Justices Facts
This Justice was the first woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
This case held that racial segregation was permissible as long as it was "separate but equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The frieze inside the Supreme Court Courtroom depicts many famous lawgivers, such as Moses and Hammurabi. This Supreme Court Justice is among them
Justice John Marshall
The current longest-serving Justice
Clarence Thomas
The first chair of William and Mary's Law School, and the teacher of John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and Henry Clay
George Wythe
This Justice is the only person to have served as a U.S. President, Senator, and Justice.
William Howard Taft
This case outlawed race-based affirmative action in college admissions
SFFA v. Harvard (2023)
Prior to the construction of the modern Supreme Court building, but after the move to Washington, D.C., the Court convened here
The Capitol/Congress
The only Jewish person sitting on the Court
Elena Kagan
This William and Mary Law School Alumnus was nominated to be Attorney General, but was ultimately not confirmed
Matt Gaetz
This Justice served as a William & Mary Chancellor following their retirement (2 correct answers)
Sandra Day O'Connor and Warren Burger
This case ruled that states could not tax the federal bank
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
This is the motto inscribed on the outside of the Supreme Court
Equal Justice Under Law
This Justice went to the same high school as Justice Gorsuch, but two years earlier
Brett Kavanaugh
Tyler Hall or Rogers Hall
This justice proposed to Sandra Day O'Connor while they both attended Stanford Law School
William Rehnquist
This case overturned Chevron v. NRDC (1984), returning deferential power from executive agencies back to the Courts
Loper Bright v. Raimando (2024)
This is the physical address of the Supreme Court
One First Street
This Justice's middle name is "Glover"
John Glover Roberts
This is Arlie's middle name
Ryan
Before serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, this Justice served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of California. While doing so, this Justice was almost assassinated by the man he replaced due to ruling against him in a complicated divorce case.
Stephen Field
This case determined that a tomato was a vegetable
Nix v. Hedden (1893)
This is the affectionate nickname of a basketball court in the attic of the Supreme Court
The highest court in the land
This Justice was nominated for a Grammy
Ketanji Brown Jackson
This person is the only current head coach in the NFL to graduate from W&M
Joe Brady