Rank by length of term Justice Term in days Term Start Term End Douglas, William O. William O. Douglas 7004133580000000000 ♠ 13,358 000000001939 - 04 - 17 - 0000 April 17, 1939 000000001975 - 11 - 12 - 0000 November 12, 1975 Field, Stephen Johnson Stephen Johnson Field 7004126140000000000 ♠ 12,614 000000001863 - 05 - 20 - 0000 May 20, 1863 000000001897 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 1, 1897 Stevens, John Paul John Paul Stevens 7004126110000000000 ♠ 12,611 000000001975 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1975 000000002010 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 2010 Marshall, John John Marshall * 7004125700000000000 ♠ 12,570 000000001801 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1801 000000001835 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6, 1835 Black, Hugo Hugo Black 7004124470000000000 ♠ 12,447 000000001937 - 08 - 19 - 0000 August 19, 1937 000000001971 - 09 - 17 - 0000 September 17, 1971 6 Harlan, John Marshall John Marshall Harlan 7004123600000000000 ♠ 12,360 000000001877 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10, 1877 000000001911 - 10 - 14 - 0000 October 14, 1911 7 Brennan Jr., William J. William J. Brennan Jr. 7004123300000000000 ♠ 12,330 000000001956 - 10 - 16 - 0000 October 16, 1956 000000001990 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1990 8 Rehnquist, William William Rehnquist * 7004122930000000000 ♠ 12,293 000000001972 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 1972 000000002005 - 09 - 03 - 0000 September 3, 2005 9 Story, Joseph Joseph Story 7004122730000000000 ♠ 12,273 000000001812 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1812 000000001845 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1845 10 Wayne, James Moore James Moore Wayne 7004118600000000000 ♠ 11,860 000000001835 - 01 - 14 - 0000 January 14, 1835 000000001867 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5, 1867 11 McLean, John John McLean 7004114060000000000 ♠ 11,406 000000001830 - 01 - 11 - 0000 January 11, 1830 000000001861 - 04 - 04 - 0000 April 4, 1861 12 White, Byron Byron White 7004113960000000000 ♠ 11,396 000000001962 - 04 - 16 - 0000 April 16, 1962 000000001993 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 1993 13 Washington, Bushrod Bushrod Washington 7004112520000000000 ♠ 11,252 000000001799 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1799 000000001829 - 11 - 26 - 0000 November 26, 1829 14 Johnson, William William Johnson 7004110460000000000 ♠ 11,046 000000001804 - 05 - 07 - 0000 May 7, 1804 000000001834 - 08 - 04 - 0000 August 4, 1834 15 Kennedy, Anthony Anthony Kennedy 7004108250000000000 ♠ 10,825 000000001988 - 02 - 18 - 0000 February 18, 1988 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 16 Scalia, Antonin Antonin Scalia 7004107320000000000 ♠ 10,732 000000001986 - 09 - 26 - 0000 September 26, 1986 000000002016 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 2016 17 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Oliver Wendell Holmes 7004106270000000000 ♠ 10,627 000000001902 - 12 - 08 - 0000 December 8, 1902 000000001932 - 01 - 12 - 0000 January 12, 1932 18 Taney, Roger B. Roger B. Taney * 7004104250000000000 ♠ 10,425 000000001836 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1836 000000001864 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1864 19 Miller, Samuel Freeman Samuel Freeman Miller 7004103110000000000 ♠ 10,311 000000001862 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21, 1862 000000001890 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1890 20 Catron, John John Catron 7004102560000000000 ♠ 10,256 000000001837 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 1, 1837 000000001865 - 05 - 30 - 0000 May 30, 1865 21 Nelson, Samuel Samuel Nelson 7004101360000000000 ♠ 10,136 000000001845 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27, 1845 000000001872 - 11 - 28 - 0000 November 28, 1872 22 White, Edward Douglass Edward Douglass White * 7003992900000000000 ♠ 9,929 000000001894 - 03 - 12 - 0000 March 12, 1894 000000001921 - 05 - 19 - 0000 May 19, 1921 23 McKenna, Joseph Joseph McKenna 7003984000000000000 ♠ 9,840 000000001898 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1898 000000001925 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1925 24 Van Devanter, Willis Willis Van Devanter 7003964700000000000 ♠ 9,647 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1911 000000001937 - 06 - 02 - 0000 June 2, 1937 25 McReynolds, James Clark James Clark McReynolds 7003960800000000000 ♠ 9,608 000000001914 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1914 000000001941 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1941 26 Thomas, Clarence Clarence Thomas 7003948200000000000 ♠ 9,482 000000001991 - 10 - 23 - 0000 October 23, 1991 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 27 O'Connor, Sandra Day Sandra Day O'Connor 7003889400000000000 ♠ 8,894 000000001981 - 09 - 25 - 0000 September 25, 1981 000000002006 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 2006 28 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Ruth Bader Ginsburg 7003882500000000000 ♠ 8,825 000000001993 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1993 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 29 Blackmun, Harry Harry Blackmun 7003882100000000000 ♠ 8,821 000000001970 - 06 - 09 - 0000 June 9, 1970 000000001994 - 08 - 03 - 0000 August 3, 1994 30 Marshall, Thurgood Thurgood Marshall 7003876500000000000 ♠ 8,765 000000001967 - 10 - 02 - 0000 October 2, 1967 000000001991 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 1991 31 Frankfurter, Felix Felix Frankfurter 7003861100000000000 ♠ 8,611 000000001939 - 01 - 30 - 0000 January 30, 1939 000000001962 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28, 1962 32 Clifford, Nathan Nathan Clifford 7003858600000000000 ♠ 8,586 000000001858 - 01 - 21 - 0000 January 21, 1858 000000001881 - 07 - 25 - 0000 July 25, 1881 33 Grier, Robert Cooper Robert Cooper Grier 7003857500000000000 ♠ 8,575 000000001846 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1846 000000001870 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1870 34 Breyer, Stephen Stephen Breyer 7003846700000000000 ♠ 8,467 000000001994 - 08 - 03 - 0000 August 3, 1994 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 35 Duvall, Gabriel Gabriel Duvall 7003845300000000000 ♠ 8,453 000000001811 - 11 - 23 - 0000 November 23, 1811 000000001835 - 01 - 14 - 0000 January 14, 1835 36 Stewart, Potter Potter Stewart 7003829800000000000 ♠ 8,298 000000001958 - 10 - 14 - 0000 October 14, 1958 000000001981 - 07 - 03 - 0000 July 3, 1981 37 Brandeis, Louis Louis Brandeis 7003828800000000000 ♠ 8,288 000000001916 - 06 - 05 - 0000 June 5, 1916 000000001939 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1939 38 Bradley, Joseph P. Joseph P. Bradley 7003797500000000000 ♠ 7,975 000000001870 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1870 000000001892 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 1892 39 Fuller, Melville Melville Fuller * 7003793800000000000 ♠ 7,938 000000001888 - 10 - 08 - 0000 October 8, 1888 000000001910 - 07 - 04 - 0000 July 4, 1910 40 Stone, Harlan F. Harlan F. Stone * 7003772100000000000 ♠ 7,721 000000001925 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1925 000000001946 - 04 - 22 - 0000 April 22, 1946 41 Gray, Horace Horace Gray 7003755300000000000 ♠ 7,553 000000001882 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1882 000000001902 - 09 - 15 - 0000 September 15, 1902 42 Cushing, William William Cushing 7003752700000000000 ♠ 7,527 000000001790 - 02 - 02 - 0000 February 2, 1790 000000001810 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13, 1810 43 Thompson, Smith Smith Thompson 7003741300000000000 ♠ 7,413 000000001823 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 1823 000000001843 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 1843 44 Brewer, David Josiah David Josiah Brewer 7003738500000000000 ♠ 7,385 000000001890 - 01 - 06 - 0000 January 6, 1890 000000001910 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1910 45 Day, William R. William R. Day 7003719600000000000 ♠ 7,196 000000001903 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1903 000000001922 - 11 - 13 - 0000 November 13, 1922 46 Reed, Stanley Forman Stanley Forman Reed 7003696500000000000 ♠ 6,965 000000001938 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1938 000000001957 - 02 - 25 - 0000 February 25, 1957 47 Swayne, Noah Haynes Noah Haynes Swayne 7003693700000000000 ♠ 6,937 000000001862 - 01 - 27 - 0000 January 27, 1862 000000001881 - 01 - 24 - 0000 January 24, 1881 48 Todd, Thomas Thomas Todd 7003685400000000000 ♠ 6,854 000000001807 - 05 - 04 - 0000 May 4, 1807 000000001826 - 02 - 07 - 0000 February 7, 1826 49 Souter, David David Souter 7003683800000000000 ♠ 6,838 000000001990 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1990 000000002009 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 2009 50 Daniel, Peter Vivian Peter Vivian Daniel 7003671600000000000 ♠ 6,716 000000001842 - 01 - 10 - 0000 January 10, 1842 000000001860 - 05 - 31 - 0000 May 31, 1860 51 Clark, Tom C. Tom C. Clark 7003650100000000000 ♠ 6,501 000000001949 - 08 - 24 - 0000 August 24, 1949 000000001967 - 06 - 12 - 0000 June 12, 1967 52 Burger, Warren E. Warren E. Burger * 7003630400000000000 ♠ 6,304 000000001969 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 1969 000000001986 - 09 - 26 - 0000 September 26, 1986 53 Hughes, Charles Evans Charles Evans Hughes * 7003621400000000000 ♠ 6,214 000000001910 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1910 February 24, 1930 * 000000001916 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10, 1916 June 30, 1941 * 54 Butler, Pierce Pierce Butler 7003616200000000000 ♠ 6,162 000000001923 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1923 000000001939 - 11 - 16 - 0000 November 16, 1939 55 Harlan II, John Marshall John Marshall Harlan II 7003602300000000000 ♠ 6,023 000000001955 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1955 000000001971 - 09 - 23 - 0000 September 23, 1971 56 Livingston, Henry Brockholst Henry Brockholst Livingston 7003590100000000000 ♠ 5,901 000000001807 - 01 - 20 - 0000 January 20, 1807 000000001823 - 03 - 18 - 0000 March 18, 1823 57 Warren, Earl Earl Warren * 7003574000000000000 ♠ 5,740 000000001953 - 10 - 05 - 0000 October 5, 1953 000000001969 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 1969 58 Powell, Lewis Franklin Lewis Franklin Powell 7003564900000000000 ♠ 5,649 000000001972 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 1972 000000001987 - 06 - 26 - 0000 June 26, 1987 59 Brown, Henry Billings Henry Billings Brown 7003562100000000000 ♠ 5,621 000000001891 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1891 000000001906 - 05 - 28 - 0000 May 28, 1906 60 Chase, Samuel Samuel Chase 7003561300000000000 ♠ 5,613 000000001796 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1796 000000001811 - 06 - 19 - 0000 June 19, 1811 61 Sutherland, George George Sutherland 7003558600000000000 ♠ 5,586 000000001922 - 10 - 02 - 0000 October 2, 1922 000000001938 - 01 - 17 - 0000 January 17, 1938 62 Roberts, Owen Owen Roberts 7003553800000000000 ♠ 5,538 000000001930 - 06 - 02 - 0000 June 2, 1930 000000001945 - 07 - 31 - 0000 July 31, 1945 63 McKinley, John John McKinley 7003530500000000000 ♠ 5,305 000000001838 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1838 000000001852 - 07 - 19 - 0000 July 19, 1852 64 Baldwin, Henry Henry Baldwin 7003520700000000000 ♠ 5,207 000000001830 - 01 - 18 - 0000 January 18, 1830 000000001844 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1844 65 Davis, David David Davis 7003519800000000000 ♠ 5,198 000000001862 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10, 1862 000000001877 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1877 66 Waite, Morrison Morrison Waite * 7003513300000000000 ♠ 5,133 000000001874 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1874 000000001888 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1888 67 Peckham, Rufus Wheeler Rufus Wheeler Peckham 7003503900000000000 ♠ 5,039 000000001896 - 01 - 06 - 0000 January 6, 1896 000000001909 - 10 - 24 - 0000 October 24, 1909 68 Paterson, William William Paterson 7003492900000000000 ♠ 4,929 000000001793 - 03 - 11 - 0000 March 11, 1793 000000001806 - 09 - 09 - 0000 September 9, 1806 69 Jackson, Robert H. Robert H. Jackson 7003483800000000000 ♠ 4,838 000000001941 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1941 000000001954 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1954 70 Burton, Harold Hitz Harold Hitz Burton 7003476000000000000 ♠ 4,760 000000001945 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 1945 000000001958 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1958 71 Roberts, John John Roberts * 7003439200000000000 ♠ 4,392 000000002005 - 09 - 29 - 0000 September 29, 2005 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 72 Alito, Samuel Samuel Alito 7003426800000000000 ♠ 4,268 000000002006 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 2006 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 73 Blatchford, Samuel Samuel Blatchford 7003411300000000000 ♠ 4,113 000000001882 - 04 - 03 - 0000 April 3, 1882 000000001893 - 07 - 07 - 0000 July 7, 1893 74 Pitney, Mahlon Mahlon Pitney 7003394000000000000 ♠ 3,940 000000001912 - 03 - 18 - 0000 March 18, 1912 000000001922 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1922 75 Strong, William William Strong 7003392800000000000 ♠ 3,928 000000001870 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1870 000000001880 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1880 76 Shiras Jr., George George Shiras Jr. 7003378700000000000 ♠ 3,787 000000001892 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1892 000000001903 - 02 - 23 - 0000 February 23, 1903 77 Murphy, Frank Frank Murphy 7003345200000000000 ♠ 3,452 000000001940 - 02 - 05 - 0000 February 5, 1940 000000001949 - 07 - 19 - 0000 July 19, 1949 78 Iredell, James James Iredell 7003344800000000000 ♠ 3,448 000000001790 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12, 1790 000000001799 - 10 - 20 - 0000 October 20, 1799 79 Hunt, Ward Ward Hunt 7003330500000000000 ♠ 3,305 000000001873 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1873 000000001882 - 01 - 27 - 0000 January 27, 1882 80 Wilson, James James Wilson 7003324200000000000 ♠ 3,242 000000001789 - 10 - 05 - 0000 October 5, 1789 000000001798 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21, 1798 81 Taft, William Howard William Howard Taft * 7003312900000000000 ♠ 3,129 000000001921 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1921 000000001930 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1930 82 Chase, Salmon P. Salmon P. Chase * 7003306500000000000 ♠ 3,065 000000001864 - 12 - 15 - 0000 December 15, 1864 000000001873 - 05 - 07 - 0000 May 7, 1873 83 Sotomayor, Sonia Sonia Sotomayor 7003298300000000000 ♠ 2,983 000000002009 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 2009 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 84 Campbell, John Archibald John Archibald Campbell 7003294100000000000 ♠ 2,941 000000001853 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11, 1853 000000001861 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30, 1861 85 Matthews, Stanley Stanley Matthews 7003286600000000000 ♠ 2,866 000000001881 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1881 000000001889 - 03 - 22 - 0000 March 22, 1889 86 Vinson, Fred M. Fred M. Vinson * 7003263300000000000 ♠ 2,633 000000001946 - 06 - 24 - 0000 June 24, 1946 000000001953 - 09 - 08 - 0000 September 8, 1953 87 Kagan, Elena Elena Kagan 7003261900000000000 ♠ 2,619 000000002010 - 08 - 07 - 0000 August 7, 2010 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 88 Sanford, Edward Terry Edward Terry Sanford 7003257400000000000 ♠ 2,574 000000001923 - 02 - 19 - 0000 February 19, 1923 000000001930 - 03 - 08 - 0000 March 8, 1930 89 Minton, Sherman Sherman Minton 7003256000000000000 ♠ 2,560 000000001949 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1949 000000001956 - 10 - 15 - 0000 October 15, 1956 90 Rutledge, Wiley Blount Wiley Blount Rutledge 7003239900000000000 ♠ 2,399 000000001943 - 02 - 15 - 0000 February 15, 1943 000000001949 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1949 91 Woods, William Burnham William Burnham Woods 7003232000000000000 ♠ 2,320 000000001881 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1881 000000001887 - 05 - 14 - 0000 May 14, 1887 92 Cardozo, Benjamin N. Benjamin N. Cardozo 7003230800000000000 ♠ 2,308 000000001932 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1932 000000001938 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9, 1938 93 Curtis, Benjamin Robbins Benjamin Robbins Curtis 7003218200000000000 ♠ 2,182 000000001851 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1851 000000001857 - 09 - 30 - 0000 September 30, 1857 94 Woodbury, Levi Levi Woodbury 7003217200000000000 ♠ 2,172 000000001845 - 09 - 23 - 0000 September 23, 1845 000000001851 - 09 - 04 - 0000 September 4, 1851 95 Clarke, John Hessin John Hessin Clarke 7003217000000000000 ♠ 2,170 000000001916 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1916 000000001922 - 09 - 18 - 0000 September 18, 1922 96 Blair, John John Blair 7003209100000000000 ♠ 2,091 000000001790 - 02 - 02 - 0000 February 2, 1790 000000001795 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1795 97 Jay, John John Jay * 7003207900000000000 ♠ 2,079 000000001789 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1789 000000001795 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1795 98 (tie) Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar 7003183200000000000 ♠ 1,832 000000001888 - 01 - 18 - 0000 January 18, 1888 000000001893 - 01 - 23 - 0000 January 23, 1893 98 (tie) Whittaker, Charles Evans Charles Evans Whittaker 7003183200000000000 ♠ 1,832 000000001957 - 03 - 25 - 0000 March 25, 1957 000000001962 - 03 - 31 - 0000 March 31, 1962 100 Lamar, Joseph Rucker Joseph Rucker Lamar 7003182500000000000 ♠ 1,825 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1911 000000001916 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1916 101 Barbour, Philip Pendleton Philip Pendleton Barbour 7003175000000000000 ♠ 1,750 000000001836 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12, 1836 000000001841 - 02 - 25 - 0000 February 25, 1841 102 Ellsworth, Oliver Oliver Ellsworth * 7003174200000000000 ♠ 1,742 000000001796 - 03 - 08 - 0000 March 8, 1796 000000001800 - 12 - 15 - 0000 December 15, 1800 103 Lurton, Horace Harmon Horace Harmon Lurton 7003165100000000000 ♠ 1,651 000000001910 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1910 000000001914 - 07 - 12 - 0000 July 12, 1914 104 Moody, William Henry William Henry Moody 7003143400000000000 ♠ 1,434 000000001906 - 12 - 17 - 0000 December 17, 1906 000000001910 - 11 - 20 - 0000 November 20, 1910 105 Moore, Alfred Alfred Moore 7003137500000000000 ♠ 1,375 000000001800 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1800 000000001804 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1804 106 Fortas, Abe Abe Fortas 7003131800000000000 ♠ 1,318 000000001965 - 10 - 04 - 0000 October 4, 1965 000000001969 - 05 - 14 - 0000 May 14, 1969 107 Goldberg, Arthur Arthur Goldberg 7003102800000000000 ♠ 1,028 000000001962 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 1962 000000001965 - 07 - 25 - 0000 July 25, 1965 108 Jackson, Howell Edmunds Howell Edmunds Jackson 7002887000000000000 ♠ 887 000000001893 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1893 000000001895 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 1895 109 Trimble, Robert Robert Trimble 7002801000000000000 ♠ 801 000000001826 - 06 - 16 - 0000 June 16, 1826 000000001828 - 08 - 25 - 0000 August 25, 1828 110 Rutledge, John John Rutledge * 7002563000000000000 ♠ 563 000000001790 - 02 - 15 - 0000 February 15, 1790 July 1, 1795 * 000000001795 - 12 - 28 - 0000 March 5, 1791 December 28, 1795 * 111 Byrnes, James F. James F. Byrnes 7002452000000000000 ♠ 452 000000001941 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8, 1941 000000001942 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3, 1942 112 Gorsuch, Neil Neil Gorsuch 7002181000000000000 ♠ 181 000000002017 - 04 - 10 - 0000 April 10, 2017 000000002017 - 10 - 08 - 0000 Incumbent 113 Johnson, Thomas Thomas Johnson 7002163000000000000 ♠ 163 000000001792 - 08 - 06 - 0000 August 6, 1792 000000001793 - 01 - 16 - 0000 January 16, 1793
who has been on the court the longest
William O. Douglas