Thank you for reading The Marble Palace Blog, which I hope will inform and surprise you about the Supreme Court of the United States. My name is Tony Mauro. I've covered the Supreme Court since 1979 and for ALM since 2000. I semiretired in 2019, but I am still fascinated by the high court. I'll welcome any tips or suggestions for topics to write about. You can reach me at [email protected].


In the lengthy roster of 115 Supreme Court justices since the court began, there have been numerous duos: or two justices with the same surname.

Think of John Marshall and Thurgood Marshall, John Roberts and Owen Roberts, Byron White and Edward White, the two Harlans, two Rutledges, and several others. But there have never been trios—three justices with the same last name.