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John G. Roberts Jr Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 Conservative Started as law clerk, worked his way up the court system through different jobs Never served as an associate justice Antonin Scalia Appointed by Reagan in 1986 Conservative (probably most conservative member) US Court of Appeals judge for DC First Italian Catholic Anthony M. Kennedy Appointed by Reagan in 1988 Moderate (swings conservative) United States Court of Appeals Judge Reagan's third choice Clarence Thomas Appointed by Bush Sr. in 1991 Conservative- very US Court of Appeals judge for DC 2nd African American Controversial nomination Ruth Bader Nominated by Clinton in 1993 Liberal US Court of Appeals judge for DC Jewish Argued a lot before the supreme court as a lawyer Stephen G. Breyer Nominated by Clinton in 1994 Moderate (swings liberal) Chief Justice for first circuit of US Court of Appeals, also member of Judicial Conference Samuel Anthony Alito Jr Nominated by Bush Jr. in 2005 Conservative US Court of Appeals judge, third circuit Catholic (his nomination gave Catholics that majority) Sonia Sotomayor Nominated by President Obama in 2009 Liberal US Court of Appeals judge, second circuit 1st Hispanic Elena Kagan Nominated by President Obama in 2010 Liberal Harvard Law Professor Had never been a judge Thurgood Marshall 1st African American Appointed by LBJ Argued Brown v. Board of Education Sandra Day O'Connor First Women One of three retired living judges William Rehnquist Former Chief Justice Ruled over conservative court (racing stripes)