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, the Court ruled on affirmative action.
Did they rule that affirmative action is constitutional or unconstitutional?
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
(6-3)
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%
Laws restricting certain medical treatments for transgender minors were written in TN amd KY. Parents and doctors claimed the laws violated their constitutional rights to due process and equal protection.
Did the SC rule the laws are constitutional or unconstitutional?
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
(6-3)
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?
Congress passed a law in 2024 requiring “foreign adversary controlled applications” in response to security concerns about Chinese influence over TikTok.
Did the Court rule the Act constitutional or unconstitutional?
CONSTITUTIONAL
(Unanimous)
In the past couple years, what is the nature of the ethical concerns that have been raised about the behaviors of a couple 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
This past summer, did the Supreme Court allow or not allow Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X?
ALLOW
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 hours)
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")