Supreme Court Justices Biographies

10 Comments/Questions/Facts

1. John Roberts who is the Chief Justice was nominated to the Court by President Bush on September 29, 2005.
2. Justice Antonin Scalia seemed to move around from job to job a lot, is that normal for most judges?
3. Anthony M. Kennedy was in the national guard at one point, does this give him a different perspective then the other judges on issues?
4. Because Justice Clarence Thomas served as an Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,does he tend to vote more liberally?
5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg played a big part in launching the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
6. Stephan G. Breyer was an assistant prosecutor of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force.
7. Justice Breyer was a visiting professor in Sydney Australia and Rome.
8. Samuel Anthony Alito was an assistant to the Solicitor General at one point.
9. Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to the supreme court by President Obama on May 26, 2009.
10. Elena Kagan was appointed the 11th Dean of Harvard Law School in 2003.  

Supreme Court Justices