The Composition of the
United States Supreme Court
Justice Year of
Appointment
Appointed by Current
Age
Replaced
JusticeAppointed
by
L
I
B
E
R
A
L

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1993 Clinton Byron White Kennedy

Sonia Sotomayor
2009 Obama David Souter G.H.W. Bush

Stephen Breyer
1994 Clinton Harry Blackmun Nixon

Elena Kagan
2010 Obama John Paul Stevens Ford
M
O
D
E
R
A
T
E

Anthony Kennedy
1988 Reagan Lewis Powell Nixon
C
O
N
S
E
R
V
A
T
I
V
E

John Roberts
Chief Justice
2006 G.W. Bush William Rehnquist Nixon

Samuel Alito
2006 G.W. Bush Sandra O'Connor Reagan

Neil Gorsuch
2017 Trump Antonin Scalia Reagan

Clarence Thomas
1991 G.H.W. Bush Thurgood Marshall Johnson