What is the 10th US Supreme Court justice?

Answer 1

President Barack Obama appointed Justice Elena Kagan, former US Attorney General, to the Supreme Court in 2010 to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired at the end of the 2009-2010 Term.

Answer 2

Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, a 1947 magna cum laude graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, was President Gerald Ford's sole nominee to the Supreme Court. He was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0, and began serving on December 19, 1975, in the seat formerly held by Justice William O. Douglas.

Born in April 1920, the 90-year-old Justice Stevens is currently the Senior Associate Justice on the Court, and has served under three Chief Justices (Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist, and John G. Roberts). As of June 2010, he has been a member of the High Court for more than 34 years. He is expected to retire at the end of this month.

Justice Stevens is the second-oldest justice ever to serve on the US Supreme Court, behind Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., who was just a few months short of his 91st birthday when he retired.

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Answer 3

Justice Ruth Ginsburg a liberal is the oldest at 80 years old. If she does not retire while Obama is President and Romney becomes President, she dies, we will have the most republican and conservative in history! Woman need to consider their Presidential choice very carefully!

Answer 4

As of May 2011, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is oldest at 78 (March 15, 1933).

Answer 5

Of the 7 justices serving in 2017, Anthony Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) has been on the court the longest, since February 18, 1988. He was nominated at age 52 by President Ronald Reagan.

Answer 6

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the older of the two women on the current US Supreme Court. She celebrated her 77th birthday on March 15, 2010. Justice Sotomayor is a mere 56 years old.

Answer 7

Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15, 1933)

Answer 8

President Obama nominated US Solicitor General Elena Kagan to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Supreme Court on June 29, 2010.

Answer 9

The US Solicitor General, whose office represents the interests of the United States before the Supreme Court, is colloquially referred to as the tenth justice.