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Chief Justice

John G. Roberts Jr.

New York

Harvard Law, J.D. 1979

Appointed By
George W. Bush
Nominated

July 19, 2005

Date Confirmed

September 29, 2005 | Vote: 78-22

Associate Justice

Stephen G. Breyer

California

Harvard Law, L.L.B. 1964

Appointed By
Bill Clinton
Nominated

May 14, 1994

Date Confirmed

August 3, 1994 | Vote: 87-9

Associate Justice

Clarence Thomas

Georgia

Yale Law, J.D. 1974

Appointed By
George H.W. Bush
Nominated

July 1, 1991

Date Confirmed

October 15, 1991 | Vote: 52-41

Associate Justice

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

New York

Columbia Law, L.L.B. 1959

Appointed By
Bill Clinton
Nominated

June 14, 1993

Date Confirmed

August 3, 1993 | Vote: 96-3

Associate Justice

Samuel J. Alito

New Jersey

Yale Law, J.D. 1975

Appointed By
George W. Bush
Nominated

October 31, 2005

Date Confirmed

January 31, 2006 (58-42)

Associate Justice

Sonia Sotomayor

New York

Yale Law, J.D. 1979

Appointed By
Barack Obama
Nominated

May 26, 2009

Date Confirmed

August 6, 2009 | Vote: 68-31

Associate Justice

Antonin Scalia

Virginia

Harvard Law, L.L.B. 1960

Appointed By
Ronald Reagan
Nominated

June 24, 1986

Date Confirmed

September 26, 1986 | Vote: 98-0

Associate Justice

John Paul Stevens

Illinois

Northwestern Law, J.D. 1947

Appointed By
Gerald Ford
Nominated

November 28, 1975

Date Confirmed

December 19, 1975 | Vote: 98-0

Associate Justice

Anthony M. Kennedy

California

Harvard Law, L.L.B. 1961

Appointed By
Ronald Reagan
Nominated

November 11, 1987

Date Confirmed

February 17, 1988 | Vote: 98-0

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