Jurists

Antonin Scalia Supreme Court justice from 1986 to 2016 and the leading advocate of originalism and textualism, known for vigorous opinions and dissents. Clarence Thomas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court since 1991, an originalist who has written influential opinions on the Second Amendment, federalism and precedent. John Marshall Fourth Chief Justice of the United States, who served from 1801 to 1835 and established judicial review in Marbury v. Madison. Robert Bork Yale law professor, Solicitor General and appeals judge whose 1987 Supreme Court nomination failed and whose originalism and antitrust work were influential. William Blackstone English jurist whose Commentaries on the Laws of England organised the common law and became the standard legal text for the American Founders. William Rehnquist Sixteenth Chief Justice of the United States, who led the Court from 1986 to 2005 and revived federalism limits on Congress.