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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. Douglas A. Bahr 62
7. P. O. Sathre* 61
8. Harvey B. Knudson 61
9. Paul M. Sand 60
10. Herbert L. Meschke 56
11. Alexander Burr 55
12. John Carmody 55
13. George Moellring 55
14. Vernon R. Pederson 55
15. Alvin C. Strutz 54
16. Robert Vogel 54
17. Alfred Wallin 53
18. Burleigh F. Spalding 53
19. William Paulson 53
20. J. Philip Johnson* 53
21. Jon J. Jensen 52
22. David Morgan 51
23. Lisa K. Fair McEvers 51
24. Carol Ronning Kapsner 50
25. Obert C. Teigen 50
26. William S. Murray 49
27. Beryl J. Levine 49
28. William A. Neumann 48
29. Daniel J. Crothers 48
30. Richard Grace 48
31. Joseph Bartholomew 46
32. Sidney E. Ellsworth 46
33. Andrew A. Bruce 45
34. Harrison A. Bronson 45
35. Gerald W. VandeWalle 45
36. Mary Muehlen Maring 45
37. William Nuessle 44
38. Charles Fisk 44
39. Thomas J. Burke 42
40. Dale V. Sandstrom 42
41. James Morris 41
42. Jerod Tufte 41
43. Edward T. Burke 40
44. John M. Cochrane 40
45. Ralph J. Erickstad 40
46. H. F. Gierke III 40
47. Sveinbjorn Johnson 39
48. Evan B. Goss 38
49. John Knauf 38
50. Adolph M. Christianson 37
51. Luther E. Birdzell 36
52. Newton C. Young 36
53. Edward Engerud 36
54. J. Philip Johnson* 36
55. Guy C. H. Corliss 31

*There have been only 53 justices; however, Justices Sathre and Johnson served two different times, thus accounting for the list of 55.