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1 Supreme Court Top of the Judicial Branch in the Federal Government. United States Supreme Court.

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3 The 94 District Courts

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5 Today’s Court……

6 John Roberts  Chief Justice  Appointed by George W. Bush.  Took his seat on High Court on 9/25/05.  Graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law  Born 1/27/55 Right leaning…. John Roberts

7 Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice. Appointed by Barak Obama. Took her seat on the High Court on 08/2009. Graduate of Yale Law School. Born in 1954 Left leaning….

8 Antonin Scalia Associate Justice Appointed by Ronald Reagan. Took his seat on the High Court on 9/26/86. Graduate of Georgetown and Harvard Law. Born 3/11/36. Right leaning….

9 Anthony Kennedy Associate Justice Appointed by Ronald Reagan. Took his seat on the High Court on 2/18/88. Graduated from Stanford and Harvard Law. Born 7/23/36. Moderate….

10 Elena Kagan Associate Justice Appointed by Barak Obama. Took her seat on the High Court in October of 2010. Graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law Born in 1960. Left leaning….

11 Clarence Thomas Associate Justice Appointed by George HW Bush. Took his seat on the High Court on 10/23/91. Graduate of Holy Cross and Yale Law Born 6/23/48. Right leaning….

12 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice Appointed by William Clinton. Took her seat on the High Court on 8/10/93. Graduate of Cornell and Columbia Law. Born 3/15/33. Left leaning….

13 Stephen Breyer Associate Justice. Appointed by William Clinton. Took his seat on the High Court on 8/3/94 Graduate of Stanford and Harvard Law. Born 8/15/38. Left leaning….

14 Samuel Alito Associate Justice. Appointed By George W. Bush. Took his seat on the High Court on 1/31/06. Graduate of Princeton and Yale Law. Born 4/1/50. Right leaning….

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