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There is a four-way tie for that honor. Two of President Reagan's three appointees remain on the Court; and Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama have each appointed two during their administrations. President George HW Bush also appointed two US Supreme Court justices, but Justice Souter retired in 2009.

President Ronald Reagan

Sandra Day O'Connor..................1981 - 2006 (retired)

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

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

President George HW Bush

David Hackett Souter..................1990 - 2009 (retired)

Clarence Thomas........................1991 - Present

President Bill Clinton

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

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

President George W. Bush

John G. Roberts, Jr......................2005 - Present (Chief Justice)

Samuel Alito...............................2006 - Present

President Barack Obama

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

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

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