USER:HARLANDQPITT LIVING SUPREME COURT JUSTICES OF THE UNITED STATES

This article shows the living Supreme Court Justices of the United States from the confirmation of the first Supreme Court Justices in 1789 until the present. The following table includes all 114 persons who have taken the judicial oath. (Persons who died before taking the oath or refused nomination are not included.) This list reflects the court's composition at any given point in history by separating active justices from those who left the bench. Currently, in addition to the active Supreme Court of the United States, there are three living former justices: Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony Kennedy, and David Souter.

Current living Supreme Court Justices

Living Supreme Court Justices as of May 20, 2024 (from oldest to youngest):

Sandra Day O'Connor
Retired
(1981–2006)
Born (1930-03-26)March 26, 1930
(age 94 years, 55 days)
Anthony Kennedy
Retired
(1988-2018)
Born (1936-07-23)July 23, 1936
(age 87 years, 302 days)
Stephen Breyer
(1994-Present)
Born (1938-08-15)August 15, 1938
(age 85 years, 279 days)
David Souter
Retired
(1990–2009)
Born (1939-09-17)September 17, 1939
(age 84 years, 246 days)
Clarence Thomas
(1991-Present)
Born (1948-06-23)June 23, 1948
(age 75 years, 332 days)
Samuel Alito
(2006-Present)
Born (1950-04-01)April 1, 1950
(age 74 years, 49 days)
Sonia Sotomayor
(2009-Present)
Born (1954-06-25)June 25, 1954
(age 69 years, 330 days)
John Roberts
(2005-Present)
Born (1955-01-27)January 27, 1955
(age 69 years, 114 days)
Elena Kagan
(2010-Present)
Born (1960-04-28)April 28, 1960
(age 64 years, 22 days)
Brett Kavanaugh
(2018-Present)
Born (1965-02-12)February 12, 1965
(age 59 years, 98 days)
Neil Gorsuch
(2017-Present)
Born (1967-08-29)August 29, 1967
(age 56 years, 265 days)
Amy Coney Barrett
(2020-Present)
Born (1972-01-28)January 28, 1972
(age 52 years, 113 days)

Timeline

Number of Supreme Court Justices alive at each moment in United States history:

Number of Supreme Courts Justices alive at each moment in United States history
Starting and ending events	Number living	Status		Names	Timespan		President
Starting and ending events	Number living	Status		Names	Number Living	Court Membership	President
From: Sep 26, 1789 · Confirmation of John Jay To: Oct 5, 1789 · Swearing in of James Wilson	1	Active	1	Jay	9 days		George Washington
	1	Former	0		9 days
From: Oct 5, 1789 · Swearing in of James Wilson To: Feb 2, 1790 · Swearing in of William Cushing and John Blair	2	Active	2	Wilson Jay	129 days
	2	Former	0		129 days
From: Feb 2, 1790 · Swearing in of William Cushing and John Blair To: Feb 15, 1790 · Swearing in of John Rutledge	4	Active	4	Blair Cushing Wilson Jay	13 days
	4	Former	0		13 days
From: Feb 15, 1790 · Swearing in of John Rutledge To: May 12, 1790 · Swearing in of James Iredell	5	Active	5	J. Rutledge Blair Cushing Wilson Jay	86 days
	5	Former	0		86 days
From: May 12, 1790 · Swearing in of James Iredell To: Mar 4, 1791 · Resignation of John Rutledge	6	Active	6	Iredell J. Rutledge Blair Cushing Wilson Jay	2 years, 86 days	296 days
	6	Former	0			296 days
From: Mar 4, 1791 · Resignation of John Rutledge To: Aug 6, 1792 · Swearing in of Thomas Johnson	6	Active	5	Iredell Blair Cushing Wilson Jay		1 year, 155 days
	6	Former	1	J. Rutledge		1 year, 155 days
From: Aug 6, 1792 · Swearing in of Thomas Johnson To: Jan 16, 1793 · Resignation of Thomas Johnson	7	Active	6	T. Johnson Iredell Blair Cushing Wilson Jay	210 days	163 days
	7	Former	1	J. Rutledge		163 days
From: Jan 16, 1793 · Resignation of Thomas Johnson To: Mar 4, 1793 · Swearing in of William Paterson	7	Active	5	Iredell Blair Cushing Wilson Jay		47 days
	7	Former	2	T. Johnson J. Rutledge		47 days
From: Mar 4, 1793 · Swearing in of William Paterson To: Jun 29, 1795 · Resignation of John Jay	8	Active	6	Paterson Iredell Blair Cushing Wilson Jay	2 years, 337 days	2 years, 117 days
	8	Former	2	T. Johnson J. Rutledge		2 years, 117 days
From: Jun 29, 1795 · Resignation of John Jay To: Aug 12, 1795 · Recess Appointment of John Rutledge	8	Active	5	Paterson Iredell Blair Cushing Wilson		44 days
	8	Former	3	Jay T. Johnson J. Rutledge		44 days
From: Aug 12, 1795 · Recess Appointment of John Rutledge To: Oct 25, 1795 · Resignation of John Blair	8	Active	6	J. Rutledge Paterson Iredell Blair Cushing Wilson		74 days
	8	Former	2	Jay T. Johnson		74 days
From: Oct 25, 1795 · Resignation of John Blair To: Dec 28, 1795 · Rejected Appointment and Resignation of John Rutledge	8	Active	5	J. Rutledge Paterson Iredell Cushing Wilson		64 days
	8	Former	3	Blair Jay T. Johnson		64 days
From: Dec 28, 1795 · Rejected Appointment and Resignation of John Rutledge To: Feb 4, 1796 · Swearing in of Samuel Chase	8	Active	4	Paterson Iredell Cushing Wilson		38 days
	8	Former	4	J. Rutledge Blair Jay T. Johnson		38 days
From: Feb 4, 1796 · Swearing in of Samuel Chase To: Mar 8, 1796 · Swearing in of Oliver Ellsworth	9	Active	5	S. Chase Paterson Iredell Cushing Wilson	33 days
	9	Former	4	J. Rutledge Blair Jay T. Johnson	33 days
From: Mar 8, 1796 · Swearing in of Oliver Ellsworth To: Aug 21, 1798 · Death of James Wilson	10	Active	6	Ellsworth S. Chase Paterson Iredell Cushing Wilson	2 years, 166 days
	10	Former	4	J. Rutledge Blair Jay T. Johnson	2 years, 166 days		John Adams
From: Aug 21, 1798 · Death of James Wilson To: Dec 20, 1798 · Swearing in of Bushrod Washington	9	Active	5	Ellsworth S. Chase Paterson Iredell Cushing	121 days
	9	Former	4	J. Rutledge Blair Jay T. Johnson	121 days
From: Dec 20, 1798 · Swearing in of Bushrod Washington To: Oct 20, 1799 · Death of James Iredell	10	Active	6	Washington Ellsworth S. Chase Paterson Iredell Cushing	304 days
	10	Former	4	J. Rutledge Blair Jay T. Johnson	304 days
From: Oct 20, 1799 · Death of James Iredell To: Apr 21, 1800 · Swearing in of Alfred Moore	9	Active	5	Washington Ellsworth S. Chase Paterson Cushing	183 days
	9	Former	4	J. Rutledge Blair Jay T. Johnson	183 days
From: Apr 21, 1800 · Swearing in of Alfred Moore To: July 23, 1800 · Death of John Rutledge	10	Active	6	Moore Washington Ellsworth S. Chase Paterson Cushing	93 days	238 days
	10	Former	4	J. Rutledge Blair Jay T. Johnson	93 days
From: Jul 23, 1800 · Death of John Rutledge To: Aug 31, 1800 · Death of John Blair	9	Active	6	Moore Washington Ellsworth S. Chase Paterson Cushing	39 days
	9	Former	3	Blair Jay T. Johnson	39 days
From: Aug 31, 1800 · Death of John Blair To: Dec 15, 1800 · Resignation of Oliver Ellsworth	8	Active	6	Moore Washington Ellsworth S. Chase Paterson Cushing	157 days
	8	Former	2	Jay T. Johnson
From: Dec 15, 1800 · Resignation of Oliver Ellsworth To: Feb 4, 1801 · Swearing in of John Marshall	8	Active	5	Moore Washington S. Chase Paterson Cushing		51 days
	8	Former	3	Ellsworth Jay T. Johnson		51 days
From: Feb 4, 1801 · Swearing in of John Marshall To: Jan 26, 1804 · Resignation of Alfred Moore	9	Active	6	J. Marshall Moore Washington S. Chase Paterson Cushing	3 years, 93 days	2 years, 356 days
	9	Former	3	Ellsworth Jay T. Johnson		2 years, 356 days	Thomas Jefferson
From: Jan 26, 1804 · Resignation of Alfred Moore To: May 7, 1804 · Swearing in of William Johnson	9	Active	5	J. Marshall Washington S. Chase Paterson Cushing		102 days
	9	Former	4	Moore Ellsworth Jay T. Johnson		102 days
From: May 7, 1804 · Swearing in of William Johnson To: Sep 9, 1806 · Death of William Paterson	10	Active	6	W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington S. Chase Paterson Cushing	2 years, 125 days
	10	Former	4	Moore Ellsworth Jay T. Johnson	2 years, 125 days
From: Sep 9, 1806 · Death of William Paterson To: Jan 20, 1807 · Swearing in of Henry Brockholst Livingston	9	Active	5	W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington S. Chase Cushing	133 days
	9	Former	4	Moore Ellsworth Jay T. Johnson	133 days
From: Jan 20, 1807 · Swearing in of Henry Brockholst Livingston To: Mar 3, 1807 · Swearing in of Thomas Todd	10	Active	6	Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington S. Chase Cushing	42 days
	10	Former	4	Moore Ellsworth Jay T. Johnson	42 days
From: Mar 3, 1807 · Swearing in of Thomas Todd To: Nov 26, 1807 · Death of Oliver Ellsworth	11	Active	7	Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington S. Chase Cushing	268 days	3 years, 194 days
	11	Former	4	Moore Ellsworth Jay T. Johnson	268 days
From: Nov 26, 1807 · Death of Oliver Ellsworth To: Sep 13, 1810 · Death of William Cushing	10	Active	7	Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington S. Chase Cushing	2 years, 323 days
	10	Former	3	Moore Jay T. Johnson	2 years, 323 days		James Madison
From: Sep 13, 1810 · Death of William Cushing To: Oct 15, 1810 · Death of Alfred Moore	9	Active	6	Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington S. Chase	32 days	279 days
	9	Former	3	Moore Jay T. Johnson	32 days
From: Oct 15, 1810 · Death of Alfred Moore To: Jun 19, 1811 · Death of Samuel Chase	8	Active	6	Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington S. Chase	247 days
	8	Former	2	Jay T. Johnson	247 days
From: Jun 19, 1811 · Death of Samuel Chase To: Nov 23, 1811 · Swearing in of Gabriel Duvall	7	Active	5	Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	157 days
	7	Former	2	Jay T. Johnson	157 days
From: Nov 23, 1811 · Swearing in of Gabriel Duvall To: Feb 3, 1812 · Swearing in of Joseph Story	8	Active	6	Duvall Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	72 days
	8	Former	2	Jay T. Johnson	72 days
From: Feb 3, 1812 · Swearing in of Joseph Story To: Oct 26, 1819 · Death of Thomas Johnson	9	Active	7	Story Duvall Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	7 years, 265 days	11 years, 43 days
	9	Former	2	Jay T. Johnson	7 years, 265 days		James Monroe
From: Oct 26, 1819 · Death of Thomas Johnson To: Mar 18, 1823 · Death of Henry Brockholst Livingston	8	Active	7	Story Duvall Todd Livingson W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	3 years, 143 days
	8	Former	1	Jay	3 years, 143 days
From: Mar 18, 1823 · Death of Henry Brockholst Livingston To: Sep 1, 1823 · Swearing in of Smith Thompson	7	Active	6	Story Duvall Todd W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	167 days
	7	Former	1	Jay	167 days
From: Sep 1, 1823 · Swearing in of Smith Thompson To: Feb 7, 1826 · Death of Thomas Todd	8	Active	7	Thompson Story Duvall Todd W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	2 years, 159 days
	8	Former	1	Jay	2 years, 159 days		John Quincy Adams
From: Feb 7, 1826 · Death of Thomas Todd To: Jun 16, 1826 · Swearing in of Robert Trimble	7	Active	6	Thompson Story Duvall W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	129 days
	7	Former	1	Jay	129 days
From: Jun 16, 1826 · Swearing in of Robert Trimble To: Aug 25, 1828 · Death of Robert Trimble	8	Active	7	Trimble Thompson Story Duvall W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	2 years, 73 days
	8	Former	1	Jay	2 years, 73 days
From: Aug 25, 1828 · Death of Robert Trimble To: May 17, 1829 · Death of John Jay	7	Active	6	Thompson Story Duvall W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	262 days	1 year, 90 days
	7	Former	1	Jay	262 days		Andrew Jackson
From: May 17, 1829 · Death of John Jay To: Nov 26, 1829 · Death of Bushrod Washington	6	Active	6	Thompson Story Duvall W. Johnson J. Marshall Washington	193 days
	6	Former	0		193 days
From: Nov 26, 1829 · Death of Bushrod Washington To: Jan 11, 1830 · Swearing in of John McLean	5	Active	5	Thompson Story Duvall W. Johnson J. Marshall	46 days
	5	Former	0		46 days
From: Jan 11, 1830 · Swearing in of John McLean To: Jan 18, 1830 · Swearing in of Henry Baldwin	6	Active	6	McLean Thompson Story Duvall W. Johnson J. Marshall	7 days
	6	Former	0		7 days
From: Jan 18, 1830 · Swearing in of Henry Baldwin To: Aug 4, 1834 · Death of William Johnson	7	Active	7	Baldwin McLean Thompson Story Duvall W. Johnson J. Marshall	4 years, 205 days
	7	Former	0		4 years, 205 days
From: Aug 4, 1834 · Death of William Johnson To: Jan 9, 1835 · Swearing in of James Moore Wayne	6	Active	6	Baldwin McLean Thompson Story Duvall J. Marshall	158 days
	6	Former	0		158 days
From: Jan 9, 1835 · Swearing in of James Moore Wayne To: Jan 12, 1835 · Resignation of Gabriel Duvall	6	Active	6	Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story Duvall J. Marshall	178 days	3 days
	6	Former	0			3 days
From: Jan 12, 1835 · Resignation of Gabriel Duvall To: Jul 6, 1835 · Death of John Marshall	7	Active	6	Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story J. Marshall		175 days
	7	Former	1	Duvall		175 days
From: Jul 6, 1835 · Death of John Marshall To: Mar 28, 1836 · Swearing in of Roger B. Taney	6	Active	5	Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story	266 days
	6	Former	1	Duvall	266 days
From: Mar 28, 1836 · Swearing in of Roger B. Taney To: May 12, 1836 · Swearing in of Philip Pendleton Barbour	7	Active	6	Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story	45 days
	7	Former	1	Duvall	45 days
From: May 12, 1836 · Swearing in of Philip Pendleton Barbour To: May 1, 1837 · Swearing in of John Catron	8	Active	7	Barbour Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story	354 days
	8	Former	1	Duvall	354 days		Martin Van Buren
From: May 1, 1837 · Swearing in of John Catron To: Sep 25, 1837 · Swearing in of John McKinley	9	Active	8	Catron Barbour Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story	147 days
	9	Former	1	Duvall	147 days
From: Sep 25, 1837 · Swearing in of John McKinley To: Feb 25, 1841 · Death of Philip Pendleton Barbour	10	Active	9	McKinley Catron Barbour Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story	3 years, 153 days
	10	Former	1	Duvall	3 years, 153 days
From: Feb 25, 1841 · Death of Philip Pendleton Barbour To: Jan 10, 1842 · Swearing in of Peter Vivian Daniel	9	Active	8	McKinley Catron Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story	319 days
	9	Former	1	Duvall	319 days		John Tyler
From: Jan 10, 1842 · Swearing in of Peter Vivian Daniel To: Dec 18, 1843 · Death of Smith Thompson	10	Active	9	Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Thompson Story	1 year, 342 days
	10	Former	1	Duvall	1 year, 342 days
From: Dec 18, 1843 · Death of Smith Thompson To: Mar 06, 1844 · Death of Gabriel Duvall	9	Active	8	Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Story	79 days	125 days
	9	Former	1	Duvall	79 days
From: Mar 06, 1844 · Death of Gabriel Duvall To: Apr 21, 1844 · Death of Henry Baldwin	8	Active	8	Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne Baldwin McLean Story	46 days
	8	Former	0		46 days
From: Apr 21, 1844 · Death of Henry Baldwin To: Feb 27, 1845 · Swearing in of Samuel Nelson	7	Active	7	Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne McLean Story	312 days
	7	Former	0		312 days
From: Feb 27, 1845 · Swearing in of Samuel Nelson To: Sep 10, 1845 · Death of Joseph Story	8	Active	8	Nelson Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne McLean Story	195 days
	8	Former	0		195 days		James K. Polk
From: Sep 10, 1845 · Death of Joseph Story To: Sep 23, 1845 · Swearing in of Levi Woodbury	7	Active	7	Nelson Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne McLean	13 days
	7	Former	0		13 days
From: Sep 23, 1845 · Swearing in of Levi Woodbury To: Aug 10, 1846 · Swearing in of Robert Cooper Grier	8	Active	8	Woodbury Nelson Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne McLean	321 days
	8	Former	0		321 days
From: Aug 10, 1846 · Swearing in of Robert Cooper Grier To: Sep 5, 1851 · Death of Levi Woodbury	9	Active	9	Grier Woodbury Nelson Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne McLean	5 years, 347 days
	9	Former	0		5 years, 347 days		Millard Fillmore
From: Sep 5, 1851 · Death of Levi Woodbury To: Oct 10, 1851 · Swearing in of Benjamin Robbins Curtis	8	Active	8	Grier Nelson Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne McLean	35 days
	8	Former	0		35 days
From: Oct 10, 1851 · Swearing in of Benjamin Robbins Curtis To: Jul 19, 1852 · Death of John McKinley	9	Active	9	Curtis Grier Nelson Daniel McKinley Catron Taney Wayne McLean	283 days
	9	Former	0		283 days
From: Jul 19, 1852 · Death of John McKinley To: Apr 11, 1853 · Swearing in of John Archibald Campbell	8	Active	8	Curtis Grier Nelson Daniel Catron Taney Wayne McLean	266 days
	8	Former	0		266 days		Franklin Pierce
From: Apr 11, 1853 · Swearing in of John Archibald Campbell To: Sep 30, 1857 · Resignation of Benjamin Robbins Curtis	9	Active	9	Campbell Curtis Grier Nelson Daniel Catron Taney Wayne McLean	4 years, 292 days	4 years, 172 days	Franklin Pierce
	9	Former	0			4 years, 172 days	James Buchanan
From: Sep 30, 1857 · Resignation of Benjamin Robbins Curtis To: Jan 28, 1858 · Swearing in of Nathan Clifford	9	Active	8	Campbell Grier Nelson Daniel Catron Taney Wayne McLean		120 days
	9	Former	1	Curtis		120 days
From: Jan 28, 1858 · Swearing in of Nathan Clifford To: May 31, 1860 · Death of Peter Vivian Daniel	10	Active	9	Clifford Campbell Grier Nelson Daniel Catron Taney Wayne McLean	2 years, 124 days
	10	Former	1	Curtis	2 years, 124 days
From: May 31, 1860 · Death of Peter Vivian Daniel To: Apr 4, 1861 · Death of John McLean	9	Active	8	Clifford Campbell Grier Nelson Catron Taney Wayne McLean	308 days
	9	Former	1	Curtis	308 days
From: Apr 4, 1861 · Death of John McLean To: Apr 30, 1861 · Resignation of John Archibald Campbell	8	Active	7	Clifford Campbell Grier Nelson Catron Taney Wayne	298 days	26 days
	8	Former	1	Curtis		26 days
From: Apr 30, 1861 · Resignation of John Archibald Campbell To: Jan 27, 1862 · Swearing in of Noah Haynes Swayne	8	Active	6	Clifford Grier Nelson Catron Taney Wayne		272 days
	8	Former	2	Campbell Curtis		272 days
From: Jan 27, 1862 · Swearing in of Noah Haynes Swayne To: Jul 21, 1862 · Swearing in of Samuel Freeman Miller	9	Active	7	Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson Catron Taney Wayne	1 year, 175 days
	9	Former	2	Campbell Curtis	1 year, 175 days
From: Jul 21, 1862 · Swearing in of Samuel Freeman Miller To: Dec 10, 1862 · Swearing in of David Davis	10	Active	8	Miller Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson Catron Taney Wayne	142 days
	10	Former	2	Campbell Curtis	142 days
From: Dec 10, 1862 · Swearing in of David Davis To: May 10, 1863 · Swearing in of Stephen Johnson Field	11	Active	9	Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson Catron Taney Wayne	151 days
	11	Former	2	Campbell Curtis	151 days
From: May 10, 1863 · Swearing in of Stephen Johnson Field To: Oct 12, 1864 · Death of Roger B. Taney	12	Active	10	Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson Catron Taney Wayne	1 year, 155 days
	12	Former	2	Campbell Curtis	1 year, 155 days
From: Oct 12, 1864 · Death of Roger B. Taney To: Dec 15, 1864 · Swearing in of Salmon P. Chase	11	Active	9	Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson Catron Wayne	64 days
	11	Former	2	Campbell Curtis	64 days
From: Dec 15, 1864 · Swearing in of Salmon P. Chase To: May 30, 1865 · Death of John Catron	12	Active	10	S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson Catron Wayne	166 days
	12	Former	2	Campbell Curtis	166 days
From: May 30, 1865 · Death of John Catron To: Jul 5, 1867 · Death of James Moore Wayne	11	Active	9	S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson Wayne	2 years, 36 days
	11	Former	2	Campbell Curtis	2 years, 36 days
From: Jul 5, 1867 · Death of James Moore Wayne To: Jan 30, 1870 · Retirement of Robert Cooper Grier	10	Active	8	S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Grier Nelson	2 years, 252 days	2 years, 209 days
	10	Former	2	Campbell Curtis		2 years, 209 days
From: Jan 30, 1870 · Retirement of Robert Cooper Grier To: Mar 14, 1870 · Swearing in of William Strong	10	Active	7	S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Nelson		43 days
	10	Former	3	Grier Campbell Curtis		43 days
From: Mar 14, 1870 · Swearing in of William Strong To: Mar 23, 1870 · Swearing in of Joseph P. Bradley	11	Active	8	Strong S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Nelson	9 days
	11	Former	3	Grier Campbell Curtis	9 days
From: Mar 23, 1870 · Swearing in of Joseph P. Bradley To: Sep 25, 1870 · Death of Robert Cooper Grier	12	Active	9	Bradley Strong S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Nelson	186 days	2 years, 250 days
	12	Former	3	Grier Campbell Curtis	186 days
From: Sep 25, 1870 · Death of Robert Cooper Grier To: Nov 28, 1872 · Retirement of Samuel Nelson	11	Active	9	Bradley Strong S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford Nelson	2 years, 106 days
	11	Former	2	Campbell Curtis
From: Nov 28, 1872 · Retirement of Samuel Nelson To: Jan 9, 1873 · Swearing in of Ward Hunt	11	Active	8	Bradley Strong S. P. Chase Field Davis Miller Swayne Clifford		42 days
	11	Former	3	Nelson Campbell Curtis		42 days
Starting and ending events	Number Living	Status		Names	Number Living	Court Membership	President
Starting and ending events	Number Living	Status		Names	Timespan		President
Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Most and fewest living presidents

There have been four time periods with six living presidents (i.e., the incumbent and five former presidents):^[4]^[5]^[6]

March 1861 to January 1862 – Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln
January 1993 to April 1994 – Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, G. H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton (six consecutive presidents)
January 2001 to June 2004 – Ford, Carter, Reagan, G. H. W. Bush, Clinton, and G. W. Bush (six consecutive presidents)
January 2017 to November 2018 – Carter, G. H. W. Bush, Clinton, G. W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump

There have been six time periods when the incumbent president was the only living president, having no living predecessors:^[7]

April 1789 to March 1797 – George Washington, who, being the first president, had no predecessors
December 1799 to March 1801 – John Adams, after the death of his only predecessor, George Washington
July 1875 to March 1877 – Ulysses S. Grant, after the death of his last living predecessor, Andrew Johnson
June 1908 to March 1909 – Theodore Roosevelt, after the death of his last living predecessor, Grover Cleveland
January 1933 to March 1933 – Herbert Hoover, after the death of his last living predecessor, Calvin Coolidge
January 1973 to August 1974 – Richard Nixon, after the death of his last living predecessor, Lyndon B. Johnson

Notably, Richard Nixon is the only person to have been both the only living U.S. president (from January 1973 to August 1974) and one of six living presidents (from January 1993 to April 1994).

Living presidents gallery

There have been several gatherings of all the living presidents. Below are photographs of groups of persons who, at one time or another, comprised all living presidents, although several of these photographs were taken prior to or after the time period in which the persons depicted were the only living presidents, and in some photos one of the presidents depicted had not yet formally taken office.