List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Arabi
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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, 99 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 87 non-incumbent justices range from Robert Kirby's 29 years, 339 days to the 77-day tenure of James Morrow. As of December 22, 2024; the length of service for the ten incumbent justices ranges from Joe Hammonds's 25 years, 86 days to Brian Ledbetter's 1 year, 25 days.
As of November 27, 2023, there have been 10 Chief Justices and 89 Associate Justices. Every president has nominated at least one justice during their term. Patrick Owens has nominated 12 justices, the most of any other president.
| Justice | State | Position | Succeeded | Date confirmed (Vote) |
Tenure | Tenure length | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sutton (1781-1862) |
WI | 1st Chief Justice | Established seat | April 10, 1839 (24-0) |
April 30, 1839 – September 14, 1856 (Died) |
17 years, 137 days | Patrick Owens |
| 2 | Angus Tom (1771-1853) |
SE | 1st 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 | 2nd 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 | 3rd 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 | 4th 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 | 5th 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 | 6th 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 | 7th 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 | 8th 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 | 9th 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 | 10th Associate Justice | Gregory Hoyt | November 27, 1844 (20-4) |
December 6, 1844 – December 13, 1852 (Died) |
8 years, 7 days | |
| 12 | Jacob Coverdale (1792-1867) |
SG | 11th 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 | 12th 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 | 13th 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 | 14th Associate Justice | Jonathan Cross | January 29, 1853 (21-3) |
January 30, 1853 – January 29, 1871 (Retired) |
17 years, 364 days | |
| 16 | Thomas Quinn (1800-1878) |
WI | 15th 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 | 16th 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 | 17th 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 | 18th 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 | 2nd 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 | 3rd 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 | 19th 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 | 20th 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 | 21st 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 | 22nd 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 | 23rd 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 | 24th 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 | 25th 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 | 26th 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 | 27th 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 | 28th 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 | 29th 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 | 4th 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 | 30th 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 | 31st 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 | 32nd 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 | 33rd 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 | 34th 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 | 35th 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 | 36th 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 | 37th 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 | 38th 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 | 39th 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 | 40th 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 | 5th 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 | 41st 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 | 42nd 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 | 43rd 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 | 44th 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 | 45th 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 | 46th Associate Justice | Benjamin Key | May 15, 1919 (30-0) |
May 16, 1919 – August 1, 1919 (Died) |
77 days | |
| 52 | Marvin Bernardi (1864-1953) |
DE | 47th 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 | 48th 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 | 49th 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 | 6th 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 | 50th 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 | 51st 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 | 52nd 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 | 53rd 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 | 54th 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 | 55th 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 | 56th 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 | 57th 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 | 58th 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 | 7th 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 | 59th 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 | 60th 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 | 61st 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 | 62nd 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 | 63rd 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 | 64th 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 | 65th 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 | 66th 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 | 67th 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 | 68th 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 | 8th 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 | 69th 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 | 70th 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 | 71st 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 | 72nd 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 | 73rd 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 | 74th 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 | 75th 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 | 9th Chief Justice | Tom Iqbal | June 12, 1990 (32-0) |
June 13, 1990 – May 17, 2020 (Retired) |
29 years, 339 days | |
| 85 | Corey Hilton (1941-2023) |
DE | 76th Associate Justice | Mason Glover | August 29, 1990 (26-6) |
August 30, 1990 – August 6, 2016 (Retired) |
25 years, 342 days | |
| 86 | Jeremy Muriel (1945-2021) |
NB | 77th 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 | 78th Associate Justice | Morgan Baldwin | December 18, 1997 (18-14) |
December 18, 1997 – September 24, 2020 (Retired) |
22 years, 281 days | Johnathan Michaelson |
| 88 | Joe Hammond (born 1951) |
SG | 79th Associate Justice | Elizabeth Davidson | September 26, 1999 (26-6) |
September 17, 1999 – Incumbent |
25 years, 96 days | Jonathan Clark |
| 89 | Brett Collins (born 1944) |
OW | 80th 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 | 81st Associate Justice | Logan Ellis | March 29, 2008 (24-8) |
March 30, 2008 – Incumbent |
16 years, 267 days | Samuel Ingram |
| 91 | Luke Wyatt (born 1962) |
NL | 82nd Associate Justice | Rory Dunne | July 14, 2012 (26-6) |
July 15, 2012 – Incumbent |
12 years, 160 days | Walter Freeman |
| 92 | Mary Dodson (born 1965) |
BU | 83rd Associate Justice | Max Birch | December 1, 2012 (32-0) |
December 2, 2012 – Incumbent |
12 years, 20 days | |
| 93 | Peter Cooke (born 1968) |
WI | 84th Associate Justice | Corey Hilton | August 17, 2016 (25-7) |
August 18, 2016 – Incumbent |
8 years, 126 days | |
| 94 | Olivia Knowles (born 1965) |
WI | 85th Associate Justice | Brett Collins | January 16, 2020 (20-12) |
January 17, 2020 – Incumbent |
4 years, 340 days | Lona Freeman |
| 95 | Katherine Berg (Born 1960) |
LO | 86th Associate Justice | Jeremy Muriel | January 29, 2020 (26-6) |
January 30, 2020 – Incumbent |
4 years, 327 days | |
| 96 | Audra Sanchez (Born 1972) |
WI | 10th Chief Justice | Robert Kirby | June 18, 2020 (31-1) |
June 19, 2020 – Incumbent |
4 years, 186 days | |
| 97 | Ruby Powers (Born 1968) |
WI | 87th Associate Justice | Luke Marshall | December 14, 2020 (25-7) |
December 15, 2020 – Incumbent |
4 years, 7 days | |
| 98 | Jameson Reynolds (Born 1969) |
BU | 88th Associate Justice | Established seat | September 6, 2023 (19-13) |
September 7, 2023 – December 14, 2024 (Impeached, convicted, & removed) |
1 year, 98 days | Lucien Orton |
| 99 | Brian Ledbetter (Born 1965) |
WE | 89th Associate Justice | Established seat | November 26, 2023 (17-15) |
November 27, 2023 – Incumbent |
1 year, 25 days | |
| Justice | State | Position | Succeeded | Date confirmed (Vote) |
Tenure | Tenure length | Nominated by | |