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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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photo source: Wikimedia Commons Amy Coney Barrettis currently the youngest member of the U.S. Supreme Court. She was appointed just a few short weeks after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away in September 2020. Like the other justices appointed by Donald Trump, Barrett’s nomination was controversial. In 2016, an election year, Senate Republican...
Amy Coney Barrett is a protégée (and former clerk) of the deceased Justice Antonin Scalia and she shares his originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Ketanji Brown Jacksonis the newest member of the Supreme Court. Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden to replace Stephen Breyer upon his retirement on June 30, 2022. Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court has been historic as she is the first Black woman to ever serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. She i...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Neil Gorsuchis one of the youngest members of the current Supreme Court of the United States at 55. Gorsuch was nominated by President Donald Trump to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia following his death in 2016. Gorsuch earned a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University, a Juris Doctor from Harvard University, and aft...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Brett Kavanaughhas only served for less than four years and so far he is known for his hotly contested nomination hearing. As soon as Kavanaugh’s name was put on President Trump’s short list of replacements for Justice Anthony Kennedy, Palo Alto University Professor of Psychology Christine Blasey Ford contacted a Was...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Elena Kaganis the fourth woman to ever serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and President Barack Obama’s second Supreme Court nominee. Kagan was appointed in 2010 and has been in office for over 12 years. Although Kagan is considered part of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, she tends to be th...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Since the retirement of Anthony Kennedy in 2018 Roberts has become a key swing vote on the Court. Roberts studied history at Harvard University then went to Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk for Circuit Judge Henry Friendly and then-associate justice William Rehnquist before taking a position in the attorn...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons In 2009, Sonia Sotomayorbecame the third woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Sotomayor is one of several justices in their 60s, which is relatively young for this current Court. Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, Sotomayor has served on the Supreme Court for nearly 11 years. Soto...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Samuel Alitois currently the second oldest Supreme Court justice and is 72 years old. Alito was nominated by President George W. Bush and appointed in early 2006. Just like Clarence Thomas, Alito is considered one of the most conservative justices. In fact, Alito is such a hard-right conservative that during his nomi...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Following the retirement of Stephen Breyer, Justice Clarence Thomasis now the oldest member of the U.S. Supreme Court at the age of 74. First appointed in 1991, Thomas is currently the longest-serving justice among this group of justices. Serving as the director successor to Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second Af...
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As of May 1, 2024, the length of service for the nine incumbent justices ranges from Clarence Thomas 's 32 years, 191 days to Ketanji Brown Jackson 's 1 year, 306 days.
A Historical Timeline of the Court. View Court History. Profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of all current United States Supreme Court justices. The Chief Justice: John G Roberts, Jr.
Feb 10, 2023 · What are the ages of Supreme Court justices in 2024? From oldest to youngest, the ages of the current Supreme Court justices are: Justice Thomas, 75; Justice Alito, 73; Justice...
Sort by age (current or at the end of service), the age at which they took the oath of office, or the length of their tenure. Note that justices who served as both Associate and Chief Justice will have separate bars for each term of service. Chief Justice bars are oulined in black.
