Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the nation's highest legal authority. The original Supreme Court confirmed in 1789 was made up of six justices nominated by President George Washington. The number of justices has varied over time, adding or reducing justices. Since 1869 the number of justices has remained stable at nine (one Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices)

John G. Roberts, Jr 

• Birth Date: January 27, 1955
• Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York
• Sworn in Date: September 29, 2005
• Nominator: George W. Bush
• Confirmation Vote: 78-22

Clarence Thomas

• Birth Date: June 23, 1948
• Place of Birth: Pinpoint, Georgia
• Sworn in Date: October 23, 1991
• Nominator: George H. W. Bush
• Confirmation Vote: 52-48

Stephen G. Breyer

• Birth Date: August 15, 1938
• Place of Birth: San Francisco, California
• Sworn in Date: August 3, 1994
• Nominator: William Clinton
• Confirmation Vote: 87-9

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

• Birth Date: April 1, 1950
• Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey
• Sworn in Date: January 31, 2006
• Nominator: George W. Bush 
• Confirmation Vote: 58-42

Sonia Sotomayor

• Birth Date: June 25, 1954
• Place of Birth: Bronx, New York
• Sworn in Date: August 8, 2009
• Nominator: Barack Obama 
• Confirmation Vote: 68-31 

Elena Kagan

• Birth Date: April 28, 1960
• Place of Birth: New York City, New York
• Sworn in Date: August 7, 2010
• Nominator: Barack Obama 
• Confirmation Vote: 63-37

Neil M. Gorsuch

• Birth Date: August 29, 1967
• Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado
• Sworn in Date: April 10,2017
• Nominator: Donald Trump 
• Confirmation Vote: 54-45

Brett M. Kavanaugh

• Birth Date: February 12, 1965
• Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.
• Sworn in Date: October 6, 2018
• Nominator: Donald Trump 
• Confirmation Vote: 50-48

Amy Coney Barrett

• Birth Date: January 28, 1972
• Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Sworn in Date: October 27, 2020
• Nominator: Donald Trump 
• Confirmation Vote: 52-48