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LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
Tue Jun 28, 2016, 10:28 AM Jun 2016

Favorite all-time Supreme Court Justice [View all]

I use to say that Thurgood Marshall was my favorite but lately Ruth Bader Ginsberg has been slowly creeping up behind the legendary Marshall and could possibly be the best.

I know there are many other awesome SCOTUS justices out there but personally I think Marshall and Ginsberg are two of the best. I'd like to take this to a poll and see what you folks think.

I've listed some of the greatest (of the last couple of decades) out there of all time but I did leave a blank for anyone who wants to add in their own 2 cents.


12 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Thurgood Marshall
5 (42%)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
4 (33%)
Stephen Breyer
0 (0%)
Sonia Sotomayor
0 (0%)
Elena Kagan
0 (0%)
John Paul Stevens (best thing Ford ever did)
1 (8%)
David Souter (Appointed by Sr Bush but turned out to be pretty progressive)
0 (0%)
Harry Blackmun (Nixon appointee and one of the most progressive to serve the bench)
1 (8%)
Another Progressive Nominee not listed (write-in)
1 (8%)
I love Scalia and Thomas (and I should be banned since I'm a Trump supporter too!)
0 (0%)
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Marshall set the bar height for other Justices. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1
Sadly, his replacement can't see that high (n/t) PJMcK Jun 2016 #3
You'd have to dig a hole the size of the Mariana Trench LynneSin Jun 2016 #6
Couldn't have said it better, LynneSin. SPOT. ON. eom BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #9
I heartily concur! Raster Jun 2016 #2
We are all such nerds Nevernose Jun 2016 #4
This one was hard... Stellar Jun 2016 #5
Can I take into consideration.... Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #7
I can't choose just one. merrily Jun 2016 #8
My vote goes to John Harlan... First Speaker Jun 2016 #10
Louis Brandeis n/t Gormy Cuss Jun 2016 #11
Gotta go with my Minnesota connection, Harry Blackmun. trotsky Jun 2016 #12
No Brennan? geek tragedy Jun 2016 #13
All of these pale in comparison Proud Public Servant Jun 2016 #14
William O. Douglas and Earl Warren FuzzyRabbit Jun 2016 #15
Brandeis, Cardozo, Warren, Holmes not there??? Herman4747 Jun 2016 #16
10 Limit hench option #9 LynneSin Jun 2016 #18
I really like Benjamin Cardozo. no_hypocrisy Jun 2016 #17
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