The Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh
Nominated by: Donald Trump
Took the bench: 2018
Nomination: 89 days
Age: 53
Born: DC
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Yale
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 12
Religion: Catholic
Neil Gorsuch
Nominated by: Donald Trump
Took the bench: 2017
Nomination: 65 days
Age: 51
Born: Denver, CO
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Columbia
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 11
Religion: Raised Catholic, attends
Episcopal church
Elena Kagan
Nominated by: Barack Obama
Took the bench: 2010
Nomination: 87 days
Age: 58
Born: New York, NY
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Princeton
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 0
Religion: Jewish
Sonia Sotomayor
Nominated by: Barack Obama
Took the bench: 2009
Nomination: 66 days
Age: 64
Born: The Bronx, NY
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Princeton
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 17
Religion: Catholic
Samuel Alito
Nominated by: George W. Bush
Took the bench: 2006
Nomination: 82 days
Age: 68
Born: Trenton, NJ
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Princeton
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 16
Religion: Catholic
John Roberts, Chief Justice
Nominated by: George W. Bush
Took the bench: 2005
Nomination: 62 days
Age: 63
Born: Buffalo, NY (raised in IN)
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Harvard
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 2
Religion: Catholic
Stephen Breyer
Nominated by: Bill Clinton
Took the bench: 1994
Nomination: 73 days
Age: 80
Born: San Francisco, CA
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Stanford
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 14
Religion: Jewish
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Nominated by: Bill Clinton
Took the bench: 1993
Nomination: 57 days
Age: 85
Born: Brooklyn, NY
Law school: Columbia
(also attended Harvard)
Undergrad: Cornell
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 13
Religion: Jewish
Clarence Thomas
Nominated by: George H.W. Bush
Took the bench: 1991
Nomination: 99 days
Age: 70
Born: Pin Point, GA
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Holy Cross College
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 1
Religion: Catholic
Brett Kavanaugh
Nominated by: Donald Trump
Took the bench: 2018
Nomination: 89 days
Age: 53
Born: DC
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Yale
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 12
Religion: Catholic
Neil Gorsuch
Nominated by: Donald Trump
Took the bench: 2017
Nomination: 65 days
Age: 51
Born: Denver, CO
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Columbia
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 11
Religion: Raised Catholic, attends
Episcopal church
Elena Kagan
Nominated by: Barack Obama
Took the bench: 2010
Nomination: 87 days
Age: 58
Born: New York, NY
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Princeton
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 0
Religion: Jewish
Sonia Sotomayor
Nominated by: Barack Obama
Took the bench: 2009
Nomination: 66 days
Age: 64
Born: The Bronx, NY
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Princeton
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 17
Religion: Catholic
Samuel Alito
Nominated by: George W. Bush
Took the bench: 2006
Nomination: 82 days
Age: 68
Born: Trenton, NJ
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Princeton
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 16
Religion: Catholic
John Roberts, Chief Justice
Nominated by: George W. Bush
Took the bench: 2005
Nomination: 62 days
Age: 63
Born: Buffalo, NY (raised in IN)
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Harvard
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 2
Religion: Catholic
Stephen Breyer
Nominated by: Bill Clinton
Took the bench: 1994
Nomination: 73 days
Age: 80
Born: San Francisco, CA
Law school: Harvard
Undergrad: Stanford
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 14
Religion: Jewish
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Nominated by: Bill Clinton
Took the bench: 1993
Nomination: 57 days
Age: 85
Born: Brooklyn, NY
Law school: Columbia (also
attended Harvard)
Undergrad: Cornell
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 13
Religion: Jewish
Clarence Thomas
Nominated by: George H.W. Bush
Took the bench: 1991
Nomination: 99 days
Age: 70
Born: Pin Point, GA
Law school: Yale
Undergrad: Holy Cross College
Years on bench prior to SCOTUS: 1
Religion: Catholic
Sonia
Sotomayor
Samuel
Alito
Stephen
Breyer
Ruth Bader
Ginsburg
Brett
Kavanaugh
Neil
Gorsuch
Elena
Kagan
John
Roberts
Clarence
Thomas
Chief Justice
George
W. Bush
George
W. Bush
Bill
Clinton
Bill
Clinton
Donald
Trump
Barack
Obama
Barack
Obama
George
H.W. Bush
Donald
Trump
Nominated by
Took the bench
2018
2017
2010
2009
2006
2005
1994
1993
1991
65 days
66 days
Nomination
89 days
87 days
82 days
62 days
73 days
57 days
99 days
Age
51
64
68
63
80
85
70
53
58
NY (raised
in IN)
NY
Born
DC
CO
NY
NY
NJ
CA
GA
Columbia
(also
attended
Harvard)
Law school
Yale
Harvard
Harvard
Yale
Yale
Harvard
Harvard
Yale
Holy
Cross
Undergrad
Yale
Columbia
Princeton
Princeton
Princeton
Harvard
Stanford
Cornell
Years on bench
prior to SCOTUS
12
17
11
0
16
2
14
13
1
Raised
Catholic,
attends
Episcopal
church
Religion
Catholic
Catholic
Catholic
Catholic
Jewish
Jewish
Catholic
Jewish
