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Current Members. was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955. He married Jane Sullivan in 1996 and they have two children - Josephine and Jack. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979. He served as a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second ...
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Born: March 26, 1930 in Texas, United States Parents: Harry Alfred and Ada Mae Education: Stanford University (1950), Stanford Law School (1952) Spouse: John Jay O’Connor Nominated by: President Ronald Reagan Date of swearing in: September 25, 1981 Time on the Court: 1981-2006 Not only was Sandra Day O’Connor the first female majority leader of any...
Born: March 15, 1933; Brooklyn, New York Death: September 18, 2020; Washington, D.C. Parents: Celia and Nathan Bader Education: Columbia Law School (graduated in 1959); Cornell University (graduated with BA in government in 1954) Spouse: Martin D. Ginsburg Nominated by: President Bill Clinton Date of swearing–in: August 10, 1993 Time on the Court: ...
Born: June 25, 1954; Bronx, New York Parents: Juan Sotomayor and Celina Báez Education: Yale Law school (J.D., 1979); Princeton University (graduated summa cum laude in 1976) Spouse: Kevin Noonan (1976-1983) Nominated by: President Obama Date of swearing–in: August 8, 2009 Time on the Court: 2009 – present Most Known landmark case: Utah v. Strieff ...
Born: April 28, 1960; New York City Parents: Robert Kagan and Gloria Kagan Education: Harvard Law School (J.D., 1986); Oxford (M.Phil, 1983); Princeton (A.B., 1981) Nominated by: President Obama Date of swearing in: August 7, 2010 Time on the Court: 2010-present Most Known landmark case: King v. Burwell (2015); Obergefell v. Hodges (2015); Cooper v...
Born: January 28, 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Parents: Michael Coney and Linda Coney Education: University of Notre Dame, Rhodes College Spouse: Jesse M. Barrett Nominated by: President Trump Date of swearing in: October 27, 2020 Time on the Court: 2020-present Amy Coney Barrett began her Supreme Court tenure in late October, 2020. She was...
The United States Supreme Court is the highest level of the judiciary branch. Out of 115 justices that have served on the court, only six have been women. Four are currently serving: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
- Sandra Day O’Connor. Year appointed: 1981. Appointed by: President Ronald Reagan. Years served: 1981-2006. Overview: O’Connor made history by becoming the first woman ever to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court when she was nominated by Reagan to replace the retiring Potter Stewart.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Year appointed: 1993. Appointed by: President Bill Clinton. Years served: 1993-2020. Overview: Heralded as a champion of gender equality and women’s rights, Ginsburg was appointed in 1993 to replace the seat left open by Byron White’s retirement.
- Sonia Sotomayor. Year appointed: 2009. Appointed by: President Obama. Years served: 2009-present. Overview: The 67-year-old Sotomayor became the first Hispanic and Latina justice of the Supreme Court when she was appointed by Obama to fill a seat vacated by the retirement of David Souter.
- Elena Kagan. Year appointed: 2010. Appointed by: President Obama. Years served: 2010-present. Overview: The 61-year-old Kagan was the first female dean at the Harvard Law School and became Solicitor General of the United States under Obama in 2009.
Oct 2, 2019 · Updated on October 02, 2019. In the Supreme Court's 230-year history, four women have served as Supreme Court justices. A total of 114 justices have ever served on the Supreme Court, meaning that women make up just 3.5% of the total.
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May 19, 2024 · Sandra Day O’Connor, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate conservative, she was known for her pragmatism and for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions.
Apr 23, 2024 · Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 to 2020. The second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, she became an articulate representative of liberal perspectives on the Court and eventually the leader of the Court’s minority liberal bloc.
