Prior judicial experience of Supreme Court Justices in years, 1950-2020

The chart below shows the total years of prior judicial experience for Supreme Court justices from 1950-2020. The bars next to the justices' names indicate the length of judicial service and the colors of the bar portions indicate which type of court the justice served on. Justices without bars next to their names had no prior judicial experience.

*Missing precise dates for court service.
Source: Data provided by Stephen Vladeck, professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law
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