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October 2022 • Volume 53 • Number 2 • PDF icon PDF version (for best printing)

Chronological List of Chief Justices

  1. Joseph Philips, 1818-1822                         1818 Constitution
  2. Thomas Reynolds, 1822-1825
  3. William Wilson, 1825-1848
  4. Samuel H. Treat, 1848-1855                      1848 Constitution
  5. Walter B. Scates, 1855-1857
  6. John D. Caton, 1857-1864
  7. Pinkney H. Walker, 1864-1867
  8. Sidney Breese, 1867-1870
  9. Charles B. Lawrence, 1870-1873              1870 Constitution
  10. Sidney Breese, 1873-1874
  11. Pinkney H. Walker, 1874-1875
  12. John M. Scott, 1875-1876
  13. Benjamin R. Sheldon, 1876-1877
  14. John Scholfield, 1877-1878
  15. Alfred M. Craig, 1878-1879
  16. Pinkney H. Walker, 1879-1880
  17. T. Lyle Dickey, 1880-1881
  18. Alfred M. Craig, 1881-1882
  19. John M. Scott, 1882-1883
  20. Benjamin R. Sheldon, 1883-1884
  21. John Scholfield, 1884-1885
  22. John H. Mulkey, 1885-1886
  23. John M. Scott, 1886-1887
  24. Benjamin R. Sheldon, 1887-1888
  25. Alfred M. Craig, 1888-1889
  26. Simeon P. Shope, 1889-1890
  27. John M. Scholfield, 1890-1891
  28. Benjamin D. Magruder, 1891-1892
  29. Joseph M. Bailey, 1892-1893
  30. David J. Baker, 1893-1894
  31. Jacob W. Wilkin, 1894-1895
  32. Alfred M. Craig, 1895-1896
  33. Benjamin D. Magruder, 1896-1897
  34. Jesse J. Phillips, 1897-1898
  35. Joseph N. Carter, 1898-1899
  36. James H. Cartwright, 1899-1900
  37. Carrol C. Boggs, 1900-1901
  38. Jacob W. Wilkin, 1901-1902
  39. Benjamin D. Magruder, 1902-1903
  40. John P. Hand, 1903-1904
  41. James B. Ricks, 1904-1905
  42. James H. Cartwright, 1905-1906
  43. Guy C. Scott, 1906-1907
  44. John P. Hand, 1907-1908
  45. James H. Cartwright, 1908-1909
  46. William M. Farmer, 1909-1910
  47. Alonzo K. Vickers, 1910-1911
  48. Orrin Carter, 1911-1912
  49. Frank K. Dunn, 1912-1913
  50. George A. Cooke, 1913-1914
  51. James H. Cartwright, 1914-1915
  52. William M. Farmer, 1915-1916
  53. Charles C. Craig, 1916-1917
  54. Orrin Carter, 1917-1918
  55. Warren Duncan, 1918-1919
  56. Frank K. Dunn, 1919-1920
  57. James H. Cartwright, 1920-1921
  58. Clyde E. Stone, 1921-1922
  59. Floyd E. Thompson, 1922-1923
  60. William M. Farmer, 1923-1924
  61. Orrin Carter, 1924-1925
  62. Frank K. Dunn, 1925-1926
  63. Clyde E. Stone, 1926-1927
  64. Oscar E. Heard, 1927-1928
  65. Frederic R. DeYoung, 1928-1929
  66. William M. Farmer, 1929-1930
  67. Frank K. Dunn, 1930-1931
  68. Clyde E. Stone, 1931-1932
  69. Oscar E. Heard, 1932-1933
  70. Warren H. Orr, 1933-1934
  71. Norman L. Jones, 1934-1935
  72. Clyde E. Stone, 1935-1936
  73. Lott R. Herrick, 1936-1937
  74. Paul Farthing, 1937-1938
  75. Elwyn R. Shaw, 1938-1939
  76. Francis S. Wilson, 1939-1940
  77. Norman L. Jones, 1940
  78. Walter T. Gunn, 1940-1941
  79. Loren E. Murphy, 1941-1942
  80. Clyde E. Stone, 1942-1943
  81. June C. Smith, 1943-1944
  82. William J. Fulton, 1944-1945
  83. Charles H. Thompson, 1945-1946
  84. Walter T. Gunn, 1946-1947
  85. Loren E. Murphy, 1947-1948
  86. William J. Fulton, 1948-1949
  87. Charles H. Thompson, 1949-1950
  88. Jesse L. Simpson, 1950-1951
  89. Joseph E. Daily, 1951-1952
  90. Albert M. Compton, 1952-1953
  91. Walter V. Schaefer, 1953-1954
  92. George W. Bristow, 1954-1955
  93. Harry B. Hershey, 1955-1956
  94. Ray I. Klingbiel, 1956-1957
  95. Charles H. Davis, 1957-1958
  96. Joseph E. Daily, 1958-1959
  97. Byron O. House, 1959-1960
  98. Walter V. Schaefer, 1960-1961
  99. George W. Bristow, 1961
  100. Harry B. Hershey, 1961-1962
  101. Roy J. Solfisburg Jr., 1962-1963
  102. Ray I. Klingbiel, 1963-1966                      1964 Judicial Article
  103. Roy J. Solfisburg Jr., 1966-1969
  104. Robert C. Underwood, 1969-1975             1970 Constitution
  105. Daniel P. Ward, 1976-1978
  106. Joseph H. Goldenhersch, 1979-1981
  107. Howard C. Ryan, 1982-1984
  108. William G. Clark, 1985-1987
  109. Thomas J. Moran, 1988-1990
  110. Benjamin K. Miller, 1991-1993
  111. Michael A. Bilandic, 1994-1996
  112. James D. Heiple, 1997
  113. Charles E. Freeman, 1997-1999
  114. Moses W. Harrison II, 2000-2002
  115. Mary Ann G. McMorrow, 2002-2005
  116. Robert R. Thomas, 2005-2008
  117. Thomas R. Fitzgerald, 2008-2010
  118. Thomas L. Kilbride, 2010-2013
  119. Rita B. Garman, 2013-2016
  120. Lloyd A. Karmeier, 2016-2019
  121. Anne M. Burke, 2019-2022
  122. Mary Jane Theis, 2022-
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