Justice / birthdate and place
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Appointed by
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SCV
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Age at
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Start date / length of service
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Legal education
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Previous position or office (most recent prior to joining the Court)
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Succeeded
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Start |
Present
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John Roberts January 27, 1955 Buffalo, New York
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G. W. Bush
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78–22
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50
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69
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September 29, 2005 18 years, 215 days
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Harvard University (JD)
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2003–2005)
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Rehnquist
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Clarence Thomas June 23, 1948 Pin Point, Georgia
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G. H. W. Bush
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52–48
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43
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75
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October 23, 1991 32 years, 191 days
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Yale University (JD)
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1990–1991)
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Marshall
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Stephen Breyer August 15, 1938 San Francisco, California
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Clinton
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87–9
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55
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85
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August 3, 1994 29 years, 272 days
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Harvard University (LLB)
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1990–1994)
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Blackmun
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Samuel Alito April 1, 1950 Trenton, New Jersey
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G. W. Bush
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58–42
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55
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74
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January 31, 2006 18 years, 91 days
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Yale University (JD)
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1990–2006)
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O'Connor
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Sonia Sotomayor June 25, 1954 The Bronx, New York
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Obama
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68–31
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55
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69
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August 8, 2009 14 years, 267 days
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Yale University (JD)
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1998–2009)
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Souter
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Elena Kagan April 28, 1960 Manhattan, New York
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Obama
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63–37
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50
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64
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August 7, 2010 13 years, 268 days
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Harvard University (JD)
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Solicitor General of the United States (2009–2010)
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Stevens
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Neil Gorsuch August 29, 1967 Denver, Colorado
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Trump
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54–45
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49
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56
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April 10, 2017 7 years, 21 days
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Harvard University (JD)
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006–2017)
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Scalia
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Brett Kavanaugh February 12, 1965 Washington, D.C.
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Trump
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50–48
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53
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59
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October 6, 2018 5 years, 208 days
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Yale University (JD)
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2006–2018)
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Kennedy
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Amy Coney Barrett January 28, 1972 New Orleans, Louisiana
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Trump
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52–48
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48
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52
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October 27, 2020 3 years, 187 days
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University of Notre Dame (JD)
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2017–2020)
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Ginsburg
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