Transcript US Supreme Court members 2008

United States Supreme Court
Justices 2009
John Roberts (2005-present)
53 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
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John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the
United States, was born in Buffalo, New
York, January 27, 1955. He married Jane
Marie Sullivan in 1996; they have two
children—Josephine and John.
Education
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He received an A.B. from Harvard College
in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law
School in 1979.
Law Clerkship
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He served as a law clerk for Henry J.
Friendly of the United States Court of
Appeals
Government Service
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He was Special Assistant to the Attorney
General, U.S. Department of Justice from
1981–1982,
Law Practice
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From 1986–1989 and 1993–2003, he
practiced law in Washington, D.C.
Judicial Offices
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He was appointed to the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit in 2003. President
George W. Bush nominated him as Chief
Justice of the United States, and he took
his seat on September 29, 2005.
Samuel Alito (2006-present)
58 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
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Born 1950 in Trenton, NJ
Education
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Princeton University, A.B., 1972;
Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
Law Clerkship
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Law clerk, Hon. Leonard I.
Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Third Circuit, 1976-1977
Government Service
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Assistant U.S. attorney
Judicial Offices
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U. S. Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit: Nominated by
George H.W. Bush on February
20, 1990, to a seat vacated by
John Joseph Gibbons;
Confirmed by the Senate on
April 27, 1990, and received
commission on April 30, 1990.
Stephen Breyer
70 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
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Stephen Breyer was born August 15, 1938,
in San Francisco, California, the son of
Irving G. Breyer and Anne R. Breyer. He
married Joanna Hare, September 4, 1967.
They have three children: Chloe (born
1969); Nell (born 1971) and Michael (born
1974).
Education
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Attended public elementary and high
schools (Lowell High School) in San
Francisco; Stanford University, A.B. 1959,
Great Distinction; Oxford University,
Magdalen College, Marshall Scholar, B.A.,
1st Class Honors, 1961; Harvard Law
School, LL.B., magna cum laude, 1964,
Harvard Law Review, articles editor.
Law Clerkship
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To US Supreme Court
Law Teaching
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Harvard University; Assistant Professor,
Judicial Offices
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Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First
Circuit
Government Service
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Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney
General
Published Works
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Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward
Effective Risk Regulation
Civic and Professional Activities
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Trustee: University of Massachusetts
Recreation
Bicycling, jogging, cooking and
reading.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
75 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born March 15,
1933, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter
of Nathan Bader and Celia Amster Bader.
In 1954, she married Martin D. Ginsburg,
now a professor of tax law at Georgetown
University Law Center. They have two
children: Jane C. Ginsburg, a professor at
Columbia Law School, and James S.
Ginsburg, a producer of classical
recordings.
Education
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Elementary and high schools: P.S. 238 and
James Madison High School, Brooklyn,
New York. College: Cornell University, Phi
Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, B.A. 1954, with
high honors in Government and
distinction in all subjects, College of Arts
and Sciences Class Marshal. Law schools:
attended Harvard Law School (1956-58),
Harvard Law Review; Columbia Law
School, LL.B. (J.D.) 1959, Columbia Law
Review
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Judicial Offices
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United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia
Circuit
Law Clerkship
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Columbia Law School Project
Law Practice and Professional Activities
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Admitted to New York Bar
Legal Writing
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Books authored include: Civil
Procedure in Sweden
Anthony M. Kennedy
72 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
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Born July 23, 1936 in Sacramento, California.
Married Mary Davis, June 29, 1963; Children: Justin
Anthony, Gregory Davis, and Kristin Marie.
Education
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Stanford University, 1954-57; London School of
Economics, 1957-58; Stanford University, B.A.,
1958; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961.
Law Practice
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Admitted to California bar
Law Teaching
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Professor of constitutional law, McGeorge School
of Law, University of the Pacific, 1965-1988.
Judicial Offices
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Nominated by President Ford to U. S. Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; took oath of office
May 30, 1975. Nominated by President Reagan as
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme
Court; took oath of office February 18, 1988.
Other Offices
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California Army National Guard, 1961; member, the
Judicial Conference of the United States Advisory
Panel on Financial Disclosure Reports and Judicial
Activities, subsequently renamed the Advisory
Committee on Codes of Conduct, 1979-87; the
Committee on Pacific Territories, 1979-1988, named
chairman 1982; board of the Federal Judicial
Center, 1987-1988; American Bar Association,
Sacramento County Bar Association, State Bar of
California, Phi Beta Kappa; board of student advisors.
Harvard faculty, 1960-61
Antonin Scalia
72 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
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Born March 11, 1936 in Trenton, NJ. Married
Maureen McCarthy, September 10, 1960. Children:
Ann Forrest, Eugene, John Francis, Catherine
Elisabeth, Mary Clare, Paul David, Matthew,
Christopher James, and Margaret Jane.
Education
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Georgetown University and University of Fribourg
(Switzerland), A.B., 1957; Harvard, LL.B., 1960; note
editor, Harvard Law Review; Sheldon fellow,
Harvard University, 1960-61.
Government Service
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General counsel, Office of Telecommunications
Policy, Executive Office of the President, 1971-72;
chairman, Administrative Conference of the United
States, 1972-74; Assistant Attorney General, Office
of Legal Counsel, U. S. Department of Justice,
1974-77.
Law Practice
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Admitted to the Ohio Bar, 1962, Virginia Bar, 1970;
in private practice with Jones, Day, Cockley and
Reavis, Cleveland, Ohio, 1961-67.
Law Teaching
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Professor of law, University of Virginia, 1967-74 (on
leave 1971-74); scholar in residence, American
Enterprise Institute, 1977; visiting professor of law,
Georgetown University, 1977; professor of law,
University of Chicago, 1977-82; visiting professor
of law, Stanford University, 1980-81.
Judicial Offices
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Nominated by President Reagan to U. S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; took
oath of office August 17, 1982 Nominated by
President Reagan as Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court; took oath of office
September 26, 1986.
Other Offices
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Editor, Regulation Magazine, 1979-82; chairman,
ABA Section of Administrative Law, 1981-82;
chairman, ABA Conference of Section Chairmen,
1982-83; board of visitors, J. Reuben Clark Law
School, Brigham Young University, 1978-81.
David Hackett Souter
69 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
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Born September 17, 1939 in Melrose,
Massachusetts, son of Joseph Alexander and
Helen Adams Hackett Souter.
Education
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Harvard College, A.B. 1961, Phi Beta Kappa,
selected Rhodes Scholar; Magdalen College,
Oxford, 1963, A.B. in Jurisprudence, M.A. 1989;
Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1966.
Law Practice
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Associate, Orr and Reno, Concord, NH, 1966-1968.
Government Service
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Assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire,
1968-1971; Deputy Attorney General of New
Hampshire, 1971-1976; Attorney General of New
Hampshire, 1976-1978.
Judicial Offices
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Associate Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court,
1978-1983; Associate Justice, New Hampshire
Supreme Court, 1983-1990; Judge, U.S. Court of
Appeals for the First Circuit, 1990; Associate
Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, 1990.
Other Assignments
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Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Boundary
Commission, 1971-1975; New Hampshire Police
Standards and Training Council, 1976-1978; New
Hampshire Governor's Commission on Crime and
Delinquency, 1976-1978, 1979-1983; New
Hampshire Judicial Council, 1976-1978.
Civic Activities
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Trustee, Concord Hospital, Concord, New
Hampshire, 1972-1985, President 1978-1984;
Trustee, New Hampshire Historical Society, 19761985; Vice President, 1970-1985, Overseer,
Dartmouth Medical School, 1981-1987.
Affiliations with Professional Organizations and Academic Institutions
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Merrimack County Bar Association; New
Hampshire Bar Association; American Bar
Association; Honorary Fellow, American Bar
Foundation; National Association of Attorneys
General; Honorary Fellow, American College of
Trial Lawyers; Honorary Master of the Bench,
Gray's Inn, London; Honorary Fellow, Magdalen
College, Oxford; Associate, Lowell House, Harvard
College
John Paul Stevens
88 years old
Biographical Data
Birth, Residence, and Family
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Born April 20, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois,
son of Ernest James and Elizabeth Street.
Married Elizabeth Jane Sheeren June
1942; Married, Maryan Mulholland Simon,
December 1979. Children: John Joseph,
Kathryn Stevens Jedlicka, Elizabeth Jane
and Susan Roberta.
Education
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Elementary and preparatory schools:
University of Chicago Laboratory School.
College: University of Chicago, A.B.
degree, English Lit., 1941; Phi Beta Kappa;
Psi Upsilon. Law School: Northwestern
University Juris Doctor, magna cum laude,
1947; Co-editor Illinois Law Review; Order
of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.
Law Clerkship
Law Practice
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Admitted to Illinois Bar, 1949.
Law Teaching
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Lecturer, Antitrust Law, Northwestern
University School of Law
Judicial Offices
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Nominated by President Nixon to the
United States Court of Appeals
Bar Association Memberships
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Illinois Bar Association
Other Assignments
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Associate Counsel
Military Service
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United States Navy, 1942-1945, Bronze
Star.
Legal Writings
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"Mr. Justice Rutledge" by John Paul
Stevens,. 977 (Feb. 1981);
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"Reflections on the Removal of Sitting
Judges" by John Paul Stevens, XIII
Stetson L. Rev. 215 (Winter 1984);
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1985);
Recreation
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Golf, tennis, flying, bridge, reading and
travel
Clarence Thomas
60 years old
Birth, Residence, and Family
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Born June 23, 1948 in the Pinpoint
community, near Savannah, Georgia.
Married Virginia Lamp, May 30, 1987.
Child: Jamal Adeen.
Education
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Conception Seminary, 1967-1968: Holy
Cross College, A.B. cum laude. Alpha
Sigma Nu, Purple Key. Yale Law School,
J.D., 1974.
Law Practice
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Admitted to Missouri Bar 1974. Attorney,
Monsanto Company, 1977-1979.
Government Service
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Assistant Attorney General of Missouri,
1974-1977; Legislative assistant to Senator
John C. Danforth of Missouri, 1979-1981;
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S.
Department of Education, 1981-1982;
Chairman U. S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission 1982-1990.
Judicial Offices
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Nominated by President Bush to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit: took oath of office,
March 12, 1990. Nominated by President
Bush as Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court: took oath of office
October 23, 1991