Justices With The Same Last Name

April 23rd, 2013

Who can name all the Justices who share the same last name:

  • John Marshall and Thurgood Marshall
  • Samuel Chase and Salmon Chase
  • Thomas Johnson and William Johnson
  • John Marshall Harlan I and John Marshall Harlan II
  • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (yes this was actually a Justice) and Joseph Rucker Lamar – they were cousins
  • Howell Jackson and Robert H. Jackson (H/T John Q. Barrett)
  • Edward White and Byron White
  • Owen Roberts and John Roberts – they share an bond for switches in time