List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Arabi
The Supreme Court of Arabi is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United Socialist States. Its membership consists of one Chief Justice of Arabi and eight associate justices, any six of whom would constitute a quorum. Article III, Section I, Clause I of the Constitution grants plenary power to the President of Arabi to nominate, and with the advice and consent (confirmation) of the Arabin Senate, appoint justices to the Supreme Court. Justices have a mandatory retirement at age 75, and receive a salary which is set at $155,000 per year for the chief justice and at $144,000 for each associate justice as of 2010.
The Supreme Court was created by Article III of the United Socialist States Constitution, which stipulates that the "judicial power of the United Socialist States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court," and was organized by the 1st Arabin Congress.
List of Justices
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1839, 93 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 84 non-incumbent justices range from Elizabeth Davidson's 28 years, 71 days to the 77-day tenure of James Morrow. As of August 17, 2016; the length of service for the nine incumbent justices ranges from Robert Kirby's 33 years, 331 days to Peter Cooke's 7 years, 266 days.
Justice | State | Position | Succeeded | Date confirmed (Vote) |
Tenure | Tenure length | Nominated by | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Sutton (1781-1862) |
WI | Chief Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (24-0) |
April 30, 1839 – September 14, 1862 (Died) |
23 years, 137 days | Patrick Owens |
2 | Angus Tom (1771-1853) |
SE | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (22-2) |
April 30, 1839 – April 23, 1853 (Died) |
13 years, 358 days | |
3 | Alexander Nolan (1780-1866) |
NP | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (23-1) |
April 30, 1839 – July 6, 1866 (Died) |
27 years, 67 days | |
4 | Gregory Hoyt (1775-1844) |
TN | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (24-0) |
April 30, 1839 – November 17, 1844 (Died) |
5 years, 201 days | |
5 | Joseph Fraser (1788-1849) |
WI | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (24-0) |
April 30, 1839 – March 19, 1849 (Died) |
9 years, 323 days | |
6 | Victor Kelly (1787-1852) |
DA | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (21-3) |
April 30, 1839 – August 26, 1852 (Died) |
13 years, 118 days | |
7 | Charles Khan (1778-1840) |
WI | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (24-0) |
April 30, 1839 – May 12, 1840 (Died) |
1 year, 43 days | |
8 | Timothy Smith (1783-1854) |
NB | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (24-0) |
April 30, 1839 – March 29, 1854 (Died) |
14 years, 333 days | |
9 | Edward Bennett (1787-1854) |
NC | Associate Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (23-1) |
April 30, 1839 – February 9, 1854 (Died) |
14 years, 285 days | |
10 | Norris Dutton (1785-1855) |
WI | Associate Justice | Charles Khan | May 22, 1840 (24-0) |
June 1,1840 – September 10, 1855 (Died) |
15 years, 101 days | |
11 | Jonathan Cross (1777-1852) |
TN | Associate Justice | Gregory Hoyt | November 27, 1844 (20-4) |
December 6, 1844 – December 13, 1852 (Died) |
8 years, 7 days | |
12 | Jacob Coverdale (1792-1870) |
SG | Associate Justice | Angus Tom | May 18, 1846 (19-5) |
May 19, 1846 – October 6, 1867 (Died) |
21 years, 140 days | |
13 | John Perry (1790-1872) |
NL | Associate Justice | Joseph Fraser | March 31, 1849 (23-1) |
April 1, 1849 – October 10, 1865 (Retired) |
16 years, 192 days | Richard Davis |
14 | Donald Macklin (1790-1867) |
WA | Associate Justice | Victor Kelly | February 3, 1852 (24-0) |
February 4, 1852 – March 23, 1865 (Retired) |
13 years, 47 days | |
15 | Patrick Halpren (1796-1875) |
SE | Associate Justice | Jonathan Cross | January 29, 1853 (VOTE) |
January 30, 1853 – January 29, 1871 (Retired) |
17 years, 364 days | |
16 | Thomas Quinn (1800-1878) |
WI | Associate Justice | Edward Bennett | February 27, 1854 (24-0) |
February 28, 1854 – July 11, 1875 (Retired) |
21 years, 133 days | |
17 | Harvey Burgess (1792-1879) |
NB | Associate Justice | Timothy Smith | April 21, 1854 (20-4) |
April 22, 1854 – January 12, 1867 (Retired) |
12 years, 265 days | |
18 | Henry Sterne (1789-1870) |
NC | Associate Justice | Alexander Nolan | May 25, 1855 (18-6) |
May 26, 1855 – June 29, 1864 (Retired) |
9 years, 34 days | Issac Collier |
19 | Harvey Walton (1790-1873) |
NC | Associate Justice | Norris Dutton | October 2, 1855 (24-0) |
October 3, 1855 – December 19, 1865 (Retired) |
10 years, 77 days | |
20 | Steven Ratliff[1] (1799-1883) |
TN | Chief Justice | Robert Sutton | September 28, 1856 (14-10) |
September 29, 1856 – February 28, 1858 (Resigned) |
1 year, 152 days | |
21 | Elliot Archer (1803-1884) |
NB | Chief Justice | Steven Ratliff | March 22, 1858 (24-0) |
March 23, 1858 – September 16, 1878 (Retired) |
20 years, 177 days | |
22 | John Seymour (1807-1883) |
WI | Associate Justice | Henry Sterne | July 17, 1864 (13-12)[2] |
July 18, 1864 – July 18, 1882 (Retired) |
18 years, 0 days | Henry Crow |
23 | Samuel Peacock (1803-1891) |
DM | Assoicate Justice | Donald Macklin | April 14, 1865 (21-3) |
April 15, 1865 – January 29, 1878 (Retired) |
12 years, 289 days | |
24 | Alfie Burton (1813-1876) |
WA | Associate Justice | John Perry | November 19, 1865 (24-0) |
November 20. 1865 – June 18, 1876 (Died) |
10 years, 211 days | |
25 | Sebastian Strickland (1809-1887) |
NP | Associate Justice | Harvey Walton | January 17, 1866 (24-0) |
January 18, 1866 – July 2, 1884 (Retired) |
18 years, 166 days | |
26 | Alexander Vincent (1806-1868) |
WI | Associate Justice | Harvey Burgess | February 8, 1867 (17-7) |
February 9, 1867 – December 30, 1868 (Died) |
1 year, 325 days | Archie Davey |
27 | Nicholas Kneeshaw (1809-1896) |
WI | Associate Justice | Jacob Coverdale | November 1, 1867 (22-2) |
November 2, 1867 – November 29, 1884 (Retired) |
17 years, 27 days | |
28 | Graham Cox (1814-1895) |
NL | Associate Justice | Alexander Vincent | January 15, 1869 (23-1) |
January 16, 1869 – October 29, 1889 (Retired) |
20 years, 286 days | |
29 | Oliver Nixon (1814-1894) |
WI | Associate Justice | Patrick Halpern | February 19, 1871 (22-2) |
February 20, 1871 – March 22, 1889 (Retired) |
18 years, 30 days | |
30 | William Mountgarrett (1805-1894) |
NL | Associate Justice | Thomas Quinn | July 30, 1875 (19-5) |
July 31, 1875 – December 2, 1880 (Retired) |
5 years, 124 days | Kermit Keller |
31 | John Cookson (1822-1898) |
NL | Associate Justice | Alfie Burton | July 30, 1876 (21-3) |
July 31, 1876 – July 7, 1896 (Retired) |
16 years, 342 days | |
32 | Eugene Dean (1817-1896) |
BU | Associate Justice | Samuel Peacock | February 17, 1878 (22-2) |
February 18, 1878 – September 18, 1892 (Retired) |
14 years, 213 days | |
33 | Archie Beal (1828-1916) |
WI | Chief Justice | Elliot Archer | October 3, 1878 (23-1) |
October 4, 1878 – January 10, 1903 (Retired) |
24 years, 98 days | |
34 | Joshua Sorlie (1814-1891) |
WI | Associate Justice | William Mountgarrett | December 20, 1880 (21-3) |
December 21, 1880 – October 19, 1889 (Retired) |
8 years, 302 days | |
35 | Lincoln Rymill (1827-1907) |
SE | Associate Justice | John Seymour | August 3, 1882 (20-4) |
August 4, 1882 – April 13, 1897 (Resigned) |
14 years, 252 days | |
36 | Christopher Randle (1835-1920) |
DR | Associate Justice | Sebastian Strickland | August 12, 1884 (20-4) |
August 13, 1884 – April 4, 1910 (Retired) |
25 years, 234 days | James Douglas |
37 | Kenneth Meyer (1824-1913) |
DM | Associate Justice | Nicholas Kneeshaw | December 17, 1884 (22-2) |
December 17, 1884 – March 27, 1899 (Retired) |
14 years, 100 days | |
38 | David Langton (1837-1920) |
TN | Associate Justice | Oliver Nixon | April 1, 1889 (15-9) |
April 2, 1889 – March 31, 1912 (Retired) |
22 years, 364 days | Frank Manning |
39 | Richard Stauffer (1832-1912) |
NC | Associate Justice | Graham Cox | November 19, 1889 (22-2) |
November 20, 1889 – September 12, 1907 (Retired) |
17 years, 296 days | |
40 | Michael Lord (1835-1921) |
WA | Associate Justice | Joshua Sorlie | November 29, 1889 (24-0) |
November 30, 1889 – June 8, 1910 (Retired) |
20 years, 190 days | |
41 | David Bruner (1842-1921) |
SG | Associate Justice | Eugene Dean | December 22, 1892 (20-6) |
December 23, 1892 – February 23, 1917 (Retired) |
24 years, 62 days | James Bowen |
42 | Noah Halligan (1845-1930) |
BU | Associate Justice | John Cookson | August 23, 1896 (18-8) |
August 24, 1896 – June 12, 1920 (Retired) |
23 years, 293 days | |
43 | Benjamin Kay (1844-1931) |
DE | Associate Justice | Lincoln Rymill | April 30, 1897 (25-1) |
May 1, 1897 – May 24, 1919 (Retired) |
22 years, 23 days | |
44 | Frederick Bank (1849-1930) |
WI | Associate Justice | Kenneth Meyer | April 22, 1899 (24-4) |
April 23, 1899 – April 29, 1924 (Retired) |
25 years, 6 days | Alfred Mills |
45 | John Wheatley (1849-1937) |
OW | Chief Justice | Archie Beal | February 12, 1904 (25-3) |
February 13, 1904 – November 15, 1924 (Retired) |
20 years, 276 days | |
46 | James Clark (1853-1935) |
WI | Associate Justice | Richard Stauffer | September 30, 1907 (27-3) |
October 1, 1907 – October 29, 1928 (Retired) |
21 years, 28 days | Daniel Jones |
47 | Joseph Elliott (1855-1936) |
WI | Associate Justice | Christopher Randle | May 13, 1910 (25-5) |
May 14, 1910 – October 8, 1930 (Retired) |
20 years, 147 days | |
48 | Alexander Hale (1852-1930) |
WI | Associate Justice | Michael Lord | June 21, 1910 (30-0) |
June 22, 1910 – September 15, 1927 (Retired) |
17 years, 85 days | |
49 | Bradley Miah (1861-1947) |
DE | Associate Justice | David Langton | April 29, 1912 (21-9) |
April 30, 1912 – September 13, 1936 (Retired) |
24 years, 136 days | Bailey Boyle |
50 | Rhys Freeman 1866-1960 |
NL | Associate Justice | David Bruner | March 11, 1917 (30-0) |
March 12, 1917 – July 30, 1941 (Retired) |
24 years, 140 days | James Hamilton |
51 | James Morrow (1859-1919) |
WE | Associate Justice | Benjamin Key | May 15, 1919 (30-0) |
May 16, 1919 – August 1, 1919 (Died) |
77 days | |
52 | Marvin Bernardi (1864-1953) |
DE | Associate Justice | James Morrow | August 21, 1919 (30-0) |
August 22, 1919 – November 21, 1939 (Retired) |
20 years, 91 days | |
53 | Hudson Whelan (1864-1948) |
WA | Associate Justice | Noah Halligan | June 29, 1920 (30-0) |
June 30, 1920 – February 11, 1939 (Retired) |
18 years, 226 days | |
54 | Aaron Dennis (1861-1938) |
WI | Associate Justice | Frederick Bank | May 23, 1924 (26-4) |
May 24, 1924 – September 28, 1936 (Retired) |
12 years, 127 days | John Brown |
55 | Louie Hyde (1872-1958) |
WI | Chief Justice | John Wheatley | December 10, 1924 (25-5) |
December 11, 1924 – July 9, 1947 (Retired) |
22 years, 210 days | |
56 | Patrick Rowe (1871-1958) |
WI | Associate Justice | Alexander Hale | September 29, 1927 (16-14) |
September 30, 1927 – August 19, 1946 (Retired) |
18 years, 323 days | |
57 | Robert Hughes (1847-1950) |
WI | Associate Justice | James Clark | November 30, 1928 (18-12) |
December 1, 1928 – August 10, 1949 (Retired) |
20 years, 252 days | |
58 | Charlie Harpper (1877-1963) |
NP | Associate Justice | Joseph Elliott | October 26, 1930 (26-4) |
October 27, 1930 – January 8, 1952 (Retired) |
21 years, 73 days | |
59 | Leo Shah (1879-1960) |
WI | Associate Justice | Bradley Miah | October 2, 1936 (28-4) |
October 3, 1936 – March 25, 1954 (Retired) |
17 years, 173 days | Roger Laney |
60 | Marcus Nisbet (1878-1955) |
WE | Associate Justice | Aaron Dennis | October 15, 1936 (30-2) |
October 16, 1936 – December 23, 1953 (Retired) |
17 years, 68 days | |
61 | Christopher Schiller (1887-1977) |
TN | Associate Justice | Hudson Whelan | February 28, 1939 (31-1) |
March 1, 1939 – October 7, 1962 (Retired) |
23 years, 220 days | Lewis Pope |
62 | Gordon Youngblood (1878-1956) |
TN | Associate Justice | Marvin Bernardi | December 13, 1939 (26-6) |
December 14, 1939 – June 24, 1953 (Retired) |
13 years, 192 days | |
63 | Howard Wade (1889-1972) |
NC | Associate Justice | Rhys Freeman | August 27, 1941 (21-11) |
August 28, 1941 – January 18, 1964 (Retired) |
22 years, 143 days | |
64 | William Steffanoni (1894-1971) |
NC | Associate Justice | Patrick Rowe | August 31, 1946 (17-15) |
September 1, 1946 – July 16, 1969 (Retired) |
22 years, 318 days | |
65 | Theodore Keeton (1896-1974) |
LO | Chief Justice | Louie Hyde | July 31, 1947 (17-16)[3] |
August 1, 1947 – August 30, 1971 (Retired) |
24 years, 29 days | John Freeman |
66 | Larry Murphy (1898-1985) |
SG | Associate Justice | Robert Hughes | August 20, 1949 (31-1) |
August 21, 1949 – July 26, 1973 (Retired) |
23 years, 339 days | |
67 | John Simpson (1899-1984) |
SG | Associate Justice | Charlie Harper | January 31, 1952 (29-3) |
February 1, 1952 – April 22, 1974 (Retired) |
22 years, 80 days | Derrick Pruitt |
68 | Patrick Landry (1892-1970) |
WI | Associate Justice | Gordon Youngblood | July 13, 1953 (24-8) |
July 14, 1953 – May 3, 1967 (Retired) |
13 years, 293 days | |
69 | Harry Buckley (1898-1984) |
DM | Associate Justice | Marcus Nisbet | December 30, 1953 (21-11) |
December 31, 1953 – March 30, 1973 (Retired) |
19 years, 89 days | |
70 | Robert Berry (1896-1979) |
WI | Associate Justice | Leo Shah | January 15, 1954 (24-8) |
January 16, 1954 – June 14, 1971 (Retired) |
17 years, 149 days | |
71 | Jason Andres (1911-2000) |
WI | Associate Justice | Christoppher Schiller | October 19, 1962 (30-2) |
October 20, 1962 – November 22, 1986 (Retired) |
24 years, 33 days | Bradley Hartley |
72 | Warren Denny (1902-1986) |
BU | Associate Justice | Howard Wade | February 6, 1964 (30-2) |
February 7, 1967 – May 28, 1977 (Retired) |
10 years, 110 days | Zachary Poole |
73 | Sebastian Marshall (1915-1999) |
DA | Associate Justice | Patrick Landry | May 28, 1967 (31-1) |
May 29, 1967 – December 23, 1990 (Retired) |
23 years, 208 days | |
74 | Jonathan Rahman (1911-1994) |
WI | Associate Justice | William Steffanoni | July 31, 1969 (21-11) |
August 1, 1969 – April 24, 1986 (Retired) |
16 years, 266 days | |
75 | Elizabeth Davidson (born 1924) |
SG | Associate Justice | Robert Berry | June 29, 1971 (31-1) |
June 30, 1971 – September 9, 1999 (Retired) |
28 years, 71 days | Stanley McCarty |
76 | Tom Iqbal (1915-2006) |
WI | Chief Justice | Theodore Keeton | September 16, 1971 (29-3) |
September 17, 1971 – May 10, 1990 (Retired) |
18 years, 235 days | |
77 | Brett Whiteside (1912-2004) |
NC | Associate Justice | Harry Buckley | April 18, 1973 (26-6) |
April 19, 1973 – May 30, 1987 (Retired) |
14 years, 41 days | |
78 | Morgan Baldwin (1922-2004) |
WI | Associate Justice | Larry Murphy | August 16, 1973 (27-5) |
August 17, 1973 – November 29, 1997 (Retired) |
24 years, 104 days | |
79 | Mason Glover (1915-1995) |
WI | Associate Justice | John Simpson | May 10, 1974 (17-15) |
May 11, 1974 – August 10, 1990 (Retired) |
16 years, 91 days | |
80 | Martin Penn (1925-2018) |
TN | Associate Justice | Warren Denny | June 17, 1977 (24-8) |
June 18, 1977 – January 24, 2000 (Retired) |
22 years, 220 days | Henry O'Neill |
81 | Logan Ellis (1933-2019) |
WA | Associate Justice | Jonathan Rahman | May 10, 1986 (25-7) |
May 11, 1986 – March 14, 2008 (Retired) |
21 years, 308 days | Harley Parker |
82 | Max Birch (born 1937) |
SE | Associate Justice | Jason Andrews | February 14, 1986 (29-3) |
February 15, 1986 – November 15, 2012 (Retired) |
26 years, 274 days | |
83 | Rory Dunne (1937-2018) |
NL | Associate Justice | Brett Whiteside | June 18, 1987 (30-2) |
June 19, 1987 – June 24, 2012 (Retired) |
25 years, 5 days | Adam Brady |
84 | Robert Kirby (born 1945) |
NB | Chief Justice | Tom Iqbal | June 12, 1990 (32-0) |
June 13, 1990 – Incumbent |
33 years, 331 days | |
85 | Corey Hilton (born 1941) |
DE | Associate Justice | Mason Glover | August 29, 1990 (26-6) |
August 30, 1990 – August 6, 2016 (Retired) |
25 years, 342 days | |
86 | Jeremy Muriel (born 1945) |
NB | Associate Justice | Sebastian Marshall | January 6, 1991 (32-0) |
January 7, 1991 – January 7, 2020(Retired) |
29 years, 0 days | |
87 | Luke Marshall (born 1945) |
SG | Associate Justice | Morgan Baldwin | December 18, 1997 (18-14) |
December 18, 1997 – Incumbent |
26 years, 143 days | Johnathan Michaelson |
88 | Joe Hammond (born 1951) |
SG | Associate Justice | Elizabeth Davidson | September 26, 1999 (26-6) |
September 17, 1999 – Incumbent |
24 years, 235 days | Jonathan Clark |
89 | Brett Collins (born 1944) |
OW | Associate Justice | Martin Penn | February 16, 2000 (29-3) |
February 17, 2000 – December 26, 2019 (Retired) |
19 years, 312 days | |
90 | Jamie Houghton (born 1954) |
WI | Associate Justice | Logan Ellis | March 29, 2008 (24-8) |
March 30, 2008 – Incumbent |
16 years, 40 days | Samuel Ingram |
91 | Luke Wyatt (born 1962) |
NL | Associate Justice | Rory Dunne | July 14, 2012 (26-6) |
July 15, 2012 – Incumbent |
11 years, 299 days | Walter Freeman |
92 | Mary Dodson (born 1965) |
BU | Associate Justice | Max Birch | December 1, 2012 (32-0) |
December 2, 2012 – Incumbent |
11 years, 159 days | |
93 | Peter Cooke (born 1968) |
WI | Associate Justice | Corey Hilton | August 17, 2016 (25-7) |
August 18, 2016 – Incumbent |
7 years, 265 days | |
Justice | State | Position | Succeeded | Date confirmed (Vote) |
Tenure | Tenure length | Nominated by |