on May 5, 1959
- Replaced Harold Burton (R) from Ohio
- Previously a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit), 1954-58
- Retired on July 3, 1981
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Justice Byron R. White
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- Appointed by John F. Kennedy (D) on April 3, 1962
- Confirmed by the Senate on a voice vote on April 11, 1962
- Replaced Charles Whittaker (R) from Missouri
- Previously a U.S. deputy attorney general, 1961-62
- Retired on June 28, 1993
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Justice Thurgood Marshall
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- Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (D) on June 13, 1967
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 69-11 vote on August 30, 1967
- Democrat from New York
- Replaced Tom C. Clark (D) from Texas
- Previously the U.S. solicitor general, 1965-67
- Retired on October 1, 1991
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Justice Harry A. Blackmun
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- Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (R) on April 15, 1970
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 94-0 vote on May 12, 1970
- Republican from Minnesota
- Replaced Abe Fortas (D) from Tennessee
- Previously a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit), 1959-70
- Retired on August 3, 1994
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Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
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- Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (R) on October 22, 1971
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 89-1 vote on December 6, 1971
- Democrat from Virginia
- Replaced Hugo L. Black (D) from Alabama
- Previously a lawyer in private practice
- Retired on June 26, 1987
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Justice William H. Rehnquist
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- Appointed associate Justice by Richard M. Nixon (R) on October 22, 1971
- Confirmed as associate Justice by the Senate on a 68-26 vote on December 10, 1971
- Republican from Arizona
- Replaced John M. Harlan (R) from New York
- Previously a U.S. assistant attorney general, 1969-71
- Appointed chief Justice by Ronald Reagan (R) on June 20, 1986
- Confirmed as chief Justice by the Senate on a 65-33 vote on September 17, 1986
- Replaced Warren E. Burger (R) from Virginia
- Died on September 3, 2005
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Justice John Paul Stevens
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- Appointed by Gerald R. Ford (R) on November 28, 1975
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 98-0 vote on December 17, 1975
- Republican from Illinois
- Replaced William O. Douglas (D) from Connecticut
- Previously a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit), 1970-75
- Retired on June 29, 2010
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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
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- Appointed by Ronald Reagan (R) on August 19, 1981
- Confirmed by the Senate on a 99-0 vote on September 21, 1981
- Republican from Arizona
- Replaced Potter Stewart (R) from Ohio
- Previously a judge on the Arizona Appeals Court, 1979-81
- Retired on January 31, 2006
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Source: Lee Epstein, Jeffrey A. Segal, Harold J. Spaeth, and Thomas G. Walker. 2007. The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments. Fourth ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
