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1 Supreme Court Justices

2 Chief Justice – John G. Roberts Born January 27, 1955 Fall 2011—56 yrs. Old Nominated by President G.W. Bush, 2005 Senate Confirmation Votes: For 78 – Against 22 Conservative

3 Antonin Scalia Born March 11, 1936 Fall 2011—75 yrs. Old Nominated by President Reagan, 1986 Senate Confirmation Votes For 98 – Against 0 Conservative

4 Anthony M. Kennedy Born July 23, 1936 Fall 2011—75 yrs. Old Nominated by President Reagan, 1988 Senate Confirmation Votes For 97 – Against 0 Moderate

5 Clarence Thomas Born June 23, 1948 Fall 2011—63 yrs. Old Nominated by President G.H.W. Bush, 1991 Senate Confirmation Votes For 52 – Against 48 Conservative

6 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Born March 15, 1933 Fall 2011—78 yrs. Old Nominated by President Clinton, 1993 Senate Confirmation Votes For 96 – Against 3 Liberal

7 Stephen G. Breyer Born August 15, 1938 Fall 2011—73 yrs. Old Nominated by President Clinton, 1994 Senate Confirmation Votes For 87 – Against 9 Liberal

8 Samuel A. Alito Born April 1, 1950 Fall 2011—61 yrs. Old Nominated by President G.W. Bush, 2005 Senate Confirmation Votes For 58 – Against 42 Conservative

9 Sonia Sotomayor Born June 25, 1954 Fall 2011—57 yrs. Old Nominated by President Obama, 2009 Senate Confirmation Votes For 68 – Against 31 Liberal

10 Elena Kagan Born April 28, 1960 Fall 2011—51 yrs. Old President Obama nominated her and she assumed this role on August 7, 2010. Senate Confirmation Votes For 63 – Against 37 Liberal

11 Supreme Court Liberals Kegan Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor

12 Supreme Court Conservatives Roberts- Chief Justice Scalia Thomas Alito

13 Go to Biographies of Supreme Court Justices in AP Gov/ Supreme Court file

14 SWING JUSTICE Anthony Kennedy Moderate

15 Retired --David H. Souter Nominated by President G.H.W. Bush, 1990 Senate Confirmation Votes For 90 – Against 9 Moderate

16 Retired--John Paul Stevens Nominated by President Ford, 1975 Senate Confirmation Votes For 98 – Against 0 Liberal

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