1. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest court in our nation and is often times referred to as the final court of appeals, since most of the cases heard are cases that have been appealed.

2. Nine Supreme Court Justices
Back row (left to right): Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena Kagan.
Front row (left to right): Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

3. Current Supreme Court Justices
Back row (left to right): Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena Kagan.
Front row (left to right): Clarence Thomas, ???, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Neil Gorsuch

4. Famous Justices

5. John Jay
John Jay was this countries very first Supreme Court Justice. He was appointed in 1789 by George Washington. He was offered the Secretary of State position which he turned down because it was a new position at the time. John Jay heard only 4 cases in the six years he served.

6. John Marshall
John Marshall was the 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by Appointed by President and became the 4th longest serving justice. He was appointed by John Adam he served under 6 presidents: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Marshall heard many important cases but the two that standout the most are the eveer so important Maybury vs. Madison and McCulloch vs. Maryland equaled the balance of power by determining that states could not tax federal institutions.

7. William Taft
William Taft is the only person in history to serve as President and as Supreme Court Justice. Taft served as Supreme Court Justice from and was appointed by the President who defeated him, Woodrow Wilson.

8. Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was this countries first black Supreme Court Justice appointed 1967 by John F Kennedy and served until 1991
Marshall became well known as the lawyer who won the a ground breaking and precedence setting case of Brown vs. Board of Education decision which desegregated public schools in the US.

9. Earl Warren Chief Justice (1953–1969)
30th Gov of California (1943–1953)
Brown vs. Board of Education
Chaired the controversial Warren Commission in association to the JFK Assassination. LHO acted alone!

10. Sandra Day O’Connor
Sandra Day O’Connor was this countries first female Supreme Court Justices when appointed in 1981 by Ronald Reagan. She served up until her retirement in 2006.

11. Impeachment
to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office for possible removal
2 Presidents have been impeached
Andrew Johnson
William Clinton