Supreme Court

Slide 1: Supreme Court • Top of the Judicial Branch in the Federal Government. • Final say in all matters dealing with the United States Constitution.

Slide 6: Today’s Court……

Slide 7: John Roberts • Chief Justice • Appointed by George W. Bush. • Took his seat on High Court on 9/25/05. • Graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law • Born 1/27/55 • Right leaning….

Slide 8: John Paul Stevens • Associate Justice. • Appointed by Gerald Ford. • Took his seat on the High Court on 12/19/75. • Graduate of U of Chicago and Northwestern Law. • Born 4/20/20 • Right leaning….

Slide 9: Antonin Scalia • Associate Justice • Appointed by Ronald Reagan. • Took his seat on the High Court on 9/26/86. • Graduate of Georgetown and Harvard Law. • Born 3/11/36. • RIGHT leaning….

Slide 10: Anthony Kennedy • Associate Justice • Appointed by Ronald Reagan. • Took his seat on the High Court on 2/18/88. • Graduated from Stanford and Harvard Law. • Born 7/23/36. • Moderate….

Slide 11: David Souter • Associate Justice • Appointed by George HW Bush. • Took his seat on the High Court on 10/9/90. • Graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law • Born 9/17/39. • Left leaning….

Slide 12: Clarence Thomas • Associate Justice • Appointed by George HW Bush. • Took his seat on the High Court on 10/23/91. • Graduate of Holy Cross and Yale Law • Born 6/23/48. • RIGHT leaning….

Slide 13: Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Associate Justice • Appointed by William Clinton. • Took her seat on the High Court on 8/10/93. • Graduate of Cornell and Columbia Law. • Born 3/15/33. • LEFT leaning….

Slide 14: Stephen Breyer • Associate Justice. • Appointed by William Clinton. • Took his seat on the High Court on 8/3/94 • Graduate of Stanford and Harvard Law. • Born 8/15/38. • LEFT leaning….

Slide 15: Samuel Alito • Associate Justice. • Appointed By George W. Bush. • Took his seat on the High Court on 1/31/06. • Graduate of Princeton and Yale Law. • Born 4/1/50. • Right leaning….

Slide 21: Simulation • Click on the image for an Interactive Simulation involving the Federal Courts in the United States