Supreme Court Justices

Justices of the United States Supreme Court whose decisions defined constitutional law and American society.

Earl Warren

Chief Justice whose Court transformed American civil rights, 1953–1969

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

The Great Dissenter — Supreme Court Justice and philosopher of American law, 1902–1932

Roger Taney

Chief Justice who wrote the Dred Scott decision — the worst ruling in the Court's history

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court Justice and architect of American gender equality law, 1993–2020

Sandra Day O'Connor

First woman to serve on the Supreme Court, 1981–2006