What has been the most common first name among Supreme Court Justices? (Click below for the answer.)
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There’s a 46-way tie for last place, including a Lucius, a Melville, and a Ruth.
What has been the most common first name among Supreme Court Justices? (Click below for the answer.)
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John. There have been 12 Johns (Blair, Campbell, Catron, Clarke, two Harlans, Jay, Marshall, McKinley, McLean, Rutledge, and Stevens); that’s more than 10% of the 109 Justices. Roberts would make 13.
From February 15, 1790 through May 12, 1790, there were only five Supreme Court Justices; three of them were named John, which must have caused an awful lot of confusion.
William comes in a close second with 11, but the numbers quickly jump down to five, for James.
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There’s a 46-way tie for last place, including a Lucius, a Melville, and a Ruth.
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