Show JUS i ICE JACKSONS TERM next to the shortest in the history of the united states supreme court justice jackson s service of two years on the supreme bench of the united states is one of alie shortest terms in the history of the court the only shorter term was that of justice biar rison who was appointed in 1789 and resided alie office in the same year to become chancellor of his native state maryland chief justice rutledge the only man to be twice appointed to the supreme benali says the new york sun resigned the office of associate justice in 1791 after two years of service to become chief justice of south carolina he was named chief justice of the united states supreme court in 1795 and presided one term but the nomination was rejected by the senate because it was discovered that his mind had become impaired associate justice trimble of kentucky died in 1828 after two years of service these are alie only justices whose terms have been as short as that of justice jackson save one of his associates still upon the bench the longest terms were those of chief justices marshall and story each of whom served thirty four years five others served over thirty years five between twenty five and thirty six between twenty and twenty five nine between fifteen and twenty six between ten and fifteen seventeen between five and ten and eight less than five years some of those included in this summary are still upon the bench justice field appointed in 1883 is the oldest in point of service of the present bench and his term approaches the the longest in the history of the court |