Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

• Appointed Chief Justice by George W. Bush in 2005

• Conservative

Antonin Scalia

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President

Reagan• Took his seat in 1986• Conservative

Anthony M. Kennedy

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President Reagan• Took his seat in 1988• Swing vote

Clarence Thomas

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President George H.W. Bush• Took his seat in 1991• Conservative

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President Clinton• Took her seat in 1993• Liberal

Stephen G. Breyer

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President Clinton• Took his seat in 1994• Liberal

Samuel Alito Jr.

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President George W. Bush• Took his seat in 2006• Conservative

Sonia Sotomayor

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President Obama• Took her seat in 2009• Liberal

Elena Kagan

• Associate Justice• Nominated by President Obama• Took her seat in 2010