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  1. In 1999, Pinello conducted a meta-analysis of 84 studies of American courts covering 222,789 cases adjudicated since World War II and found that political party affiliation was a dependable indicator of rulings: Democratic judges voted in favor of liberal solutions more often than Republican judges did, especially in federal courts (the U.S ...

  2. Mar 21, 2022 · The Supreme Court has six conservative and three liberal justices, with Chief Justice Roberts as a swing vote. Learn how justices are nominated, confirmed and retire, and what the current political balance means for the court.

    • Sonia Sotomayor. Appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2009, Sotomayor is the most liberal of the current Supreme Court. Per Ballotpedia, Sotomayor's Martin-Quinn score following the 2019-2020 term was -3.48.
    • Elena Kagan. By Supreme Court standards, Kagan is fairly liberal. Ballotpedia reported that her Martin-Quinn score was -1.69 following the 2019-2020 term.
    • Stephen Breyer. Like Kagan, Breyer, appointed by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, is liberal by Supreme Court standards. His Martin-Quinn score is -1.87.
    • John Roberts. Now we're getting into the conservative members of the court. I talked about Roberts, the current chief justice, a little in the introduction.
  3. Jul 3, 2023 · The Supreme Court remained conservative in its 2022-23 term, with Kavanaugh as the median justice and Alito as the most conservative, according to preliminary data. The web page also shows the political leanings of the justices and the court's recent decisions on voting rights and gay rights.

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  4. Learn about the nine Justices who make up the current Supreme Court, including their names, photos, and biographies. The web page does not provide information on their political affiliation or ideology.

  5. Jun 1, 2019 · A chart shows the political leanings of the Supreme Court justices based on a score that measures judicial ideology. The most conservative is Samuel Alito and the most liberal is Sonia Sotomayor, according to preliminary data for the 2022 term.

  6. This graphical timeline depicts the progression of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. [9] [10] Information regarding each justice's predecessors, successors, and fellow justices, as well as their tenure on the court, can be gleaned (and comparisons between justices drawn) from it.

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