As of May 2011, there are three Jewish justices on the US Supreme Court. President Clinton appointed Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993) and Stephen Breyer (1994); President Obama appointed Justice Elena Kagan (2010).
There have only been eight Jewish members of of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Court's history. The first, Louis Brandeis, was appointed by Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Three members of the sitting Court are Jewish.
Louis Brandeis.............1916-1939..........Wilson
Benjamin Cardozo........1932-1938..........Hoover
Felix Frankfurter...........1939-1962..........F. Roosevelt
Arthur J. Goldberg........1962-1965..........Kennedy
Abe Fortas..................1965-1969...........Johnson
Ruth Bader Ginsburg....1993-present.......Clinton
Stephen Breyer............1994-present.......Clinton
Elena Kagan................2010-present.......Obama
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Elena Kagan are the Jewish justices on the current Roberts Court. Only eight justices in the history of the Court have been Jewish.
Most US Supreme Court justices have been protestant or Catholic. There have been only eight Jewish justices in the history of the Court. The current Court seats three Jewish justices and six Roman Catholic justices.
Jewish Justices
There have only been eight Jewish members of of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Court's history. The first, Louis Brandeis, was appointed by Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Three members of the sitting Court are Jewish.
Louis Brandeis.............1916-1939..........Wilson
Benjamin Cardozo........1932-1938..........Hoover
Felix Frankfurter...........1939-1962..........F. Roosevelt
Arthur J. Goldberg........1962-1965..........Kennedy
Abe Fortas..................1965-1969...........Johnson
Ruth Bader Ginsburg....1993-present.......Clinton
Stephen Breyer............1994-present.......Clinton
Elena Kagan................2010-present.......Obama
According to the related link there are four.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993)
Justice Stephen Breyer (1994)
Justice Elena Kagan (2010)
At the moment, two:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993)
Justice Elena Kagan (2010)
As of November 2013, there are approximately 3 Supreme Court judges that are Jewish. The judges are Elena Kagan, Stephen Breyer, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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They are called supreme court justice
(Supreme Court)
Higher level...the supreme court judges are "justices" other judges are just "judges"
The President appoints Justices (they aren't called judges, if you wish to be precise) for the Supreme Court.
There are currently nine US Supreme Court judges and they are appointed for life.
they serve until they step down.
The U.S. Supreme Court is paid by the federal government.
The eight remaining judges on the United States Supreme Court are called Associate Justices.