Former justices

Portrait Name Years in Supreme Court Life
Thumbnail of Justice Patience Drake Roggensack Roggensack, Patience D. 20 years
2003–2023; Chief Justice: 2015–2021		 1940–
Thumbnail of Justice Daniel Kelly Kelly, Daniel 4 years
2016–2020		 1964–
Thumbnail of Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson Abrahamson, Shirley S. 43 years
1976–2019; Chief Justice: 1996–2015		 1933–2020
Thumbnail of Justice Michael J. Gableman Gableman, Michael J. 10 years
2008–2018		 1966–
Thumbnail of Justice David T. Prosser Prosser Jr., David T. 18 years
1998–2016		 1942–2024
Thumbnail of Justice N. Patrick Crooks Crooks, N. Patrick 19 years
1996–2015		 1938–2015
Thumbnail of Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. Butler Jr., Louis B. 4 years
2004–2008		 1952–
Thumbnail of Justice Jon P. Wilcox Wilcox, Jon P. 15 years
1992–2007		 1936–
Thumbnail of Justice Diane S. Sykes Sykes, Diane S. 5 years
1999–2004		 1957–
Thumbnail of Justice Janine P. Geske Geske, Janine P. 5 years
1993–1998		 1949–
Thumbnail of Justice William A. Bablitch Bablitch, William A. 20 years
1983–2003		 1941–2011
Thumbnail of Justice Donald W. Steinmetz Steinmetz, Donald W. 19 years
1980–1999		 1924–2013
Thumbnail of Justice Louis J. Ceci Ceci, Louis J. 11 years
1982–1993		 1927–
Thumbnail of Justice John L. Coffey Coffey, John L. 3 years
1978–1981		 1922–2012
Thumbnail of Justice William G. Callow Callow, William G. 15 years
1977–1992		 1921–2018
Thumbnail of Justice Roland B. Day Day, Roland B. 22 years
1974–1996; Chief Justice: 1995–1996		 1919–2008
Thumbnail of Justice Nathan S. Heffernan Heffernan, Nathan S. 31 years
1964–1995; Chief Justice: 1983–1995		 1920–2007
Thumbnail of Justice Myron L. Gordon Gordon, Myron L. 5 years
1962–1967		 1918–2009
Thumbnail of Justice Thomas E. Fairchild Fairchild, Thomas E. 9 years
1957–1966		 1912–2007
Thumbnail of Justice Robert W. Hansen Hansen, Robert W. 10 years
1968–1978		 1911–1997
Thumbnail of Justice Connor T. Hansen Hansen, Connor T. 13 years
1967–1980		 1913–1987
Thumbnail of Justice Leo B. Hanley Hanley, Leo B. 12 years
1966–1978		 1908–1994
Thumbnail of Justice Bruce F. Beilfuss Beilfuss, Bruce F. 19 years
1964–1983; Chief Justice: 1976–1983		 1915–1986
Thumbnail of Justice Horace W. Wilkie Wilkie, Horace W. 14 years
1962–1976; Chief Justice: 1974–1976		 1917–1976
Thumbnail of Justice William H. Dieterich Dieterich, William H. 5 years
1959–1964		 1897–1964
Thumbnail of Justice E. Harold Hallows Hallows, E. Harold 16 years
1958–1974; Chief Justice: 1968–1974		 1904–1974
Thumbnail of Justice Emmert L. Wingert Wingert, Emmert L. 3 years
1956–1959		 1899–1971
Thumbnail of Justice Roland J. Steinle Steinle, Roland J. 4 years
1954–1958		 1896–1966
Thumbnail of Justice George R. Currie Currie, George R. 17 years
1951–1968; Chief Justice: 1964–1968		 1900–1983
Thumbnail of Justice Edward J. Gehl Gehl, Edward J. 6 years
1950–1956		 1890–1956
Thumbnail of Justice Timothy Brown Brown, Timothy 15 years
1949–1964; Chief Justice: 1962–1964		 1889–1977
Thumbnail of Justice Grover L. Broadfoot Broadfoot, Grover L. 14 years
1948–1962; Chief Justice: 1962		 1892–1962
Thumbnail of Justice John E. Martin Martin, John E. 14 years
1948–1962; Chief Justice: 1957–1962		 1891–1968
Thumbnail of Justice Henry P. Hughes Hughes, Henry P. 3 years
1948–1951		 1904–1968
Thumbnail of Justice James Ward Rector Rector, James Ward 1 year
1946–1947		 1903–1979
Thumbnail of Justice Elmer E. Barlow Barlow, Elmer E. 6 years
1942–1948		 1887–1948
Thumbnail of Justice Joseph Martin Martin, Joseph 12 years
1934–1946		 1878–1946
Thumbnail of Justice Theodore G. Lewis Lewis, Theodore G. 0 years
1934		 1890–1934
Thumbnail of Justice George B. Nelson Nelson, George B. 12 years
1930–1942		 1876–1943
Thumbnail of Justice John D. Wickhem Wickhem, John D. 19 years
1930–1949		 1888–1949
Thumbnail of Justice Edward T. Fairchild Fairchild, Edward T. 27 years
1930–1957; Chief Justice: 1954–1957		 1872–1965
Thumbnail of Justice Oscar M. Fritz Fritz, Oscar M. 25 years
1929–1954; Chief Justice: 1950–1954		 1878–1957
Thumbnail of Justice Chester A. Fowler Fowler, Chester A. 19 years
1929–1948		 1862–1948
Thumbnail of Justice E. Ray Stevens Stevens, E. Ray 4 years
1926–1930		 1869–1930
Thumbnail of Justice Charles H. Crownhart Crownhart, Charles H. 8 years
1922–1930		 1863–1930
Thumbnail of Justice Christian Doerfler Doerfler, Christian 8 years
1921–1929		 1862–1934
Thumbnail of Justice Burr W. Jones Jones, Burr W. 6 years
1920–1926		 1846–1935
Thumbnail of Justice Walter C. Owen Owen, Walter C. 16 years
1918–1934		 1868–1934
Thumbnail of Justice Franz C. Eschweiler Eschweiler, Franz C. 13 years
1916–1929		 1863–1929
Thumbnail of Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry Rosenberry, Marvin B. 34 years
1916–1950; Chief Justice: 1929–1950		 1868–1958
Thumbnail of Justice Aad J. Vinje Vinje, Aad J. 19 years
1910–1929; Chief Justice: 1922–1929		 1857–1929
Thumbnail of Justice John Barnes Barnes, John 8 years
1908–1916		 1859–1919
Thumbnail of Justice Robert M. Bashford Bashford, Robert M. .5 years
1908		 1845–1911
Thumbnail of Justice William H. Timlin Timlin, William H. 9 years
1907–1916		 1852–1916
Thumbnail of Justice James C. Kerwin Kerwin, James C. 16 years
1905–1921		 1850–1921
Thumbnail of Justice Robert G. Siebecker Siebecker, Robert G. 19 years
1903–1922; Chief Justice: 1920–1922		 1854–1922
Thumbnail of Justice Joshua E. Dodge Dodge, Joshua E. 12 years
1898–1910		 1854–1921
Thumbnail of Justice Charles V. Bardeen Bardeen, Charles V. 5 years
1898–1903		 1850–1903
Thumbnail of Justice Roujet D. Marshall Marshall, Roujet D. 23 years
1895–1918		 1847–1922
Thumbnail of Justice Alfred W. Newman Newman, Alfred W. 4 years
1894–1898		 1834–1898
Thumbnail of Justice Silas U. Pinney Pinney, Silas U. 6 years
1892–1898		 1833–1899
Thumbnail of Justice John B. Winslow Winslow, John B. 29 years
1891–1920; Chief Justice: 1907–1920		 1851–1920
Thumbnail of Justice John B. Cassoday Cassoday, John B. 27 years
1880–1907; Chief Justice: 1895–1907		 1830–1907
Thumbnail of Justice Harlow S. Orton Orton, Harlow S. 17 years
1878–1895; Chief Justice: 1894–1895		 1817–1895
Thumbnail of Justice David Taylor Taylor, David 13 years
1878–1891		 1818–1891
Thumbnail of Justice Edward G. Ryan Ryan, Edward G. 6 years
1874–1880; Chief Justice: 1874–1880		 1810–1880
Thumbnail of Justice William P. Lyon Lyon, William P. 23 years
1871–1894; Chief Justice: 1892–1894		 1822–1913
Thumbnail of Justice Jason Downer Downer, Jason 3 years
1864–1867		 1813–1883
Thumbnail of Justice Byron Paine Paine, Byron 9 years
1859–1864; 1867-1871		 1827–1871
Thumbnail of Justice Luther S. Dixon Dixon, Luther S. 15 years
1859–1874; Chief Justice: 1859–1874		 1825–1891
Thumbnail of Justice Orasmus Cole Cole, Orsamus 37 years
1855–1892; Chief Justice: 1880–1892		 1819–1903
Thumbnail of Justice Abram D. Smith Smith, Abram D. 6 years
1853–1859		 1811–1865
Thumbnail of Justice Samuel Crawford Crawford, Samuel 2 years
1853–1855		 1820–1860
Thumbnail of Justice Timothy O. Howe Howe, Timothy O. 2 years
1851–1853		 1816–1883
-- Knowlton, Wiram 3 years
1850–1853		 1816–1863
Thumbnail of Justice Mortimer M. Jackson Jackson, Mortimer M. 5 years
1848–1853		 1809–1889
Thumbnail of Justice Charles H. Larrabee Larrabee, Charles H. 5 years
1848–1853		 1820–1883
Thumbnail of Justice Edward V. Whiton Whiton, Edward V. 11 years
1848–1859; Chief Justice: 1853–1859		 1805–1859
Thumbnail of Justice Levi Hubbell Hubbell, Levi 5 years
1848–1853; Chief Justice: 1851		 1808–1876
Thumbnail of Justice Alexander W. Stow Stow, Alexander W. 3 years
1848–1851; Chief Justice: 1848–1851		 1805–1854