Every Supreme Court seat, 1789 to today

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Associate Seat 6

Created September 24, 1789 by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73. Abolished July 5, 1867 under the Judicial Circuits Act of 1866, 14 Stat. 209. Lapsed on Justice Wayne's death; the 1866 Act barred filling it. 4 justices have held it.

Vacant 230 days September 24, 1789 – May 12, 1790
James Iredell 1790–1799 · 9 years, 5 months · Washington
Vacant 183 days October 20, 1799 – April 21, 1800
Alfred Moore 1800–1804 · 3 years, 9 months · J. Adams
Vacant 102 days January 26, 1804 – May 7, 1804
William Johnson 1804–1834 · 30 years, 2 months · Jefferson
Vacant 163 days August 4, 1834 – January 14, 1835
James Moore Wayne 1835–1867 · 32 years, 5 months · Jackson