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SCOTUS trivia

Justice William Douglas was the longest-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, with a 36-year tenure lasting from 1939 to 1975. How many chief justices did Douglas serve with?

a) 9
b) 5
c) 4
d) 7

The correct answer: 5. William Douglas served with:

• Charles Evans Hughes, chief justice from 1930 to 1941
• Harlan Fiske Stone, chief justice from 1941 to 1946
• Frederick Vinson, chief justice from 1946 to 1953
• Earl Warren, chief justice from 1954 to 1969
• Warren Burger, chief justice from 1969 to 1986