who is currently the longest serving supreme court justice
Anthony Kennedy
title: Supreme Court of the United States text: of a chief justice, currently John Roberts, and eight associate justices. Among the current members of the Court, Clarence Thomas is the longest-serving justice, with a tenure of days () as of ; the most recent justice to join the court is Brett Kavanaugh, whose tenure began on October 6, 2018. This graphical timeline depicts the length of each current Supreme Court justice's tenure (not seniority) on the Court: The Court currently has six male and three female justices. Among the nine justices, there is one African-American (Justice Thomas) and one Hispanic (Justice Sotomayor). Two of the justices were born title: John Paul Stevens text: the Supreme Court with 34 years and six months of service and just 3 days short of tying the tenure of the second-longest serving justice in history (Stephen Johnson Field, 1863-1897). The longest-serving is his immediate predecessor, Justice William O. Douglas, who served 36 and a half years. Stevens is also the second-oldest justice, aged 90 years and two months at retirement, in the Court's history behind Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. who retired at the age of 90 years and 10 months. In July 2015, Stevens became the longest-lived retired justice, surpassing Stanley Forman Reed who died at age 95 title: Supreme Court of Canada text: order of precedence) as of . Among the current justices, Rosalie Abella is the longest-serving, with a tenure of . Michael Moldaver and Andromache Karakatsanis share the distinction of having the second-longest tenure, each, as they were both appointed puisne justice on the same day in October 2011. Richard Wagner's cumulative tenure is — as puisne justice, and as chief justice. Sheilah Martin, who succeeded to Wagner's puisne seat, has the briefest tenure, . The length of tenure for the other justices are: Clément Gascon, ; Suzanne Côté, ; Russell Brown, ; and Malcom Rowe, . The Rules of the title: Clarence Thomas text: Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is currently the most senior associate justice on the Court following the retirement of Anthony Kennedy. Thomas succeeded Thurgood Marshall and is the second African American to serve on the Court. Among the current members of the Court he is the longest-serving justice, with a tenure of days () as of . Thomas grew up in Savannah, Georgia, and was educated at the College of the Holy Cross title: Clarence Thomas text: dinner party in 1999, when she was a Truman Foundation scholar. Thomas denied the allegations. Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is currently the most senior associate justice on the Court following the retirement of Anthony Kennedy. Thomas succeeded Thurgood Marshall and is the second African American to serve on the Court. Among the current members of the Court he is the longest-serving justice, with a tenure of days () as of . Thomas