Abraham Lincoln in 1863 appointed a tenth justice . The number was potentially reduced to 7 in 1866, but was set at 9 in 1869 where it was stayed.
Ronald Reagan appointed Scalia to the SCOTUS.
President John Adams appointed Chief Justice John Marshall in 1801.
William McKinley was president from 1897-1901 he was the 25th president he appointed William Howard Taft 27th president from 1909-1913 as Chief Justice during his term
President George W. Bush appointed Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. in 2005 after former Chief Justice William Rehnquist died of cancer.
President Obama has appointed two associate justices. In 2009, he appointed Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina on the Supreme Court. And in 2010, he appointed Elena Kagan.
Associate Justices are appointed by the President, with the advice and consent (approval) of the Senate, the same as the Chief Justice. The President who appointed the most justices was George Washington, with ten (actually eleven, but one declined his appointment).
President Gerald Ford appointed Justice John Paul Stevensin 1975.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The most recent appointment is Elena Kagan who took office August 7,2010. She was nominated by President Obama.
As of October 2023, the three women who serve on the U.S. Supreme Court were appointed by different presidents. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009. Each of these appointments marked significant milestones in the Court's history, reflecting efforts to increase gender diversity in the judiciary.
President Bill Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer to replacy Justice Harry Blackmun, who retired in 1994. Justice Breyer was confirmed by a Senate vote of 87-9 on July 29, 1994.
Four women have been on the Supreme Court: Sandra Day O'Connor (1981-2005) now retired Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993-present) Sonia Sotomayor (2009-present) Elena Kagan (2010-present)