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Senators Who Served on the U.S. Supreme Court


SenatorSenate ServiceSupreme Court Service
MintonSherman Minton (D-IN) 1935–19411949–1956
BurtonHarold H. Burton (R-OH) 1941–19451945–1958
ByrnesJames F. Byrnes (D-SC) 1931–19411941–1942
BlackHugo L. Black (D-AL) 1927–19371937–1971
SutherlandGeorge Sutherland (R-UT) 1905–19171922–1938
WhiteEdward D. White (D-LA) 1891–18941894–1921 (Chief Justice 1910–1921)
JacksonHowell E. Jackson (D-TN) 1881–18861893–1895
LamarLucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS) 1877–18851888–1893
MatthewsStanley Mattews (R-OH) 1877–18791881–1889
ChaseSalmon P. Chase (FS, R-OH) 1849–18551864–1873 Chief Justice
DavisDavid Davis (I-IL) 1877–18831862–1877
WoodburyLevi Woodbury (J, D-NH) 1825–1831; 1841–18451845–1851
McKinleyJohn McKinley (J, D-AL) 1826–1831; 18371837–1852
EllsworthOliver Ellsworth (Pro-Admin-CT) 1789–17961796–1800 Chief Justice
PatersonWilliam Paterson (Pro-Admin-NJ) 1789–17901793–1806