Past Justices
Who 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.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RGB)?
Who is the Chief Justice to the Supreme Court?
Who is John Roberts?
How many justices serve on the Court?
9
In June 2022, what did the Court do with the longstanding Roe v. Wade (1973) landmark case precedent?
(Did it make abortion Constitutional or Unconstitutional?)
Overturned the precedent (made abortion unconstitutional)
What is the political ideology of the current Court? (majority liberal, majority conservative or generally split even)
6-3 conservative
Who was the first female justice on the Court?
Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?
Who is the most recently confirmed justice? Her appointment was ground-breaking.
Who is 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?
70%
50%
15%
1%
1%
In June of 2023, what did the Court rule about affirmative action?
(Constitutional or Unconstitutional?)
It's unconstitutional
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
Who 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.
Who was 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.
Who is Clarence Thomas?
How many female justices are currently on the Court?
4
In the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case of 2022, the Court expanded gun rights outside of the home. What did it rule about the ability of domestic abusers' rights to gun ownership in the summer of 2024?
(Constitutional or Unconstitutional?)
It's unconstitutional
In the past few months, 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.
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This recently appointed justice had very controversial confirmation hearings because of allegations of sexual assault at a high school party.
Who is Bret Kavanaugh?
How many justices have to want to hear a case for the Court to "grant cert"?
4
On Wednesday of this week, the Supreme Court heard arguments about a TX law that requires age verification for sexually mature websites. Do analysts think the Court will uphold the law or deem it unconstitutional?
They think they will uphold the law (decide it is constitutional)
Which justice has 7 children and replaced RBG
Amy Coney-Barrett
Who is the most recently retired Justice?
Who is Stephen Breyer?
Who is the first Latina Supreme Court Justice? She was nominated by President Barack Obama.
Who is 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")