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Oct 28, 2020 · To date, there have only been 15 Catholic justices — out of 115 justices total — in the history of the Supreme Court. Here is a quick glimpse at the six currently serving on the highest court...
Oct 27, 2020 · Justice Barrett, whose faith has been both scrutinized and applauded during her fast-tracked confirmation process, brings the number of Catholic justices on the Supreme Court to six.
Apr 8, 2022 · The remaining six justices -- John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett -- are Catholic. Thus, the court will consist of six...
Jul 7, 2018 · Today, six of the nine justices are Catholic — if you count Neil Gorsuch, who was raised Catholic and has attended an Episcopal Church. The other three are Jewish. Trump's potential nominees —...
Oct 19, 2020 · This number rises to seven if you count Justice Sherman Minton, who converted to Catholicism after he left the bench in 1956. The first Jew on the high court was the celebrated legal mind Louis ...
Following the retirement of Justice Kennedy, the Catholic majority on the court was extended by the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh; the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett increased this majority to six Catholic members of the court, or seven if Gorsuch is classified as a Catholic.
Jul 15, 2022 · With five, maybe six, Catholic conservative justices and one Catholic liberal justice (Sonia Sotomayor), seven out of nine justices are of the same religion. Justice Elena Kagan is Jewish and new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has said she is a nondenominational Protestant.
