Roger Taney was the first Supreme Court justice who was Catholic. He was nominated to the bench by Andrew Jackson and served until 1864. He was also the fifth chief justice in the US.
Fifth Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, who presided over the Supreme Court from 1836-1864 was the first Catholic appointed to the Court.
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John Jay was the first American Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall was a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the first African- American ever to be appointed as a justice.
No. Justice Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American on the US Supreme Court. Justice Clarence Thomas is the second African-American US Supreme Court justice. President George HW Bush nominated him in 1991 to replace Thurgood Marshall, who was retiring. Justice Thomas is an incumbent on the bench.
There has not been an African American Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. The first African American Associate Justice was the Honorable Thurgood Marshall.
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There are 2 Jews on the Supreme Court-Justice Ginsberg and breyer. All the others are Roman Catholic. The last non-Catholic justice was Justice Stevens who was appointed by Pres Ford in 1976 and was an Episcopalian. Also, all the justices graduated from either Harvard or Yale.
Associate Justice is the formal title for any US Supreme Court justice who is not the Chief Justice. There are eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice on the Supreme Court.
President George HW Bush nominated Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court in 1991.
Yes, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is a white male.
Thurgood Marshall's careers were an attorney and A Supreme Court Justice .
The Chief Justice presides over the US Supreme Court. At present, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is John G. Roberts, Jr.
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