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The 7 best Supreme Court books – changing the way you view Justices, and their decisions

<div class&equals;'mailmunch-forms-before-post' style&equals;'display&colon; none &excl;important&semi;'><&sol;div><p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><iframe style&equals;"border&colon; none" src&equals;"&sol;&sol;rcm-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;cm&quest;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;p&equals;12&&num;038&semi;l&equals;ur1&&num;038&semi;category&equals;audible&&num;038&semi;banner&equals;1C5G327FPA4S79WQ9Z82&&num;038&semi;f&equals;ifr&&num;038&semi;lc&equals;pf4&&num;038&semi;linkID&equals;d805571f205ac6bdc904ba1d3bdd083b&&num;038&semi;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;hescotusrepor-20" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"250" frameborder&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;031619980X" class&equals;"alignleft" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><&sol;p><script async src&equals;"&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-5175198302130341" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"9182933377"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><strong>The 7 Best Supreme Court Books might change the way you view the Court&comma; Justices and&nbsp&semi;the decisions they make&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;031619980X&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;camp&equals;1789&&num;038&semi;creative&equals;9325&&num;038&semi;creativeASIN&equals;031619980X&&num;038&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;linkId&equals;d38eca0828096b7f20cc308fd0f646b1" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;&lowbar;encoding&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&&num;038&semi;ASIN&equals;031619980X&&num;038&semi;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&&num;038&semi;ID&equals;AsinImage&&num;038&semi;WS&equals;1&&num;038&semi;Format&equals;&lowbar;SL250&lowbar;&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20" class&equals;"alignleft" width&equals;"145" height&equals;"218" border&equals;"0"><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;When he&nbsp&semi;resigned Justice John Paul Stevens was the third longest- serving&nbsp&semi;Supreme Court Justice in American history&period; As a lawyer on the court&comma; he worked with five chief justices&period; FIVE&nbsp&semi;CHIEFS is his personal account of the court workings&comma; from personal experiences with these men&comma; the&nbsp&semi;controversial cases they deliberated over&comma; from freedom of speech&comma; affirmative action&comma; capital punishment and sovereign immunity&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;031619980X" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;0743274024&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;camp&equals;1789&&num;038&semi;creative&equals;9325&&num;038&semi;creativeASIN&equals;0743274024&&num;038&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;linkId&equals;4d0a4e55cd8b2fd9ecd550c954940537" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;&lowbar;encoding&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&&num;038&semi;ASIN&equals;0743274024&&num;038&semi;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&&num;038&semi;ID&equals;AsinImage&&num;038&semi;WS&equals;1&&num;038&semi;Format&equals;&lowbar;SL250&lowbar;&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20" class&equals;"alignleft" width&equals;"135" height&equals;"206" border&equals;"0"><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;The Brethren&nbsp&semi;is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action&period;&nbsp&semi; Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices—maneuvering&comma; arguing&comma; politicking&comma; compromising&comma; and making decisions that affect every major area of American life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;0143113046" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;0143113046" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;0143113046" style&equals;"border&colon; 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none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>The<&sol;strong>&nbsp&semi;<b>New York Times bestselling account of the most consequential shift in the use of&nbsp&semi;American judicial power in almost one hundred years&period;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;b>Drawing on unprecedented access to the Supreme Court justices themselves&nbsp&semi;and their inner circles&comma; acclaimed&nbsp&semi;<i>ABC News<&sol;i>&nbsp&semi;legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg offers an explosive&nbsp&semi;account of one of the most momentous political watersheds in American history&period;<img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;0062415832" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;0062415832&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;camp&equals;1789&&num;038&semi;creative&equals;9325&&num;038&semi;creativeASIN&equals;0062415832&&num;038&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;linkId&equals;7f05dfa42628f7a2e8be437247755c0c" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;&lowbar;encoding&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&&num;038&semi;ASIN&equals;0062415832&&num;038&semi;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&&num;038&semi;ID&equals;AsinImage&&num;038&semi;WS&equals;1&&num;038&semi;Format&equals;&lowbar;SL250&lowbar;&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20" class&equals;"alignleft" width&equals;"159" height&equals;"191" border&equals;"0"><&sol;a><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;0062415832" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0">&nbsp&semi;NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &&num;8211&semi; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame—she has only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer&period;<em>Notorious RBG<&sol;em>&comma; inspired by the Tumblr that amused the Justice herself and brought to you by its founder and an award-winning journalist&period;&nbsp&semi; &nbsp&semi;It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg&&num;8217&semi;s family members&comma; close friends&comma; colleagues&comma; and clerks&comma; as well an interview with the Justice herself&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;1400096790&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;camp&equals;1789&&num;038&semi;creative&equals;9325&&num;038&semi;creativeASIN&equals;1400096790&&num;038&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;linkId&equals;86e3d33f9ed1080a883684285f08571d" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;&lowbar;encoding&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&&num;038&semi;ASIN&equals;1400096790&&num;038&semi;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&&num;038&semi;ID&equals;AsinImage&&num;038&semi;WS&equals;1&&num;038&semi;Format&equals;&lowbar;SL250&lowbar;&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20" class&equals;"alignleft" width&equals;"143" height&equals;"221" border&equals;"0"><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;Journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country&comma; the Supreme Court&comma; revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land&period; An institution at a moment of transition&comma; the Court now stands at a crucial point&comma; with major changes in store on such issues as abortion&comma; civil rights&comma; and church-state relations&period; Based on exclusive interviews with the justices and with a keen sense of the Court’s history and the trajectory of its future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;1483376117&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;camp&equals;1789&&num;038&semi;creative&equals;9325&&num;038&semi;creativeASIN&equals;1483376117&&num;038&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;linkId&equals;f45c010383aab78645800ae863dc7e29" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;&lowbar;encoding&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&&num;038&semi;ASIN&equals;1483376117&&num;038&semi;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&&num;038&semi;ID&equals;AsinImage&&num;038&semi;WS&equals;1&&num;038&semi;Format&equals;&lowbar;SL250&lowbar;&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20" class&equals;"alignleft" width&equals;"147" height&equals;"220" border&equals;"0"><&sol;a><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;1483376117" class&equals;"alignleft" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><br &sol;>&NewLine;This book examines all major aspects of the highest court in the nation&comma; from the selection of justices and agenda creation to the decision-making process and the Court&&num;8217&semi;s impact on government and U&period;S&period; society&period; Delving deeply into personalities and procedures&comma; author Lawrence Baum provides a balanced explanation of the Court&&num;8217&semi;s actions and the behavior of its justices as he reveals its complexity&comma; reach&comma; and influence the justices&&num;8217&semi; increasingly public roles&comma; and recent rulings on same-sex marriage and health care&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;'mailmunch-forms-in-post-middle' style&equals;'display&colon; none &excl;important&semi;'><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;0812993926&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;camp&equals;1789&&num;038&semi;creative&equals;9325&&num;038&semi;creativeASIN&equals;0812993926&&num;038&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;linkId&equals;9f0ccfbd43e447e642fc1b24bee3af6a" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;&lowbar;encoding&equals;UTF8&&num;038&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&&num;038&semi;ASIN&equals;0812993926&&num;038&semi;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&&num;038&semi;ID&equals;AsinImage&&num;038&semi;WS&equals;1&&num;038&semi;Format&equals;&lowbar;SL250&lowbar;&&num;038&semi;tag&equals;hescotusrepor-20" class&equals;"alignleft" width&equals;"141" height&equals;"210" border&equals;"0"><&sol;a><img src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ir-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;hescotusrepor-20&&num;038&semi;l&equals;am2&&num;038&semi;o&equals;1&&num;038&semi;a&equals;0812993926" style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0"><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES&nbsp&semi;<&sol;i>BESTSELLER<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I called this book&nbsp&semi;<i>Out of Order<&sol;i>&nbsp&semi;because it reflects my goal&comma; which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court&period; Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel&nbsp&semi;when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions&period; But the stories of the Court and the Justices that come from the &OpenCurlyQuote;out of order’ moments add to the richness of the Court as both a branch of our government and a human institution&period;”—Justice Sandra Day O’Connor<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-1966 jetpack-simple-payments-wrapper">&NewLine;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-product">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-product-image"><div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-image"><img width&equals;"3257" height&equals;"2443" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;thescotusreport&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;IMG&lowbar;7949&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;3257&percnt;2C2443&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" class&equals;"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt&equals;"" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;thescotusreport&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;IMG&lowbar;7949&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;3257&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 3257w&comma; 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https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;thescotusreport&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;IMG&lowbar;7949&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;3000&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 3000w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 1000px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 1000px" &sol;><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-details">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-title"><p>Help support our efforts by becoming a TheScotusReport&period;com and &commat;Scotus sponsor<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-description"><p>TheScotusReport&period;com and &commat;Scotus has launched a program to help fund our work&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;If just a small percentage of our reader’s chip in a few dollars we’ll be able to do more reporting on the latest updates at the Supreme Court&period;&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-price"><p>&dollar;3&period;00<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-purchase-message" id&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-1966&lowbar;699a4e71bbdfa4&period;27269879-message-container"><&sol;div><div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-purchase-box">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-items">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<input class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-items-number" type&equals;"number" value&equals;"1" min&equals;"1" id&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-1966&lowbar;699a4e71bbdfa4&period;27269879&lowbar;number" &sol;>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-button" id&equals;"jetpack-simple-payments-1966&lowbar;699a4e71bbdfa4&period;27269879&lowbar;button"><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><strong>Current Members of the Supreme Court<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"row">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Roberts&lowbar;8807-16&lowbar;Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"John G&period; Roberts&comma; Chief Justice of the United States" alt&equals;"John G&period; Roberts&comma; Chief Justice of the United States"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>John G&period; Roberts&comma; Jr&period;&comma; Chief Justice of the United States&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in Buffalo&comma; New York&comma; January 27&comma; 1955&period; He married Jane Marie Sullivan in 1996 and they have two children &&num;8211&semi; Josephine and Jack&period; He received an A&period;B&period; from Harvard College in 1976 and a J&period;D&period; from Harvard Law School in 1979&period; He served as a law clerk for Judge Henry J&period; Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979–1980 and as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H&period; Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1980 Term&period; He was Special Assistant to the Attorney General&comma; U&period;S&period; Department of Justice from 1981–1982&comma; Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan&comma; White House Counsel’s Office from 1982–1986&comma; and Principal Deputy Solicitor General&comma; U&period;S&period; Department of Justice from 1989–1993&period; From 1986–1989 and 1993–2003&comma; he practiced law in Washington&comma; D&period;C&period; He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003&period; President George W&period; Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States&comma; and he took his seat September 29&comma; 2005&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Kennedy-Official-2001-Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Anthony M&period; Kennedy&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Anthony M&period; Kennedy&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Anthony M&period; Kennedy&comma; Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in Sacramento&comma; California&comma; July 23&comma; 1936&period; He married Mary Davis and has three children&period; He received his B&period;A&period; from Stanford University and the London School of Economics&comma; and his LL&period;B&period; from Harvard Law School&period; He was in private practice in San Francisco&comma; California from 1961–1963&comma; as well as in Sacramento&comma; California from 1963–1975&period; From 1965 to 1988&comma; he was a Professor of Constitutional Law at the McGeorge School of Law&comma; University of the Pacific&period; He has served in numerous positions during his career&comma; including a member of the California Army National Guard in 1961&comma; the board of the Federal Judicial Center from 1987–1988&comma; and two committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States&colon; the Advisory Panel on Financial Disclosure Reports and Judicial Activities&comma; subsequently renamed the Advisory Committee on Codes of Conduct&comma; from 1979–1987&comma; and the Committee on Pacific Territories from 1979–1990&comma; which he chaired from 1982–1990&period; He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1975&period; President Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court&comma; and he took his seat February 18&comma; 1988&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Thomas&lowbar;9366-024&lowbar;Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Clarence Thomas&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Clarence Thomas&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Clarence Thomas&comma; Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in the Pinpoint community near Savannah&comma; Georgia on June 23&comma; 1948&period; He attended Conception Seminary from 1967-1968 and received an A&period;B&period;&comma; cum laude&comma; from Holy Cross College in 1971 and a J&period;D&period; from Yale Law School in 1974&period; He was admitted to law practice in Missouri in 1974&comma; and served as an Assistant Attorney General of Missouri&comma; 1974-1977&semi; an attorney with the Monsanto Company&comma; 1977-1979&semi; and Legislative Assistant to Senator John Danforth&comma; 1979-1981&period; From 1981–1982 he served as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights&comma; U&period;S&period; Department of Education&comma; and as Chairman of the U&period;S&period; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission&comma; 1982-1990&period; From 1990–1991&comma; he served as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit&period; President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and he took his seat October 23&comma; 1991&period; He married Virginia Lamp on May 30&comma; 1987 and has one child&comma; Jamal Adeen by a previous marriage&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Ginsburg&lowbar;11565-006-Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Ruth Bader Ginsburg&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Ruth Bader Ginsburg&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Ruth Bader Ginsburg&comma; Former Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in Brooklyn&comma; New York&comma; March 15&comma; 1933&period; She married Martin D&period; Ginsburg in 1954&comma; and has a daughter&comma; Jane&comma; and a son&comma; James&period; She received her B&period;A&period; from Cornell University&comma; attended Harvard Law School&comma; and received her LL&period;B&period; from Columbia Law School&period; She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edmund L&period; Palmieri&comma; Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York&comma; from 1959–1961&period; From 1961–1963&comma; she was a research associate and then associate director of the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure&period; She was a Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law from 1963–1972&comma; and Columbia Law School from 1972–1980&comma; and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford&comma; California from 1977–1978&period; In 1971&comma; she was instrumental in launching the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union&comma; and served as the ACLU’s General Counsel from 1973–1980&comma; and on the National Board of Directors from 1974–1980&period; She was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980&period; President Clinton nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court&comma; and she took her seat August 10&comma; 1993&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Breyer&lowbar;8664-13-Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Stephen G&period; Breyer&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Stephen G&period; Breyer&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Stephen G&period; Breyer&comma; Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in San Francisco&comma; California&comma; August 15&comma; 1938&period; He married Joanna Hare in 1967&comma; and has three children &&num;8211&semi; Chloe&comma; Nell&comma; and Michael&period; He received an A&period;B&period; from Stanford University&comma; a B&period;A&period; from Magdalen College&comma; Oxford&comma; and an LL&period;B&period; from Harvard Law School&period; He served as a law clerk to Justice Arthur Goldberg of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1964 Term&comma; as a Special Assistant to the Assistant U&period;S&period; Attorney General for Antitrust&comma; 1965–1967&comma; as an Assistant Special Prosecutor of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force&comma; 1973&comma; as Special Counsel of the U&period;S&period; Senate Judiciary Committee&comma; 1974–1975&comma; and as Chief Counsel of the committee&comma; 1979–1980&period; He was an Assistant Professor&comma; Professor of Law&comma; and Lecturer at Harvard Law School&comma; 1967–1994&comma; a Professor at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government&comma; 1977–1980&comma; and a Visiting Professor at the College of Law&comma; Sydney&comma; Australia and at the University of Rome&period; From 1980–1990&comma; he served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit&comma; and as its Chief Judge&comma; 1990–1994&period; He also served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States&comma; 1990–1994&comma; and of the United States Sentencing Commission&comma; 1985–1989&period; President Clinton nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court&comma; and he took his seat August 3&comma; 1994&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Alito&lowbar;9264-001-Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Samuel A&period; Alito&comma; Jr&period;&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Samuel A&period; Alito&comma; Jr&period;&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Samuel A&period; Alito&comma; Jr&period;&comma; Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in Trenton&comma; New Jersey&comma; April 1&comma; 1950&period; He married Martha-Ann Bomgardner in 1985&comma; and has two children &&num;8211&semi; Philip and Laura&period; He served as a law clerk for Leonard I&period; Garth of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1976–1977&period; He was Assistant U&period;S&period; Attorney&comma; District of New Jersey&comma; 1977–1981&comma; Assistant to the Solicitor General&comma; U&period;S&period; Department of Justice&comma; 1981–1985&comma; Deputy Assistant Attorney General&comma; U&period;S&period; Department of Justice&comma; 1985–1987&comma; and U&period;S&period; Attorney&comma; District of New Jersey&comma; 1987–1990&period; He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1990&period; President George W&period; Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court&comma; and he took his seat January 31&comma; 2006&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Sotomayor&lowbar;9841-001-Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Sonia Sotomayor&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Sonia Sotomayor&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Sonia Sotomayor&comma; Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in Bronx&comma; New York&comma; on June 25&comma; 1954&period; She earned a B&period;A&period; in 1976 from Princeton University&comma; graduating summa cum laude and receiving the university’s highest academic honor&period; In 1979&comma; she earned a J&period;D&period; from Yale Law School where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal&period; She served as Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office from 1979–1984&period; She then litigated international commercial matters in New York City at Pavia &amp&semi; Harcourt&comma; where she served as an associate and then partner from 1984–1992&period; In 1991&comma; President George H&period;W&period; Bush nominated her to the U&period;S&period; District Court&comma; Southern District of New York&comma; and she served in that role from 1992–1998&period; She served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1998–2009&period; President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26&comma; 2009&comma; and she assumed this role August 8&comma; 2009&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Kagan&lowbar;10713-017-Crop&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Elena Kagan&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Elena Kagan&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Elena Kagan&comma; Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in New York&comma; New York&comma; on April 28&comma; 1960&period; She received an A&period;B&period; from Princeton in 1981&comma; an M&period; Phil&period; from Oxford in 1983&comma; and a J&period;D&period; from Harvard Law School in 1986&period; She clerked for Judge Abner Mikva of the U&period;S&period; Court of Appeals for the D&period;C&period; Circuit from 1986-1987 and for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U&period;S&period; Supreme Court during the 1987 Term&period; After briefly practicing law at a Washington&comma; D&period;C&period; law firm&comma; she became a law professor&comma; first at the University of Chicago Law School and later at Harvard Law School&period; She also served for four years in the Clinton Administration&comma; as Associate Counsel to the President and then as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy&period; Between 2003 and 2009&comma; she served as the Dean of Harvard Law School&period; In 2009&comma; President Obama nominated her as the Solicitor General of the United States&period; A year later&comma; the President nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 10&comma; 2010&period; She took her seat on August 7&comma; 2010&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-md-12 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media">&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;supremecourt&period;gov&sol;about&sol;justice&lowbar;pictures&sol;Gorsuch2&period;jpg" class&equals;"pull-left media-object" title&equals;"Neil M&period; Gorsuch&comma; Associate Justice" alt&equals;"Neil M&period; Gorsuch&comma; Associate Justice"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"media-body"><strong>Neil M&period; Gorsuch&comma; Associate Justice&comma;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;was born in Denver&comma; Colorado&comma; August 29&comma; 1967&period; He and his wife Louise have two daughters&period; He received a B&period;A&period; from Columbia University&comma; a J&period;D&period; from Harvard Law School&comma; and a D&period;Phil&period; from Oxford University&period; He served as a law clerk to Judge David B&period; Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit&comma; and as a law clerk to Justice Byron White and Justice Anthony M&period; Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States&period; From 1995–2005&comma; he was in private practice&comma; and from 2005–2006 he was Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U&period;S&period; Department of Justice&period; He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 2006&period; He served on the Standing Committee on Rules for Practice and Procedure of the U&period;S&period; Judicial Conference&comma; and as chairman of the Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure&period; He taught at the University of Colorado Law School&period; President Donald J&period; Trump nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court&comma; and he took his seat on April 10&comma; 2017&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><div class&equals;'mailmunch-forms-after-post' style&equals;'display&colon; none &excl;important&semi;'><&sol;div><&sol;p><p class&equals;"wpsai&lowbar;spacing&lowbar;before&lowbar;adsense"><&sol;p> &NewLine;

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