The US Supreme court is made of eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice.
Above is the 2022 US Supreme Court photo
From right to left
- Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, born: 01/28/1972, New Orleans
Appointed by President Donald Trump, sworn in 10/22/2020
- Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, born 08/29/1967, Denver
Appointed by President Donald Trump, sworn in 04/10/2017
- Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor., born 06/25/1954, New York
Appointed by Presdient Barack Obama, sworn in 08/08/2009
- Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, born 06/23/1948, Georgia
Appointed by President George H. W. Bush, sworn in 10/23/1991
- Chief Justice John Roberts , born 01/27/1955, New York
Appointed by President George W. Bush, sworn in 09/29/2005
- Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, born 09/14/1970, Washington DC
Appointed by President Joe Biden, sworn in 06/30/2022
- Associate Justice Samuel Alito, born 04/01/1950, New Jersey
Appointed by George W. Bush, sworn in 01/31/2006
- Associate Justice Elena Kagan, born 04/28/1960, New York
Appointed by President Barack Obama, sworn in 08/07/2010
- Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, born 02/12/1965 Washington D.C.
Appointed by Donald Trump, sworn in 10/06/2018
What does the US Supreme Court do?
- The Supreme Court explains and interprets laws which are under the
the US Constitution and its 27 amendments.
- To read the US Constitution and its 27 amendments
(pdf format), click here.
- The possible Supreme Court Justices are nominated by the President
then the Senate Judiciary Committee has to approve the nominee
before he of she is appointed to the Supreme Court for
life or until he or she retires or resigns.
- A Supreme Court decision is Final.
- The Supreme Court reviews between 100 and 150 legal cases which are
usually related to a violation of the Constitution
or its various amendments in a year.
- The Supreme Court of the United States is located in Washington DC.
- To read the list of Supreme Court Justices since
its beginning in 1789, click here.
- To learn more about the Supreme Court (Wikipedia), click here.
