Age of Justices When First Assuming Office

A Historical Sketch of the Supreme Court

Age of Justices When First Assuming Office

1. Peter O. Sathre*	74
2. James Robinson	73
3. Gudmunder Grimson	70
4. John Burke	65
5. Nels Johnson	62
6. P. O. Sathre*	61
7. Harvey B. Knudson	61
8. Paul M. Sand	60
9. Herbert L. Meschke	56
10. Alexander Burr	55
11. John Carmody	55
12. George Moellring	55
13. Vernon R. Pederson	55
14. Alvin C. Strutz	54
15. Robert Vogel	54
16. Alfred Wallin	53
17. Burleigh F. Spalding	53
18. William Paulson	53
19. J. Philip Johnson*	53
20. David Morgan	51
21. Carol Ronning Kapsner	50
22. Obert C. Teigen	50
23. William S. Murray	49
24. Beryl J. Levine	49
25. William A. Neumann	48
26. Daniel J. Crothers	48
27. Richard Grace	48
28. Joseph Bartholomew	46
29. Sidney E. Ellsworth	46
30. Andrew A. Bruce	45
31. Harrison A. Bronson	45
32. Gerald W. VandeWalle	45
33. Mary Muehlen Maring	45
34. William Nuessle	44
35. Charles Fisk	44
36. Thomas J. Burke	42
37. Dale V. Sandstrom	42
38. James Morris	41
39. Edward T. Burke	40
40. John M. Cochrane	40
41. Ralph J. Erickstad	40
42. H. F. Gierke III	40
43. Sveinbjorn Johnson	39
44. Evan B. Goss	38
45. John Knauf	38
46. Adolph M. Christianson	37
47. Luther E. Birdzell	36
48. Newton C. Young	36
49. Edward Engerud	36
50. J. Philip Johnson*	36
51. Guy C. H. Corliss	31

*There have been only 48 justices; however, Justices Sathre and Johnson served two different times, thus accounting for the list of 50.