| Term | Definition |
| John Roberts | current Supreme Court Chief Justice |
| Sandra O'Connor | first female justice on the Supreme Court |
| Antonin Scalia | current Supreme Court member; close hunting buddy of VP Cheney |
| Clarence Thomas | 2nd African American Supreme Court Justice; current member |
| Thurgood Marshall | 1st African American Supreme Court Justice. Died in 1993. |
| Ruth Ginsburg | 2nd female justice on the Supreme Court; current member; appointed by Clinton |
| district, appeals, supreme | three types of federal courts (lowest to highest) |
| life | length of term for a Supreme Court justice |
| 9 | number of justices on the Supreme Court |