Taft, William Howard (1857-1930), was president of the United States from 1909 to 1913. In 1921, he was named chief justice of the United States. He was the only person in U.S. history who served first as president, then as chief justice. Taft did not want to be president. At heart, he was a judge and had little taste for politics. Above all, he wanted to be a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Before becoming president, Taft, a Republican, served as governor of the… More »
Black, Hugo Lafayette (1886-1971), was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United... More >>
Blackmun, Harry Andrew (1908-1999), served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the... More >>
Blair, John (1732-1800), a Virginia lawyer and judge, was a signer of the Constitution of the... More >>
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, BRAN dys, LOO ihs DEHM bihts (1856-1941), was an associate justice of... More >>
Brennan, William Joseph, Jr. (1906-1997), served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of... More >>
Breyer, Stephen Gerald (1938-...), became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United... More >>
Burger, Warren Earl (1907-1995), served as chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986.... More >>
Byrnes, burnz, James Francis (1882-1972), is best remembered as secretary of state under... More >>
Cardozo, kahr DOH zoh, Benjamin Nathan (1870-1938), served as an associate justice of the Supreme... More >>
Chase, Salmon Portland (1808-1873), was a prominent American statesman and chief justice of the... More >>
Chase, Samuel (1741-1811), was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He... More >>
Davis, David (1815-1886), an American judge and statesman, helped his close friend Abraham... More >>
Douglas, William Orville (1898-1980), served on the Supreme Court of the United States longer... More >>
Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807), was chief justice of the United States from 1796 to 1800. A noted... More >>