Updated January 2011

Everything you always wanted to know about the operation of the Supreme Court – This is a doorway to a vast amount of information from the Oyez Project – Northwestern University.

Meet The Justices

Name	Photo & Overview Statistics	Concise Biography
Chief Justice John Roberts	Sworn in September 29, 2005	". . .he is a judicial minimalist emphasizing respect for precedent. . ."
Samuel Alito	Sworn in January 31, 2006	". . .controversy over Alito centered instead on his judicial beliefs. . ."
Elana Kagan	Sworn in August 7, 2010	“…Elena is open-minded, pragmatic and progressive.”
Antonin Scalia	Sworn in September 26, 1986	". . .arguably the Court's most colorful jurist today. . ."
Anthony Kennedy	Sworn in February 18, 1988	". . .an important pivot on which close decisions turn."
Sonia Sotomayor	Sworn in August 8, 2009	“. . . legal mastery with a depth and breadth of empathy. . .”
Clarence Thomas	Sworn in October 23, 1991	". . .Thomas has aligned closely with the far right of the Court."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Sworn in August 10, 1993	". . .Ginsburg's position on women's rights and civil liberties in general will play an important role in many controversial issues to com."
Stephen G. Breyer	Sworn in August 3, 1994	". . .defied simple classification, as a man and as a judge."

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