Supreme Court justices
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12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 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) |
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