The eight who rate.........Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, born Oct. 1, 1924; appointed associate justice by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971; elevated to chief justice by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
John Paul Stevens, born April 20, 1920; appointed by President Gerald R. Ford in 1975.
Sandra Day O'Connor, born March 26, 1930; appointed by Reagan in 1981.
Antonin Scalia, born March 11, 1936; appointed by Reagan in 1986.
Anthony M. Kennedy, born July 23, 1936; appointed by Reagan in 1988.
David Souter, born Sept. 17, 1939; appointed by President George Bush in 1990.
Clarence Thomas, born June 23, 1948; appointed by Bush in 1991.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, born March 15, 1933; appointed by President Clinton in 1993.
Stephen G. Breyer, born Aug. 15, 1938; appointed by Clinton in 1994. |
