Learn a little about the U.S. Supreme Court Justices - Tucson News Now

Learn a little about the U.S. Supreme Court Justices

John G. Roberts (Chief Justice)

Education: A.B. and J.D. Harvard Law

Appointed by: President George W. Bush

Took seat: Sept. 29, 2005

 

 

 

 

Antonin Scalia

Education: A.B. Georgetown University and University of Fribourg, Switzerland and LL.B. Harvard Law

Appointed by: President Reagan

Took seat: Sept. 26, 1986

 

 

 

 

Anthony M. Kennedy

Education: B.A. Stanford University and London School of Economics and LL.B. Harvard Law

Appointed by: President Reagan

Took seat: Feb. 18, 1988

 

 

 

Clarence Thomas

Education: A.B. Holy Cross College and J.D. Yale Law

Appointed by: President Bush

Took seat: Oct. 23, 1991

 

 

 

 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Education: B.A. Cornell University and LL.B. Columbia Law

Appointed by: President Clinton

Took seat: Aug. 10, 1993

 

 

 

 

Stephen G. Breyer

Education: A.B. Stanford University, B.A. Magdalen College, Oxford and LL.B. Harvard Law

Appointed by: President Clinton

Took seat: Aug. 3, 1994

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.

Education: B.A. Princeton University and J.D. Yale Law

Appointed by: President George W. Bush

Took seat: Jan. 31, 2006

 



 

Sonia Sotomayor

Education: B.A. Princeton University and J.D. Yale Law

Appointed by: President Barack Obama

Took seat: Aug. 8, 2009

 

 

 

 

Elena Kagan

Education: A.B. Princeton University, M. Phil. Worcester College, Oxford University and J.D. Harvard Law

Appointed by: President Barack Obama

Took seat: Aug. 7, 2010

 

 

To learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court visit: http://www.supremecourt.gov/

 

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