Past Justices
She was the second woman appointed a Supreme Court Justice ... she was a champion of gay rights, women's rights, the poor, and many other marginalized groups. She has a bit of a cult following and two movies have been made about her.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)
He is the Chief Justice to the Supreme Court
John Roberts
How many justices serve on the Court?
9
In June of 2023, what did the Court rule about affirmative action?
(Constitutional or Unconstitutional?)
Overturned the precedent (made affirmative action unconstitutional)
What is the political ideology of the current Court? (majority liberal, majority conservative or generally split even)
6-3 conservative
She was the first female justice on the Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor
What justice is the most recently confirmed? Her appointment was ground-breaking.
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
FYI: She more experience than 4 of the current Justices combined.
On average, about what percentage of petitioned cases does the Supreme Court choose to rule on each year?
50%
30%
10%
1%
1%
A group of Maryland parents sued their school district claiming that their children's exposure to LGBTQ-themed children's books in public schools was a violation of their religious rights.
Did the SC rule for or against the parents this past June?
FOR the parents
Name the landmark case that decided any of the following:
- your right to express your opinions in school
- your right to remain silent
- your right to interracial marriage
- Tinker v. Des Moines
- Miranda v. Arizona
- Loving v. Virginia
He served as Chief Justice for 34 years, the longest tenure of any Chief Justice. During his tenure, he helped establish the Supreme Court as the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution in the Marbury v. Madison case.
John Marshall
This justice gets talked about a lot, although he has had a reputation for seldom speaking on the bench. His rulings are known to be the most conservative on the Court.
Clarence Thomas
How many female justices are currently on the Court?
This past summer, did the Supreme Court allow or not allow Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X?
ALLOW
In the past couple years, what is the nature of the ethical concerns that have been raised about the behaviors of two of the justices?
Thomas and Alito's relationships with wealthy, high-dollar donors.
He was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
This justice had very controversial confirmation hearings because of allegations of sexual assault at a high school party.
Bret Kavanaugh
How many justices have to want to hear a case for the Court to "grant cert"?
4
Last month, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to reduce $783 million dollars in research funding as part of its efforts to reduce what?
Federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
Which justice has 7 children and replaced RBG
Amy Coney-Barrett
He is the most recently retired Justice.
Stephen Breyer
She is the first Latina Supreme Court Justice. She was nominated by President Barack Obama.
Sonia Sotomayor
What is the average number of hours a justice answers questions in their confirmation hearings?
(Must answer within 3)
22
Justice who “stole” Merrick Garland’s seat on the Court in 2017. Was a classmate of Barack Obama at Harvard Law school.
Neil Gorsuch
Means "hear ye" and is used by the Supreme Court to open each session.
"Oyez" (pronounced "oh-yay")