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Composition by Year
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        1868 - 1869Chief Justice: 
 Franklin J. Moses, Sr.
 Associate Justices:
 Ammiel Jenkins Willard
 Solomon Lafayette Hoge
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        1870 - 1877Chief Justice: 
 Franklin J. Moses, Sr.
 Associate Justices:
 Ammiel Jenkins Willard
 Jonathan Jasper Wright
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        1877 - 1879Chief Justice: 
 Ammiel Jenkins Willard
 Associate Justices:
 Henry McIver
 Alexander Cheves Haskell
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        1879Chief Justice: 
 Ammiel Jenkins Willard
 Associate Justices:
 Henry McIver
 Samuel McGowan
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        1880 - 1891Chief Justice: 
 William Dunlap Simpson
 Associate Justices:
 Henry McIver
 Samuel McGowan
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        1891 - 1894Chief Justice: 
 Henry McIver
 Associate Justices:
 Young John Pope
 Samuel McGowan
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        1894 - 1896Chief Justice: 
 Henry McIver
 Associate Justices:
 Young John Pope
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
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        1896 - 1903Chief Justice: 
 Henry McIver
 Associate Justices:
 Young John Pope
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Ira Boyd Jones
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        1903 - 1909Chief Justice: 
 Young John Pope
 Associate Justices:
 Charles Albert Woods
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Ira Boyd Jones
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        1909 - 1912Chief Justice: 
 Ira Boyd Jones
 Associate Justices:
 Charles Albert Woods
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Daniel Edward Hydrick
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        1912 - 1914Chief Justice: 
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Associate Justices:
 Charles Albert Woods
 Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
 Daniel Edward Hydrick
 Richard Cannon Watts
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        1914 - 1921Chief Justice: 
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Associate Justices:
 George Williams Gage
 Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
 Daniel Edward Hydrick
 Richard Cannon Watts
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        1921Chief Justice: 
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Associate Justices:
 George Williams Gage
 Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
 Thomas Perrin Cothran
 Richard Cannon Watts
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        1922 - 1925Chief Justice: 
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Associate Justices:
 John Hardin Marion
 Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
 Thomas Perrin Cothran
 Richard Cannon Watts
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        1926Chief Justice: 
 Eugene Blackburn Gary
 Associate Justices:
 Eugene Satterwhite Blease
 John Gates Stabler
 Thomas Perrin Cothran
 Richard Cannon Watts
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        1927 - 1931Chief Justice: 
 Richard Cannon Watts
 Associate Justices:
 Eugene Satterwhite Blease
 John Gates Stabler
 Thomas Perrin Cothran
 Jesse Francis Carter
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        1931 - 1934Chief Justice: 
 Eugene Satterwhite Blease
 Associate Justices:
 Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
 John Gates Stabler
 Thomas Perrin Cothran
 Jesse Francis Carter
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        1935 - 1939Chief Justice: 
 John Gates Stabler
 Associate Justices:
 Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
 Edward Ladson Fishburne
 David Gordon Baker
 Jesse Francis Carter
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        1940 - 1943Chief Justice: 
 Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
 Associate Justices:
 Taylor Hudnall Stukes
 Edward Ladson Fishburne
 David Gordon Baker
 Jesse Francis Carter
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        1943Chief Justice: 
 Vacant
 Associate Justices:
 Taylor Hudnall Stukes
 Edward Ladson Fishburne
 David Gordon Baker
 Jesse Francis Carter
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        1944 - 1954Chief Justice: 
 David Gordon Baker
 Associate Justices:
 Taylor Hudnall Stukes
 Edward Ladson Fishburne
 Claude Ambrose Taylor
 George Dewey Oxner
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        1954 - 1955Chief Justice: 
 David Gordon Baker
 Associate Justices:
 Taylor Hudnall Stukes
 Lionel Kennedy Legge
 Claude Ambrose Taylor
 George Dewey Oxner
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        1956 - 1961Chief Justice: 
 Taylor Hudnall Stukes
 Associate Justices:
 Joseph Rodney Moss
 Lionel Kennedy Legge
 Claude Ambrose Taylor
 George Dewey Oxner
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        1961Chief Justice: 
 Claude Ambrose Taylor
 Associate Justices:
 Joseph Rodney Moss
 Lionel Kennedy Legge
 James Woodrow Lewis
 George Dewey Oxner
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        1962 - 1966Chief Justice: 
 Claude Ambrose Taylor
 Associate Justices:
 Joseph Rodney Moss
 Thomas Patrick Bussey
 James Woodrow Lewis
 James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr.
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        1966Chief Justice: 
 Joseph Rodney Moss
 Associate Justices:
 Lionel Kennedy Legge (Retired)
 Thomas Patrick Bussey
 James Woodrow Lewis
 James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr
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        1967 - 1974Chief Justice: 
 Joseph Rodney Moss
 Associate Justices:
 Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
 Thomas Patrick Bussey
 James Woodrow Lewis
 James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr.
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        1975Chief Justice: 
 Joseph Rodney Moss
 Associate Justices:
 Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
 Thomas Patrick Bussey
 James Woodrow Lewis
 Julius B. Ness
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        1975 - 1980Chief Justice: 
 James Woodrow Lewis
 Associate Justices:
 Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
 George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
 William Luther Rhodes, Jr.
 Julius B. Ness
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        1980 - 1984Chief Justice: 
 James Woodrow Lewis
 Associate Justices:
 Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
 George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
 David Walker Harwell
 Julius B. Ness
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        1984 - 1985Chief Justice: 
 Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
 Associate Justices:
 Archie Lee Chandler
 George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
 David Walker Harwell.
 Julius B. Ness
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        1985 - 1988Chief Justice: 
 Julius B. Ness
 Associate Justices:
 Archie Lee Chandler
 George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
 David Walker Harwell.
 Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr.
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        1988 - 1991Chief Justice: 
 George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
 Associate Justices:
 Archie Lee Chandler
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 David Walker Harwell.
 Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr.
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        1992 - 1994Chief Justice: 
 David Walker Harwell.
 Associate Justices:
 Archie Lee Chandler
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 James Edward Moore
 Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr.
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        1994Chief Justice: 
 Archie Lee Chandler
 Associate Justices:
 John Henry Waller, Jr.
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 James Edward Moore
 Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr.
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        1995 - 2000Chief Justice: 
 Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr.
 Associate Justices:
 John Henry Waller, Jr.
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 James Edward Moore
 Elijah Curran Burnett III
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        2000 - 2007Chief Justice: 
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 Associate Justices:
 John Henry Waller, Jr.
 Costa M. Pleicones
 James Edward Moore
 Elijah Curran Burnett III
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        2007Chief Justice: 
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 Associate Justices:
 John Henry Waller, Jr.
 Costa M. Pleicones
 James Edward Moore
 Donald W. Beatty
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        2008Chief Justice: 
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 Associate Justices:
 John Henry Waller, Jr.
 Costa M. Pleicones
 John W. Kittredge
 Donald W. Beatty
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        2009 - 2015Chief Justice: 
 Jean Hoefer Toal
 Associate Justices:
 Kaye Gorenflo Hearn
 Costa M. Pleicones
 John W. Kittredge
 Donald W. Beatty
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        2016Chief Justice: 
 Costa M. Pleicones
 Associate Justices:
 Kaye Gorenflo Hearn
 John Cannon Few
 John W. Kittredge
 Donald W. Beatty
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        2017 - 2023Chief Justice: 
 Donald W. Beatty
 Associate Justices:
 John Cannon Few
 Kaye G. Hearn
 George C. James. Jr.
 John W. Kittredge
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        2023 - 2024Chief Justice: 
 Donald W. BeattyAssociate Justices: 
 John Cannon Few
 David Garrison Hill
 George C. James, Jr.
 John W. Kittredge
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        2024 - PresentChief Justice: John W. Kittredge Associate Justices: John Cannon Few David Garrison Hill George C. James, Jr. Letitia H. Verdin 
