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Supreme Court Justices
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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
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Antonin Scalia
• Born March 11, 1936• Fall 2011—75 yrs.
Old
• Nominated by President Reagan, 1986
• Senate Confirmation Votes For 98 – Against 0
• Conservative
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sonia Sotomayor
• Born June 25, 1954• Fall 2011—57 yrs. Old
• Nominated by President Obama, 2009
• Senate Confirmation Votes For 68 – Against 31
• Liberal
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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
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Supreme Court
Liberals
Kegan
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
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Supreme Court
Conservatives
Roberts-
Chief Justice
Scalia
Thomas
Alito
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Go to Biographies of Supreme Court Justices in AP Gov/ Supreme Court file
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SWING JUSTICE
Anthony Kennedy
Moderate
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Retired --David H. Souter
• Nominated by President G.H.W. Bush, 1990
• Senate Confirmation Votes For 90 – Against 9
• Moderate
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Retired--John Paul Stevens
• Nominated by President Ford, 1975
• Senate Confirmation Votes For 98 – Against 0
• Liberal