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Your assignment is to conduct biographical and individual ideological research of the current nine members of the Court. For each member, answer the following questions: Name: John G. Roberts, Jar. , Chief Justice of the United States. Age: 59 How long have they served on the Court: 8 Which U. S. President nominated them: President George W. Bush What is their perceived political ideology: Republican What is their perceived legal ideology: *12 Name: Antonio Scalia, Associate Justice Age: 77 How long have they served on the Court: 27
Which U. S. President nominated them: President Reagan What is their perceived political ideology: Republican What is their perceived legal ideology: *O Name: Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice How long have they served on the Court: 25 What is their perceived political ideology: Conservative What is their perceived legal ideology: *36 Name: Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Age: 65 How long have they served on the Court: 22 Which U. S. President nominated them: President Bush What is their perceived legal ideology: *16
Name: Ruth Bade Ginsburg, Associate Justice Age: 80 How long have they served on the Court: 20 Which U. S. President nominated them: President Clinton What is their perceived political ideology: Liberal What is their perceived legal ideology: *68 Name: Stephen G. Brayer, Associate Justice Age: 75 Members of the Court: Assignment By inheritresses What is their perceived legal ideology: *47 Name: Samuel Anthony Alit,Jar. , Associate Justice Age: 63 How long have they served on the Court: 7 What is their perceived legal ideology: *10
Name: Sonic Estimator, Associate Justice Age: 59 How long have they served on the Court: 4 Which U. S. President nominated them: President Obama What is their perceived legal ideology: *78 Name: Elena Kananga, Associate Justice Age: 53 How long have they served on the Court: 3 What is their perceived legal ideology: *73 *A representation of a Justice’s beliefs on an ideological spectrum, with 100 being most liberal and O being most conservative. Figures are derived through content analyses of newspaper editorials written between the Justice’s nomination and information dates.
Data from Seal and Cover. Who, in your opinion is the most significant member of the Court as it relates to deciding the outcome of legal cases decided? And why? Anthony M. Kennedy is currently the most significant member of the Justices in that he is considered a Conservative but sometimes votes Liberal. Therefore he has the swing vote which could be a deciding factor amongst the four Liberal and four Conservatives considering him being the 9th vote being the “Swing Vote. ”