The information on this page was taken from the official website of the United States Supreme Court (“About the Court”) unless otherwise attributed.
JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR. – Chief Justice of the United States
Born: 27 Jan 1955 | age: 70
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Education: AB Harvard College 1976, JD Harvard Law School 1979
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2005
CLARENCE THOMAS – Associate Justice
Born: 23 Jun 1948 | age: 77
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Education: AB College of the Holy Cross 1971, JD Yale Law School 1974
Appointed by: George H.W. Bush, 1991
SAMUEL A. ALITO, JR. – Associate Justice
Born: 1 Apr 1950 | age: 75
Hometown: Trenton, NJ
Education: none
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
SONIA SOTOMAYOR – Associate Justice
Born: 25 Jun 1954 | age: 71
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Education: BA Princeton University, JD Yale Law School 1979
Appointed by: Barack Obama 2009
ELENA KAGAN – Associate Justice
Born: 28 Apr 1960 | age: 65
Hometown: New York, NY
Education: AB Princeton, MPhil Oxford, JD Harvard Law School 1986
Appointed by: Barack Obama 2010
NEIL M. GORSUCH – Associate Justice
Born: 29 Aug 1967 | age: 57
Hometown: Denver, CO
Education: BA Columbia University, JD Harvard Law School, DPhil Oxford
Appointed by: Donald J. Trump 2017
BRETT M. KAVANAUGH – Associate Justice
Born: 12 Feb 1965 | age: 60
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Education: BA Yale, JD Yale Law School 1990
Appointed by: Donald J. Trump 2018
AMY CONEY BARRETT – Associate Justice
Born: 28 Jan 1972 | age: 53
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Education: BA Rhodes College, JD Notre Dame Law School 1997
Appointed by: Donald J. Trump 2020
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON – Associate Justice
Born: 14 Sep 1970 | age: 55
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Education: AB Harvard-Radcliffe College, JD Harvard Law School 1996
Appointed by: Joseph R. Biden 2022
NUMBERS IN YOUR UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
9 — Total Supreme Court Justices
4 — Women on the Bench
4 — Past the “full retirement age” of 67 (“Retirement Benefits”)
3 — People of Color
2 — Women of Color
6 — Have sat on the bench for over 15 years
6 — Appointed by Republican Presidents
3 — Appointed by Democratic Presidents
3 — Appointed by a single president: Donald J. Trump
Works Cited
1. “About the Court.” Supreme Court of the United States, https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
2. “Retirement Benefits.” Social Security Administration, 2025, https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10035.pdf. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.