Thomas McKean (Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1777-1799)
Hugh Henry Brackenridge (Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1799-1816)
Ambrose Spencer (New York Supreme Court, 1804-1822)
William Tilghman (Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1806-1827)
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