No University Legal Education
Some justices received no legal education in a university setting, but were instead either trained through apprenticeships or were self-taught, as was common with many lawyers prior to the mid-20th century.
- James F. Byrnes
- Samuel Chase
- John Hessin Clarke
- James Iredell
- Thomas Johnson
Read more about this topic: List Of Law Schools Attended By United States Supreme Court Justices
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