Meet The U.S. Supreme Court
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

 

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Chief Justice

John Roberts

Sworn in September 29, 2005 - Click for more!

". . .he is a judicial minimalist emphasizing respect for precedent. . ."

Samuel Alito

Sworn in January 31, 2006 - Click for more!

". . .controversy over Alito centered instead on his judicial beliefs. . ."

John Paul Stevens

Sworn in December 19, 1975 - Click for more!

"He remains something of a wildcard. . .'

Antonin Scalia

Sworn in September 26, 1986 - Click for more!

". . .arguably the Court's most colorful jurist today. . ."

Anthony Kennedy

Sworn in February 18, 1988 - Click for more!

". . .an important pivot on which close decisions turn."

David H. Souter

Sworn in October 9, 1990 - Click for more!

"A man of unusual and peculiar sensibilities,. . ."

Clarence Thomas

Sworn in October 23, 1991 - Click for more!

". . .Thomas has aligned closely with the far right of the Court."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sworn in August 10, 1993 - Click for more!

". . .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 - Click for more!

". . .defied simple classigication, as a man and as a judge."

 

 

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