The Supreme Court Justices

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• John Roberts was Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1981–1982, Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan, White House Counsel’s Office from 1982–1986, and Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1989–1993.
• Majority of the justices received higher levels of education at very prestigious schools.
• The Justices are diverse with 3 women, one black male, and 5 white males.
• Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice.
• All of the justices have a wealth of background experience in law before becoming justices.
• Ginsburg is the oldest justice
• Kagan is the youngest justice
• Many of the justices have backgrounds in the US courts of Appeals.
• Ginsburg was previously the ACLU's general counsel.
• Bush, Reaga, Clinton, and Obama nominated all of the current justices.