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 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 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 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 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 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