Sonia Sotomayor was born in The Bronx, New York City on June 25, 1954. She has been serving since August 2009 and is the Court’s 111th justice, its first Hispanic justice (Puerto Rican decent), and its third female justice. In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to replace retired Justice David Souter.
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Chief Justice
John G. Roberts, Jr. – Current Chief Justice
John Glover Roberts, Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is the seventeenth and current Chief Justice of the United States. He has served since 2005, having been nominated by (former) President George W. Bush after the death of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He is usually considered to be a judicial conservative. Read the rest… [Continue Reading]
Associate Justices
David Souter
David Hackett Souter (pronounced /?su?t?r/; born September 17, 1939) served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1990 until his retirement from the Court effective June 29, 2009. He filled the seat vacated by William J. Brennan, Jr. … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor (born March 26, 1930) is an American jurist and was the first woman to become Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the Court in 2006. O'Connor was appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
Samuel Alito
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and has served on the court since January 31, 2006. … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
Stephen Breyer
Stephen Gerald Breyer (born August 15, 1938) is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1994, and known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional law, Breyer is generally associated with the more liberal side of the Court. … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15, 1933) is an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Ginsburg was appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton, in 1993 and generally votes with the liberal wing of the court. She is the second female Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor being the first, and the … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having served since 1991. Justice Thomas is the second African American to serve on the nation's highest court, after Justice Thurgood Marshall whom he succeeded. … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, having been appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy is often the swing vote on many of the Court's politically charged 5–4 decisions. … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia (help·info) (born March 11, 1936)[2] is an American jurist and the second-most senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan. He is considered to be a core member of the conservative wing of the court. … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920) is the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the Supreme Court in 1975 and is the oldest member of the Court. He was appointed to the Court by Republican President Gerald Ford. Stevens is widely considered to be on the liberal … [Click Here to Cast Your Vote and Leave Your Opinion...]
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