Chief Justice Bio	Party	Term	Age	Left Office	Occupation
George F. Moore	Democrat	1878-1881	56	Resigned	Lawyer
Robert S. Gould	Democrat	1881-1882	55	Defeated	Lawyer
Asa H. Willie	Democrat	1882-1888	53	Retired	Lawyer
John W. Stayton	Democrat	1888-1894	58	Died	Lawyer
Reuben R. Gaines	Democrat	1894-1911	58	Retired	Lawyer
Thomas J. Brown	Democrat	1911-1915	75	Died	Lawyer
Nelson Phillips	Democrat	1915-1921	42	Resigned	Lawyer
C. M. Cureton	Democrat	1921-1940	47	Died	Lawyer
W. F. Moore	Democrat	1940-1941	72	Retired	Lawyer
James P. Alexander	Democrat	1941-1948	57	Died	Lawyer
J. E. Hickman	Democrat	1948-1961	65	Retired	Lawyer
Robert W. Calvert	Democrat	1961-1972	56	Retired	Lawyer
Joe R. Greenhill	Democrat	1972-1982	58	Retired	Lawyer
Jack Pope	Democrat	1982-1985	69	Retired	Lawyer
John L. Hill, Jr.	Democrat	1985-1988	61	Resigned	Lawyer
Thomas R. Phillips	Republican	1988-2004	39	Retired	Lawyer
Wallace B. Jefferson	Republican	2004-	41	---	Lawyer

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