Supreme Court

• Top of the Judicial Branch in the Federal Government.

• Final say in all matters dealing with the United States Constitution.

Today’s Court……

John Roberts• Chief Justice • Appointed by George

W. Bush.• Took his seat on High

Court on 9/25/05.• Graduate of Harvard

and Harvard Law• Born 1/27/55• Right leaning….

John Paul Stevens• Associate Justice.• Appointed by Gerald

Ford.• Took his seat on the

High Court on 12/19/75.• Graduate of U of

Chicago and Northwestern Law.

• Born 4/20/20• Right leaning….

Antonin Scalia• Associate Justice• Appointed by Ronald

Reagan.• Took his seat on the High

Court on 9/26/86.• Graduate of Georgetown

and Harvard Law.• Born 3/11/36.• RIGHT leaning….

Anthony Kennedy• Associate Justice• Appointed by Ronald

Reagan.• Took his seat on the High

Court on 2/18/88.• Graduated from Stanford

and Harvard Law.• Born 7/23/36.• Moderate….

David Souter• Associate Justice• Appointed by

George HW Bush.• Took his seat on the

High Court on 10/9/90.

• Graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law

• Born 9/17/39.• Left leaning….

Clarence Thomas• Associate Justice• Appointed by

George HW Bush.• Took his seat on the

High Court on 10/23/91.

• Graduate of Holy Cross and Yale Law

• Born 6/23/48.• RIGHT leaning….

Ruth Bader Ginsburg• Associate Justice• Appointed by

William Clinton.• Took her seat on the

High Court on 8/10/93.

• Graduate of Cornell and Columbia Law.

• Born 3/15/33.• LEFT leaning….

Stephen Breyer• Associate Justice.• Appointed by William

Clinton.• Took his seat on the

High Court on 8/3/94• Graduate of Stanford

and Harvard Law.• Born 8/15/38.• LEFT leaning….

Samuel Alito

• Associate Justice.• Appointed By George

W. Bush.• Took his seat on the

High Court on 1/31/06.• Graduate of Princeton

and Yale Law.• Born 4/1/50.• Right leaning….