SCOTUS Watch: Current Make-up of the Court
The Current Make-up of the United States Supreme Court:
| In Photo |
Justice | Age (Date of Birth) |
Appointed | By |
| 1 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 72 (3-15-33) |
1993 | Clinton (D) |
| 2 | David Souter | 65 (9-17-39) |
1990 | Bush (R) |
| 3 | Clarence Thomas | 57 (6-28-48) |
1991 | Bush (R) |
| 4 | Stephen Breyer | 67 (8-15-38) |
1994 | Clinton (D) |
| 5 | Antonin Scalia | 69 (3-11-36) |
1986 | Reagan (R) |
| 6 | John Paul Stevens | 85 (4-20-20) |
1975 | Ford (R) |
| 7 | William Rehnquist* | 80 (10-1-24) |
1972 (Chief: 1986) |
Nixon (R) |
| 8 | Sandra Day O’Connor** | 75 (3-26-30) |
1981 | Reagan (R) |
| 9 | Anthony Kennedy | 69 (7-23-36) |
1988 | Reagan (R) |
*Died Sept. 3, 2005.
**Has announced plan to retire. Federal appeals court judge John Roberts has been nominated to succeed her.
Tomorrow Flap will handicap the possible nominees for Chief Justice.