Supreme Court of Rock and Roll

What if the members of the U.S. Supreme Court were rock and roll musicians?  What would their names be?  What bands would they join?  This list imagines the justices in alternative musical careers.

To examine the companion list, Constitutional Law of Rock and Roll, click here.

Justice	Band / Performer	Rock and Roll Justice
James Wilson		James Wilson Pickett
John Jay		The John O’Jays
William Cushing		Rushing
John Blair, Jr.		Blair Supply
John Rutledge		Percy Rutsledge
James Iredell		Tommy James and the Iredells
Thomas Johnson		Tom Joneson
William Paterson		Paterson Airplane
Samuel Chase		Chubby Chaser
Oliver Ellsworth		Ollie Ellsbourne
Bushrod Washington		Bushrod Stewart
Alfred Moore		Alfreddie and the Dreamers
John Marshall		The John Marshall Tucker Band
William Johnson		William Johnsonic Youth
Henry Brockholst Livingston		Henry Brockholst Living Colour
Thomas Todd		Big Head Thomas Todd
Gabriel Duvall		The Duvallman Brothers Band
Joseph Story		Peter, Paul, and Story
Smith Thompson		The Smith Thompson Twins
Robert Trimble		Justin Trimblelake
John McLean		Wu-Tang McClean
Henry Baldwin		Henry and the Baldfish
James Moore Wayne		Etta James Moore Wayne
Roger B. Taney		Ike and Tina Taney
Philip Pendleton Barbour		The Barbournaked Ladies
John Catron		John Catron Jovi
John McKinley		The McKinks
Peter Vivian Daniel		Fine Young Daniels
Samuel Nelson		Nine Inch Nelson
Levi Woodbury		The Traveleviing Woodburys
Robert Cooper Grier		Griers for Fears
Benjamin Robbins Curtis		The Curetis
John Archibald Campbell		The John Archies Campell
Nathan Clifford		Nathan Cliff Richard and the Shadows
Noah Haynes Swayne		Derek and the Dominoahs
Samuel Freeman Miller		Samuel Free Miller
David Davis		The Spencer David Davis Group
Stephen J. Field		Buffalo Stephenfield
Salmon P. Chase		Phish
William Strong		Sonny Boy Williamstrong
Joseph P. Bradley		Echo and the Bradleymen
Ward Hunt		Grand Hunt Railroad
Morrison Waite		Van Morrison Waite
John Marshall Harlan		Van Harlan
William Burnham Woods		Earth, Woods, and Fire
Stanley Matthews		Stanley Dan
Horace Gray		Gray City Rollers
Samuel Blatchford		The Blatch Eyed Peas
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar		L.L. Qool J.
Melville Fuller		The Melvillage People
David Josiah Brewer		David Brewer and Shipley
Henry Billings Brown		Henry Billings Brownsville Station
George Shiras, Jr.		The Shi-Lites
Howell Edmunds Jackson		Howellin’ Wolf
Edward Douglass White		Edward Douglass Whitesnake
Rufus Wheeler Peckham		Rufus and Pekha Kahn
Joseph McKenna		Fleetwood McKenna
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.		Oliver Rupert Holmes, Jr.
William R. Day		Dayvo
William Henry Moody		The William Henry Moody Blues
Horace Harmon Lurton		Horace Harmon Melvin and the Blue Notes
Charles Evans Hughes		The Guess Hughes
Willis Van Devanter		Martha and the Vandevanters
Joseph Rucker Lamar		Joe Lamarley and the Wailers
Mahlon Pitney		Pitney Spears
James Clark McReynolds		Hamilton, Joe Frank & McReynolds
Louis Brandeis		Boston
John Hessin Clarke		John Petula Clarke
William Howard Taft		Meat Loaf
George Sutherland		The Georgia Sutherlites
Pierce Butler		Iron Butlerfly
Edward Terry Sanford		Edward Terry Sanford-Townsend Band
Harlan F. Stone		Sly and the Harlan Stone
Owen Roberts		The Black Crowen Roberts
Benjamin N. Cardozo		Ben Folds Five Cards
Hugo Black		Hugo Black Sabbath
Stanley Forman Reed		Stanlou Reed
Felix Frankfurter		Frankfurter Goes to Hollywood
William O. Douglas		William O. Donaldson and the Heywoods
Frank Murphy		Frankie Murphy and the Four Seasons
James F. Byrnes		Pearl Jam F. Byrnes
Robert H. Jackson		The Robert Jackson 5
Wiley Blount Rutledge		Blount, Sweat, and Tears
Harold Hitz Burton		The Talking Hitz
Fred M. Vinson		Fred Mercury Vinson
Tom C. Clark		The Tom Clark Five
Sherman Minton		Sherman’s Hermits
Earl Warren		Earl Warren Zevon
John Marshall Harlan II		Harlan Harlan
William J. Brennan, Jr.		Hank Williams J. Brennan, Jr.
Charles Evans Whittaker		Average Whittaker Band
Potter Stewart		The Red Hot Chili Potters
Byron White		The Byron White Stripes
Arthur Goldberg		The Go-Goldbergs
Abe Fortas		The Abe Fourtops
Thurgood Marshall		George Thurgood and the Delaware (and Kansas, South Carolina, and Virginia) Destroyers
Warren E. Burger		The Flying Burger Brothers
Harry Blackmun		Procol Harry
Lewis F. Powell, Jr.		Gary Lewis and the Powellboys
William Rehnquist		Mr. Rehnquister
John Paul Stevens		John Paul Revere and the Raiders
Sandra Day O’Connor		Sinead Day O’Connor
Antonin Scalia		Nino Simone
Anthony Kennedy		The Dead Anthony Kennedys
David Souter		SU2
Clarence Thomas		Clarence Clearwater Revival
Ruth Bader Ginsburg		Ruth Bader Gin Blossoms
Stephen Breyer		Breyer Straits
John G. Roberts		John G. Hates Jazz
Samuel Alito		Sam the Sham and the Alitos
Sonia Sotomayor		Sonny and Chertomayor
Elena Kagan		Elena Light Orchestra
Neil Gorsuch		Tupac Shakorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh		The Bretenders
Amy Coney Barrett		Whamy!
Ketanji Brown Jackson		Ketanji Brown Jackson Browne