U'S' Supreme Court

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John Roberts

• Appointed by George W. Bush 2005
• Born 1955
• Vote 78-22

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John Paul Stevens

• Born 1920
• Ford- Dec.1975
• Vote 99-0
• Liberal

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Antonin Scalia

• Born 1936
• Reagan1986
• Vote 98-0
• Conservative

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Anthony Kennedy

• Born 1936
• Reagan 1988
• Vote97-0
• Swing

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David Souter

• Born 1939
• Bush1990
• Vote 90-9
• Liberal

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Clarence Thomas

• 1948
• Bush 1991
• Vote 52-48
• Conservative
• 2nd African American on court

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg

• Born 1933
• Clinton 1993
• Vote 97-3
• Liberal

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Steven Breyer

• Born August 15, 1938
• Clinton August 3, 1994
• Vote 87-9
• liberal

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Samuel Alito, Jr.

• Appointed by Bush (2006)
• 56 years old
• Yale Law (J.D. 1975)
• Resides in North Caldwell, NJ
• Vote 58-42

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• Chief Justices earns 202,900
• Associate Justices earn 194,200
• Appointed for life