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Desk Occupants: Senators Who Served on the U.S. Supreme Court

The table below documents the desks known to have been used by members of the U.S. Senate who also served on the U.S. Supreme Court. It includes only senators who served after 1819, the year the Senate acquired the earliest of the Senate Chamber desks that are still in use today.
DeskSenatorStatePartySenate Service
37 (XXXVII)
56 (LVI)
61 (LXI)
85 (LXXXV)
88 (LXXXVIII)		BlackHugo L. Black AlabamaD19271927–1937
33 (XXXIII)
59 (LIX)		ByrnesJames F. Byrnes South CarolinaD19311931–1941
73 (LXXIII)
80 (LXXX)		BurtonHarold H. Burton OhioR19411941–1945
Unidentified*ChaseSalmon P. Chase OhioFS, R18491849–1855
Unidentified*DavisDavid Davis IllinoisI18771877–1883
Unidentified*JacksonHowell E. Jackson TennesseeD18811881–1886
Unidentified*LamarLucius Q. C. Lamar MississippiD18771877–1885
Unidentified*MatthewsStanley Mattews OhioR18771877–1879
Unidentified*McKinleyJohn McKinley AlabamaJ, D18261826–1831; 1837
78 (LXXVIII)MintonSherman Minton IndianaD19351935–1941
Unidentified*SutherlandGeorge Sutherland UtahR19051905–1917
Unidentified*WhiteEdward D. White LouisianaD18911891–1894
Unidentified*WoodburyLevi Woodbury New HampshireJ, D18251825–1831; 1841–1845

*Regular verification of desk assignments began in 1985.