Justices of the Supreme Court

Generally Liberal:
John Paul Stevens
Nominated by: President Gerald Ford
Sworn in: December 17, 1975

David H. Souter
Nominated by: President George H.W. Bush
Sworn in: October 9, 1990

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Nominated by: President William Clinton
Sworn in: August 10, 1993

Stephen Breyer
Nominated by: President William Clinton
Sworn in: August 3, 1994

Generally Conservative:
Chief Justice John Roberts
Nominated by: President George W. Bush
Sworn in: September 29, 2005

Antonin Scalia
Nominated by: President Ronald Reagan
Sworn in: September 26, 1986

Anthony Kennedy
Nominated by: President Ronald Reagan
Sworn in: February 18, 1988

Clarence Thomas
Nominated by: President George H.W. Bush
Sworn in: October 23, 1991

Samuel Alito
Nominated by: President George W. Bush
Sworn in: January 31, 2006

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