The Michigan Supreme Court History Court Chart

1805-1820 1821-1840 1841-1860 1861-1880 1881-1900 1901-1920 1921-1940 1941-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000 2001-present

Year Chief Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice
1805 Woodward Bates Griffin
1806 Woodward Bates Griffin
1807 Woodward Bates Griffin
1808 Woodward Bates Griffin
1809 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1810 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1811 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1812 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1813 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1814 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1815 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1816 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1817 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1818 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1819 Woodward Griffin Witherell
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1820 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1821 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1822 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1823 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1824 Woodward Griffin Witherell
1824a Witherell Hunt Sibley
1825 Witherell Hunt Sibley
1826 Witherell Hunt Sibley
1827 Sibley Witherell Hunt
1827a Sibley Witherell Chipman
1828 Sibley Witherell Chipman
1828a Sibley Chipman Woodbridge
1829 Sibley Chipman Woodbridge
1830 Sibley Chipman Woodbridge
1831 Sibley Chipman Woodbridge
1832 Sibley Chipman Woodbridge
1832a Sibley Morrell Wilkins
1833 Sibley Morrell Wilkins
1834 Sibley Morrell Wilkins
1835 Sibley Morrell Wilkins
1836 Sibley Morrell Wilkins
1836a Fletcher Morrell Ransom
1837 Sibley Morrell Wilkins
1837a Fletcher Morrell Ransom
1838 Fletcher Morrell Ransom
1839 Fletcher Morrell Ransom
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1840 Fletcher Morrell Ransom
1841 Fletcher Morrell Ransom
1842 Fletcher Morrell Ransom
1843 Morrell Ransom Whipple Felch
1843a Ransom Whipple Felch Goodwin
1844 Ransom Whipple Felch Goodwin
1845 Ransom Whipple Felch Goodwin
1845a Ransom Whipple Goodwin Wing
1846 Ransom Whipple Goodwin Wing
1846a Ransom Whipple Wing Miles
1847 Ransom Whipple Wing Miles
1848 Ransom Whipple Wing Miles Mundy
1848a Whipple Goodwin Wing Miles Mundy Green
1849 Whipple Goodwin Wing Miles Mundy Green
1850 Whipple Goodwin Wing Miles Mundy Green
1850a Whipple Goodwin Wing Mundy Green Pratt
1851 Whipple Goodwin Wing Mundy Green Pratt
1851a Whipple Goodwin Wing Green Pratt Martin
1852 Whipple Goodwin Wing Green Pratt Martin
1852a Whipple Wing Green Pratt Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson
1852b Wing Whipple Green Pratt Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson
1853 Wing Whipple Green Pratt Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson
1854 Wing Whipple Green Pratt Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson
1855 Green Wing Whipple Pratt Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson
1855a Green Wing Pratt Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson Bacon
1856 Green Wing Pratt Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson Bacon
1856a Pratt Green Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson Bacon Wilson
1857 Pratt Green Martin Copeland Douglass Johnson Bacon Wilson
1857a Pratt Martin Witherell Graves Turner Lawrence
1858 Martin Manning Campbell Christiancy
1859 Martin Manning Campbell Christiancy
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1860 Martin Manning Campbell Christiancy
1861 Martin Manning Campbell Christiancy
1862 Martin Manning Campbell Christiancy
1863 Martin Manning Campbell Christiancy
1864 Martin Manning Campbell Christiancy
1864a Martin Campbell Christiancy Cooley
1865 Martin Campbell Christiancy Cooley
1866 Martin Campbell Christiancy Cooley
1867 Martin Campbell Christiancy Cooley
1868 Cooley Campbell Christiancy Graves
1869 Cooley Campbell Christiancy Graves
1870 Cooley Campbell Christiancy Graves
1870a Campbell Cooley Christiancy Graves
1871 Campbell Cooley Christiancy Graves
1872 Campbell Cooley Christiancy Graves
1872a Christiancy Campbell Cooley Graves
1873 Christiancy Campbell Cooley Graves
1874 Christiancy Campbell Cooley Graves
1874a Graves Christiancy Campbell Cooley
1875 Graves Christiancy Campbell Cooley
1875a Graves Campbell Cooley Marston
1876 Graves Campbell Cooley Marston
1876a Cooley Graves Campbell Marston
1877 Cooley Graves Campbell Marston
1878 Cooley Graves Campbell Marston
1878a Campbell Cooley Graves Marston
1879 Campbell Cooley Graves Marston
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1880 Campbell Cooley Graves Marston
1880a Marston Campbell Cooley Graves
1881 Marston Campbell Cooley Graves
1882 Graves Marston Campbell Cooley
1883 Graves Marston Campbell Cooley
1883a Graves Campbell Cooley Sherwood
1884 Cooley Campbell Sherwood Champlin
1885 Cooley Campbell Sherwood Champlin
1885a Morse Campbell Sherwood Champlin
1885b Campbell Morse Sherwood Champlin
1886 Sherwood Campbell Morse Champlin
1887 Sherwood Campbell Morse Champlin
1888 Sherwood Campbell Morse Champlin
1888a Sherwood Campbell Morse Champlin Long
1889 Sherwood Campbell Morse Champlin Long
1890 Campbell Morse Champlin Long Cahill
1890a Champlin Morse Long Grant McGrath
1891 Champlin Morse Long Grant McGrath
1892 Champlin Morse Long Grant McGrath
1892a McGrath Long Grant Montgomery Durand
1893 Hooker McGrath Long Grant Montgomery
1894 McGrath Hooker Long Grant Montgomery
1895 McGrath Hooker Long Grant Montgomery
1895a Long Hooker Grant Montgomery Moore
1896 Long Hooker Grant Montgomery Moore
1897 Long Hooker Grant Montgomery Moore
1898 Long Hooker Grant Montgomery Moore
1898a Grant Long Hooker Montgomery Moore
1899 Grant Long Hooker Montgomery Moore
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1900 Montgomery Grant Long Hooker Moore
1901 Montgomery Grant Long Hooker Moore
1902 Hooker Montgomery Grant Long Moore
1902a Hooker Montgomery Grant Moore Carpenter
1903 Hooker Montgomery Grant Moore Carpenter
1904 Moore Hooker Montgomery Grant Carpenter
1905 Moore Hooker Montgomery Grant Carpenter Blair Ostrander McAlvay
1906 Carpenter Moore Hooker Montgomery Grant Blair Ostrander McAlvay
1907 McAlvay Carpenter Moore Hooker Montgomery Grant Blair Ostrander
1908 Grant McAlvay Carpenter Moore Hooker Montgomery Blair Ostrander
1909 Blair Grant McAlvay Moore Hooker Montgomery Ostrander Brooke
1910 Montgomery Blair McAlvay Moore Hooker Ostrander Brooke Stone
1910a Bird Blair McAlvay Moore Hooker Ostrander Brooke Stone
1911 Ostrander Bird Blair McAlvay Moore Hooker Brooke Stone
1911a Ostrander Bird Blair McAlvay Moore Brooke Stone Steere
1912 Moore Ostrander Bird Blair McAlvay Brooke Stone Steere
1912a Moore Ostrander Bird McAlvay Brooke Stone Steere Kuhn
1913 Steere Moore Ostrander Bird McAlvay Brooke Stone Kuhn
1914 McAlvay Steere Moore Ostrander Bird Brooke Stone Kuhn
1915 Brooke McAlvay Steere Moore Ostrander Bird Stone Kuhn
1915a Brooke Steere Moore Ostrander Bird Stone Kuhn Person
1916 Stone Brooke Steere Moore Ostrander Bird Kuhn Person
1917 Kuhn Stone Brooke Steere Moore Ostrander Bird Fellows
1918 Kuhn Stone Brooke Steere Moore Ostrander Bird Fellows
1918a Ostrander Kuhn Stone Brooke Steere Moore Bird Fellows
1919 Bird Ostrander Kuhn Stone Brooke Steere Moore Fellows
1919a Bird Kuhn Stone Brooke Steere Moore Fellows Sharpe
1919b Bird Stone Brooke Steere Moore Fellows Sharpe Clark
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1920 Moore Bird Stone Brooke Steere Fellows Sharpe Clark
1921 Steere Moore Bird Stone Brooke Fellows Sharpe Clark
1921a Steere Moore Bird Stone Fellows Sharpe Clark Wiest
1922 Fellows Steere Moore Bird Stone Sharpe Clark Wiest
1922a Fellows Steere Moore Bird Sharpe Clark Wiest McDonald
1923 Wiest Fellows Steere Moore Bird Sharpe Clark McDonald
1924 Clark Wiest Fellows Steere Moore Bird Sharpe McDonald
1925 McDonald Clark Wiest Fellows Steere Moore Bird Sharpe
1926 Bird McDonald Clark Wiest Fellows Steere Sharpe Snow
1927 Sharpe Bird McDonald Clark Wiest Fellows Steere Snow
1927a Sharpe Bird McDonald Clark Wiest Fellows Flannigan North
1928 Flannigan Sharpe Bird McDonald Clark Wiest Fellows North
1928a Fead Sharpe McDonald Clark Wiest Fellows North Potter
1929 North Fead Sharpe McDonald Clark Wiest Fellows Potter
1929a North Fead Sharpe McDonald Clark Wiest Potter Butzel
1930 Butzel North Fead Sharpe McDonald Clark Wiest Potter
1930a Wiest Butzel North Fead Sharpe McDonald Clark Potter
1931 Butzel Wiest North Fead Sharpe McDonald Clark Potter
1932 Clark Butzel Wiest North Fead Sharpe McDonald Potter
1933 McDonald Clark Butzel Wiest North Fead Sharpe Potter
1933a McDonald Butzel Wiest North Fead Sharpe Potter Weadock
1934 Sharpe Butzel Wiest North Fead Potter Bushnell Sharpe
1935 Potter Sharpe Butzel Wiest North Fead Bushnell Sharpe
1935a Potter Butzel Wiest North Fead Bushnell Sharpe Toy
1936 North Potter Butzel Wiest Fead Bushnell Sharpe Toy
1936a North Potter Butzel Wiest Fead Bushnell Sharpe Chandler
1937 Fead North Potter Butzel Wiest Bushnell Sharpe Chandler
1938 Wiest North Potter Butzel Bushnell Sharpe Chandler McAllister
1939 Butzel Wiest North Potter Bushnell Sharpe Chandler McAllister
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1940 Bushnell Butzel Wiest North Potter Sharpe Chandler McAllister
1940a Bushnell Butzel Wiest North Sharpe Chandler McAllister Boyles
1941 Sharpe Bushnell Butzel Wiest North Chandler McAllister Boyles
1941a Sharpe Bushnell Butzel Wiest North Chandler Boyles Starr
1942 Chandler Sharpe Bushnell Butzel Wiest North Boyles Starr
1943 Boyles Chandler Sharpe Bushnell Butzel Wiest North Starr
1944 North Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Butzel Wiest Starr Reid
1945 Starr North Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Butzel Wiest Reid
1945a Starr North Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Butzel Reid Carr
1946 Butzel Starr North Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Reid Carr
1946a Butzel North Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Reid Carr Dethmers
1947 Carr Butzel North Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Reid Dethmers
1948 Bushnell Carr Butzel North Boyles Sharpe Reid Dethmers
1949 Sharpe Bushnell Carr Butzel North Boyles Reid Dethmers
1950 Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Carr Butzel North Reid Dethmers
1951 Reid Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Carr Butzel North Dethmers
1952 North Reid Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Carr Butzel Dethmers
1952a Adams Reid Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Carr Butzel Dethmers
1953 Dethmers Adams Reid Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Carr Butzel
1954 Butzel Dethmers Reid Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Carr Kelly
1955 Carr Butzel Dethmers Reid Boyles Sharpe Bushnell Kelly
1955a Carr Butzel Dethmers Reid Boyles Sharpe Kelly Smith
1956 Sharpe Carr Dethmers Reid Boyles Kelly Smith Black
1956a Dethmers Sharpe Carr Reid Boyles Kelly Smith Black
1956b Dethmers Sharpe Carr Boyles Kelly Smith Black Edwards, Jr.
1957 Dethmers Sharpe Carr Kelly Smith Black Edwards, Jr. Voelker
1958 Dethmers Carr Kelly Smith Black Edwards, Jr. Voelker Kavanagh
1959 Dethmers Carr Kelly Smith Black Edwards, Jr. Voelker Kavanagh
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1960 Dethmers Carr Kelly Smith Black Edwards, Jr. Kavanagh Souris
1961 Dethmers Carr Kelly Smith Black Edwards, Jr. Kavanagh Souris
1961a Dethmers Carr Kelly Black Edwards, Jr. Kavanagh Souris Smith
1962 Dethmers Carr Kelly Black Kavanagh Souris Smith Adams
1962a Carr Dethmers Kelly Black Kavanagh Souris Smith Adams
1963 Carr Dethmers Kelly Black Kavanagh Souris Smith O'Hara
1964 Kavanagh Dethmers Kelly Black Souris Smith O'Hara Adams
1965 Kavanagh Dethmers Kelly Black Souris Smith O'Hara Adams
1966 Kavanagh Dethmers Kelly Black Souris Smith O'Hara Adams
1967 Kavanagh Dethmers Kelly Black Souris Smith O'Hara Adams
1967a Dethmers Kavanagh Kelly Black Souris O'Hara Adams Brennan
1968 Dethmers Kavanagh Kelly Black Souris O'Hara Adams Brennan
1969 Dethmers Kavanagh Kelly Black Adams Brennan Kavanagh
1969a Brennan Dethmers Kavanagh Kelly Black Adams Kavanagh
1970 Brennan Dethmers Kavanagh Kelly Black Adams Kavanagh
1971 Brennan Dethmers Kavanagh Kelly Black Adams Kavanagh
1971a Brennan Kavanagh Black Adams Kavanagh Swainson Williams
1971b Kavanagh Brennan Black Adams Kavanagh Swainson Williams
1972 Kavanagh Brennan Black Adams Kavanagh Swainson Williams
1973 Kavanagh Brennan Black Adams Kavanagh Swainson Williams
1973a Kavanagh Brennan Kavanagh Swainson Williams Levin Coleman
1974 Kavanagh Kavanagh Swainson Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald
1975 Kavanagh Kavanagh Swainson Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald
1975a Kavanagh Swainson Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald Lindemer
1975b Kavanagh Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald Lindemer Ryan
1976 Kavanagh Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald Lindemer Ryan
1977 Kavanagh Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald Ryan Moody, Jr.
1978 Kavanagh Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald Ryan Moody, Jr.
1979 Kavanagh Williams Levin Coleman Fitzgerald Ryan Moody, Jr.
1979a Coleman Kavanagh Williams Levin Fitzgerald Ryan Moody, Jr.
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1980 Coleman Kavanagh Williams Levin Fitzgerald Ryan Moody, Jr.
1981 Coleman Kavanagh Williams Levin Fitzgerald Ryan Moody, Jr.
1982 Coleman Kavanagh Williams Levin Fitzgerald Ryan Moody, Jr.
1982a Fitzgerald Coleman Kavanagh Williams Levin Ryan Moody, Jr.
1982b Fitzgerald Coleman Kavanagh Williams Levin Ryan Riley
1983 Williams Kavanagh Levin Ryan Riley Brickley Cavanagh
1983a Williams Kavanagh Levin Ryan Brickley Cavanagh Boyle
1984 Williams Kavanagh Levin Ryan Brickley Cavanagh Boyle
1985 Williams Levin Ryan Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Riley
1986 Williams Levin Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Riley Archer
1987 Riley Levin Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Archer Griffin
1988 Riley Levin Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Archer Griffin
1989 Riley Levin Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Archer Griffin
1990 Riley Levin Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Archer Griffin
1990a Riley Levin Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Griffin Mallett, Jr.
1991 Riley Levin Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Griffin Mallett, Jr.
1991a Cavanagh Riley Levin Brickley Boyle Griffin Mallett, Jr.
1992 Cavanagh Riley Levin Brickley Boyle Griffin Mallett, Jr.
1993 Cavanagh Riley Levin Brickley Boyle Griffin Mallett, Jr.
1994 Cavanagh Riley Levin Brickley Boyle Griffin Mallett, Jr.
1995 Brickley Cavanagh Riley Levin Boyle Mallett, Jr. Weaver
1996 Brickley Cavanagh Riley Levin Boyle Mallett, Jr. Weaver
1997 Mallett, Jr. Brickley Cavanagh Riley Boyle Weaver Kelly
1997a Mallett, Jr. Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Weaver Kelly Taylor
1998 Mallett, Jr. Brickley Cavanagh Boyle Weaver Kelly Taylor
1999 Weaver Brickley Cavanagh Kelly Taylor Corrigan Young, Jr.
1999a Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Taylor Corrigan Young, Jr. Markman
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2000 Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Taylor Corrigan Young, Jr. Markman
2001 Corrigan Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Taylor Young, Jr. Markman
2002 Corrigan Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Taylor Young, Jr. Markman
2003 Corrigan Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Taylor Young, Jr. Markman
2004 Corrigan Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Taylor Young, Jr. Markman
2005 Taylor Corrigan Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Young, Jr. Markman
2006 Taylor Corrigan Weaver Cavanagh Kelly Young, Jr. Markman
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