Who are the Associate Justices of the US Supreme Court?

Answer 1

The United States Supreme Court has a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Currently, the Chief Justice is John Roberts, and the Associate Justices are Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.

Answer 2

Current Associate Justices of US Supreme Court by Tenure

Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice, was appointed Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1982. President Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat September 26, 1986.

Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice, was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1975. President Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat February 18, 1988.

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, became a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1990. President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat October 23, 1991.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. President Clinton nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat August 10, 1993.

Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as its Chief Judge, 1990-1994. He also served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994, and of the United States Sentencing Commission, 1985-1989. President Clinton nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat August 3, 1994.

Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Associate Justice, was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1990. President George W. Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat on January 31, 2006.

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1998-2009. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role on August 8, 2009.

Elena Kagan, Associate Justice, was nominated to the position of US Solicitor General by President Obama in 2009. She served as Associate White House Counsel under the Clinton Administration from 1995-1999. Kagan, an expert on Constitutional Law, was a former law professor and Dean of Harvard Law School. President Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2010.

Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court)

John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003. President George W. Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States, and he took his seat on September 29, 2005.

[Verified March 2012]

Answer 3

Associate Justices

Antonin Scalia..................1986 - Present........Reagan

Anthony Kennedy..............1988 - Present........Reagan

Clarence Thomas..............1991 - Present........GHW Bush

Ruth Bader Ginsburg.........1993 - Present........Clinton

Stephen Breyer.................1994 - Present........Clinton

Samuel Alito.....................2006 - Present........George W Bush

Sonia Sotomayor...............2009 - Present........Obama

Elena Kagan.....................2010 - Present.........Obama

Chief Justice

John G. Roberts, Jr............2005 - Present.........George W Bush

Answer 4

The eight Associate Justices of the US Supreme Court, in order of seniority, are:

Antonin Scalia

Anthony Kennedy

Clarence Thomas

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Stephen Breyer

Samuel Alito

Sonia Sotomayor

Elena Kagan

(Chief Justice John Roberts presides over the Court)

Answer 5

The Chief Justice is Ronald M, George and the Associate Justices are: * Carlos Moreno * Joyce Kennard * Kathryn Werdgar * Ming Chin * Marvin Baxter and * Carol Corrigan.