The justices of the Supreme Court
Oct 1, 2012, 5:38 PM
(AP) – The justices of the Supreme Court, in order of seniority, with their age, the presidents who appointed them and when they took their seats on the high court. The chief justice is considered the most senior, regardless of the length of tenure:
_Chief Justice John Roberts, 57, appointed by President George W. Bush, September 2005
_Justice Antonin Scalia, 76, President Ronald Reagan, September 1986
_Justice Anthony Kennedy, 76, Reagan, February 1988
_Justice Clarence Thomas, 64, President George H.W. Bush, October 1991
_Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 79, President Bill Clinton, August 1993
_Justice Stephen Breyer, 74, Clinton, August 1994
_Justice Samuel Alito, 62, George W. Bush, January 2006
_Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 58, President Barack Obama, August 2009
_Justice Elena Kagan, 52, Obama, August 2010
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