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)
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 October 30, 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 October 30, 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: October 30, 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 October 30, 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/