United States Supreme Court


Total # of Judgeships: 9
Current # of Vacancies: 0
Nominations Pending: 0
Jurisdiction: The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over disputes involving foreign ministers, and disputes in which a state is a party. It has appellate jurisdiction of cases originating from federal and state courts in cases arising under the Constitution, federal laws or maritime treaties and laws, and in cases between citizens of different states, or between the citizen of a state and a foreign country or its citizens.

Name Court Status Birth Year President Nomination Date Confirmation Date
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Supreme Court Active 1950 G.W. Bush 11/10/2005 1/31/2006
Stephen G. Breyer Supreme Court Active 1938 Clinton 5/17/1994 7/29/1994
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Active 1933 Clinton 6/22/1993 8/3/1993
Anthony M. Kennedy Supreme Court Active 1936 Reagan 11/30/1987 2/3/1988
Sandra Day O'Connor Supreme Court Senior 1930 Reagan 8/19/1981 9/21/1981
John G. Roberts, Jr. Supreme Court Active 1955 G.W. Bush 9/6/2005 9/29/2005
Antonin Scalia Supreme Court Active 1936 Reagan 6/24/1986 9/17/1986
Sonia M. Sotomayor Supreme Court Active 1954 Obama 5/26/2009 8/6/2009
David H. Souter Supreme Court Senior 1939 G. Bush 7/25/1990 10/2/1990
John Paul Stevens Supreme Court Active 1920 Ford 11/28/1975 12/17/1975
Clarence Thomas Supreme Court Active 1948 G. Bush 7/8/1991 10/15/1991
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