How many male and female justices are on the current US Supreme Court?

Answer 1

The US Supreme Court seats a total of nine justices; there are six men and three women on the Court at this time [March 12, 2011].

Male Justices

Chief Justice John G. Roberts

Justice Antonin Scalia

Justice Anthony Kennedy

Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Stephen Breyer

Justice Samuel Alito

Female Justices

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Justice Elena Kagan

Answer 2

At present, federal law requires the Supreme Court to seat nine justices, although there are sometimes vacancies that temporarily reduce the number to eight or fewer.

Congress determines the number of justices needed based on caseload (and sometimes to manipulate the political environment). The statutory size of the Court has ranged from five justices to ten at various points in history, although the legislation requiring only five justices was repealed before a vacancy occurred, and Court only met only once with ten justices before that legislation was repealed.

Congress set the size of the Court at nine in the Judiciary Act of 1869, and the number has remained unchanged since that time.

Answer 3

There are currently six male and three female justices on the US Supreme Court.

Male Justices 2010

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Justice Antonin Scalia

Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Anthony Kennedy

Justice Stephen Breyer

Justice Samuel Alito

Female Justices 2010

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Justice Elena Kagan