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Supreme Court Justices: Profiles and Ideologies

Explore the biographies of Chief Justice John G. Roberts and other SCOTUS members, their appointments, and voting records. Learn about liberal and conservative justices, their Senate confirmations, and the role of swing justice Anthony Kennedy.

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Supreme Court Justices: Profiles and Ideologies

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  1. Supreme Court Justices

  2. Chief Justice – John G. Roberts • Born January 27, 1955 • Fall 2011—56 yrs. Old • Nominated by President G.W. Bush, 2005 • Senate Confirmation Votes: For 78 – Against 22 • Conservative

  3. Antonin Scalia • Born March 11, 1936 • Fall 2011—75 yrs. Old • Nominated by President Reagan, 1986 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 98 – Against 0 • Conservative

  4. Anthony M. Kennedy • Born July 23, 1936 • Fall 2011—75 yrs. Old • Nominated by President Reagan, 1988 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 97 – Against 0 • Moderate

  5. Clarence Thomas • Born June 23, 1948 • Fall 2011—63 yrs. Old • Nominated by President G.H.W. Bush, 1991 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 52 – Against 48 • Conservative

  6. Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Born March 15, 1933 • Fall 2011—78 yrs. Old • Nominated by President Clinton, 1993 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 96 – Against 3 • Liberal

  7. Stephen G. Breyer • Born August 15, 1938 • Fall 2011—73 yrs. Old • Nominated by President Clinton, 1994 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 87 – Against 9 • Liberal

  8. Samuel A. Alito • Born April 1, 1950 • Fall 2011—61 yrs. Old • Nominated by President G.W. Bush, 2005 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 58 – Against 42 • Conservative

  9. Sonia Sotomayor • Born June 25, 1954 • Fall 2011—57 yrs. Old • Nominated by President Obama, 2009 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 68 – Against 31 • Liberal

  10. Elena Kagan • Born April 28, 1960 • Fall 2011—51 yrs. Old • President Obama nominated her and she assumed this role on August 7, 2010. • Senate Confirmation Votes For 63 – Against 37 • Liberal

  11. Supreme Court Liberals Kegan Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor

  12. Supreme Court Conservatives Roberts- Chief Justice Scalia Thomas Alito

  13. Go to Biographies of Supreme Court Justices in AP Gov/ Supreme Court file

  14. SWING JUSTICE Anthony Kennedy Moderate

  15. Retired --David H. Souter • Nominated by President G.H.W. Bush, 1990 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 90 – Against 9 • Moderate

  16. Retired--John Paul Stevens • Nominated by President Ford, 1975 • Senate Confirmation Votes For 98 – Against 0 • Liberal

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