Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court
This chart lists all the Chief Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court since 1801. Using the vertical columns the reader may determine the order of succession for each seat on the bench. A shaded box indicates that a seat was not yet created or remained vacant for an extended period.
Upon the appointment of Justice Caleb Cushing in 1852, the Court had six Justices. Upon the appointment of Justice William Endicott in 1873, the Court had seven Justices.
Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
1801 Francis Simeon Thomas Samuel George (not yet (not yet Dana Strong Dawes Sewall Thatcher created) created) (1791) (1801) (1792) (1800) (1801)
1802
Theodore Sedgwick 1803
1804
1805
1806 Isaac Parker Theophilus Parsons 1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
1812 Theophilus Isaac Theodore Samuel George (not yet (not yet Parsons Parker Sedgwick Sewall Thatcher created) created) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1813
Charles Jackson 1814 Samuel Samuel Sewall Putnam
Isaac Daniel
Parker Dewey
1815
Samuel
Wilde
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1823
(vacant)
1824
Levi
Lincoln 1825 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Isaac Samuel (vacant) Samuel Marcus (not yet (not yet Parker Putnam Wilde Morton created) created) 1826 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1827
1828
1829
1830
Lemuel Shaw 1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
Charles Dewey 1838
1839 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Lemuel Samuel Charles Samuel Marcus (not yet (not yet Shaw Putnam Dewey Wilde Morton created) created) 1840 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
(vacant)
1841
1842
Samuel
Hubbard
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848 Charles Theron
Forbes Metcalf
Richard
Fletcher
1849
1850
George
Bigelow
1851
Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
1852 Lemuel Richard Charles George Theron Caleb (not yet Shaw Fletcher Dewey Bigelow Metcalf Cushing created) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1853
Benjamin Pliny Thomas Merrick 1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
Ebenezer Hoar 1860
George Reuben Bigelow Chapman 1861
1862
1863
1864
Horace Gray 1865 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
George Ebenezer Charles Reuben James Horace (not yet Bigelow Hoar Dewey Chapman Colt Gray created) 1866 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
John Dwight Wells Foster 1867
1868 Reuben James Colt Chapman
1869
Marcus Seth Morton Ames 1870
1871
1872
1873 William Endicott Horace Charles Gray Devens 1874
1875
Otis Lord
1876
1877
August
Soule
1878
1879 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Horace Marcus Otis Lord James Colt Seth August William Gray Morton (cont.) (cont.) Ames Soule Endicott 1880 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1881 Charles Devens William Waldridge Allen Field 1882
Marcus Charles Oliver W. Waldo Morton Allen Holmes Colburn 1883
1884
1885
William
Gardner 1886
1887
Marcus Knowlton 1888
1889
1890 James
Morton
Waldridge
Field
1891
James John
Barker Lathrop
1892
1893 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Waldridge Charles Oliver W. James James John Marcus Field Allen Holmes Barker Morton Lathrop Knowlton 1894 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1895
1896
1897
1898
John Hammond 1899
Oliver W. William Holmes Loring 1900
1901
1902
Marcus Henry
Knowlton Braley
1903
1904
1905
Henry
Sheldon
1906
Arthur
Rugg
1907 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Marcus John William Henry James Arthur Henry Knowlton Hammond Loring Sheldon Morton Rugg Braley 1908 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1909
1910
1911
Arthur Charles Rugg Decourcy 1912
1913
John Crosby 1914
Edward
Pierce
1915
James
Carroll
1916
1917
1918
1919
Charles
Jenney
1920
1921 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Arthur Edward Charles James John Charles Henry Rugg Pierce Jenney Carroll Crosby Decourcy Braley 1922 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1923
William Wait 1924
George
Sanderson
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929 Fred T. Field
1930
1931
1932
Charles Henry Donahue Lummus 1933
1934
Stanley Qua 1935 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Arthur Edward Stanley Charles John Henry Fred T. Rugg Pierce Qua Donahue Crosby Lummus Field 1936 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1937
Louis Cox Arthur Dolan 1938
Fred T. James
Field Ronan
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
Raymond John
Wilkins Spalding
1945
1946
1947
Stanley Harold
Qua Williams
1948
1949 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Stanley Raymond Harold John Edward Henry James Qua Wilkins Williams Spalding Counihan Lummus Ronan 1950 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
Arthur Whittemore 1956
Raymond R. Ammi Wilkins Cutter 1957
1958
1959
1960 Jacob Paul Kirk Spiegel
1961
1962
Paul
Reardon
1963 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Raymond R. Ammi Paul John Jacob Arthur Paul Kirk Wilkins Cutter Reardon Spalding Spiegel Whittemore (cont.) 1964 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
Francis Quirico 1970
G. Joseph Tauro 1971 Robert Braucher Edward F. Hennessey 1972 Herbert
Wilkins
Benjamin
Kaplan
1973
1974
1975
1976
Edward F. Paul J.
Hennessey Liacos 1977 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Edward F. Benjamin Ruth Paul J. Herbert Francis Robert Hennessey Kaplan Abrams Liacos Wilkins Quirico Braucher 1978 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1979
1980
1981
Neil L. Joseph Francis Lynch Nolan O'Connor 1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Paul J. John M.
Liacos Greaney
1990
1991 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Paul J. Neil L. Ruth John M. Herbert Joseph Francis Liacos Lynch Abrams Greaney Wilkins Nolan O'Connor 1992 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
1993
1994
1995
Charles Fried 1996
Herbert P. Margaret Wilkins Marshall 1997
Roderick L. Ireland 1998
1999
Margaret Francis X. Judith A.
H. Spina Cowin
2000 Marshall
Martha B.
Sosman
2001 Robert J.
Cordy
2002
2003
2004
2005 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Martha B. Robert J. John M. Francis X. Judith A. Roderick L. Margaret Sosman Cordy Greaney Spina Cowin Ireland 2006 H. (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) Marshall (cont.)
2007
Margot Botsford 2008
2009 Ralph D. Gants
2010
Roderick L. Ireland 2011 Fernande R. V. Barbara A. Duffly Lenk 2012
2013
2014
Ralph D. Geraldine Gants S. Hines 2015
2016
David A. Frank M. Kimberly Lowy Gaziano S. Budd 2017 Elspeth B. Cypher Scott L. Kafker 2018
2019 Year Chief Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
Ralph D. Elspeth B. David A. Scott L. Frank M. Barbara A. Kimberly Gants Cypher Lowy Kafker Gaziano Lenk S. Budd 2020 (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) (cont.)
Kimberly Serge Dalilah S. Budd Georges, Argaez 2021 Jr. Wendlandt