William O. Douglas is the longest serving Supreme Court Justice, having served for 36 years and 209 days. Clarence Thomas, a current Supreme Court Justice, is the eleventh-longest serving Justice, having served for just over 32.52 years as of November 2023.
Longest serving Supreme Court Justices in the United States as of November 2023
(in years)
Characteristic
Longest serving Supreme Court justices in years
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exclusive Premium Statistic
To access all Premium Statistics, you need a paid Statista Account
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Supreme Court of the United States. (May 8, 2024). Longest serving Supreme Court Justices in the United States as of November 2023 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324299/longest-serving-supreme-court-justices/
Supreme Court of the United States. "Longest serving Supreme Court Justices in the United States as of November 2023 (in years)." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324299/longest-serving-supreme-court-justices/
Supreme Court of the United States. (2024). Longest serving Supreme Court Justices in the United States as of November 2023 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324299/longest-serving-supreme-court-justices/
Supreme Court of the United States. "Longest Serving Supreme Court Justices in The United States as of November 2023 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324299/longest-serving-supreme-court-justices/
Supreme Court of the United States, Longest serving Supreme Court Justices in the United States as of November 2023 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324299/longest-serving-supreme-court-justices/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Longest serving Supreme Court Justices in the United States as of November 2023 (in years) [Graph], Supreme Court of the United States, May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324299/longest-serving-supreme-court-justices/