Has there been any US Supreme Court Justices who have not held a Legal Degree?

Hello,

The answer to your question is no. They have all passed the bar in
some state or another. From the Supreme Court Historical Society's
webpage (linked below):

"The president’s choices for appointment to the Court have all been
lawyers, although there is no constitutional or legal requirement to
that effect."


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history "supreme court" on google:
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Additional Links:

Selecting Justices on Supreme Court Historical Society webpage:
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/03_how/subs_how/03_a16.html


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skermit-ga

Just to add to the excellent answer, you might also be interested in
this related question that I previously answered

"Eligibility Requirements to be appointed to the US Supreme Court"
https://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=73980

Regards

THX1138

As further info . . . I previously answered a similar question:

As of 1998, the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice
Statistics contained a table summarizing the necessary qualifications
for each type of court within a particular state.  See:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/sco98.pdf Table 8 is on page 60
of this 374 page table.

If I may summarize those states and courts where it is reported a law
degree is not a REQUIREMENT to sit on the bench:

AL	PROBATE
AK	MAGISTRATES
AZ	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
AR	COUNTY COURT
	COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
	CITY COURT
	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
CO	COUNTY COURT
	MUNICIPAL COURT
CT	PROBATE
DE	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
	ALDERMANS’ COURT
GA	MAGISTRATES COURT
IN	CITY COURT AND TOWN COURT
IA	MAGISTRATES
LA	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
	MAYOR’S COURT
ME	SUPERIOR COURT
MD	ORPHAN’S COURT
MA	ALL
MS	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
MT	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
	CITY COURT
NM	MUNICIPAL COURT
	PROBATE COURT
NY	TOWN COURT AND VILLAGE COURT
OH	MAYORS’ COURT
OK	SPECIAL DISTRICT COURTS
	MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL COURTS
OR	COUNTY COURT
	JUSTICE COURTS
	MUNICIPAL COURTS
PA	DISTRICT JUSTICE
	PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC
	PITTSBURGH CITY MAGISTRATE COURT
SC	MAGISTRATES COURT
	PROBATE
	MUNICIPAL
TX	CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY COURTS
	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
UT	JUSTICE COURT
VT	PROBATE
WV	MUNICIPAL
WI	SOME MUNICIPAL COURTS
WY	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
	MUNICIPAL

In addition, as to becoming a federal judge, our Constitution sets
forth no specific requirements. However, members of Congress, who
typically recommend potential nominees, and the Department of Justice,
which reviews nominees' qualifications, have developed their own
informal criteria. http://www.uscourts.gov/faq.html
Remember, though, that Abraham Lincoln did not attend law school, and
Clarence Darrow only attended one year of law school and left.
Many states seem to be implementing a rule, in some cases by state
constitutional amendment, whereby not only must one have a law degree,
but that the candidate for judicial office have been a member of the
bar for at least five years.
I hope this answers your question. 
weisstho-ga

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weisstho-ga

Chief Justice John Marshall only attended law classes for seven weeks.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/jmarshall/marsh.htm

I think you will find that any number of justices did not receive "law
degrees" although they were all members of the bar of some
jurisdiction, as Skermit indicated.

weisstho-ga