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Swing vote
The judge who’s vote breaks the tie
Dissent
When a judge disagrees with the decision made by a panel of judges
Concur
When a judge agrees with a decision made by a panel of judges
Thurgood Marshall (a person)
was appointed by LBJ
As a lawyer won 1959 case Brown v. Board of education
First black justice
Antonin Scalia (a person)
was appointed by Ronald Reagan
Awarded medal of freedom by Donald trump in 2018
First Italian American on Supreme Court
Catholic
Sandra Day O’Connor (a person)
was appointed by Ronald Reagan
Steven Breyer
appointed by bill clinton
Jewish
Graduated from Lowell high school in San Francisco
Kennedy
appointed by Ronald Reagan
He is the swing voter
5th vote on monumental vote to pass same sex marriage
Voted with justice appointed by democrats
Ginsburg
appointed by bill Clinton
Dissented in 2007 case that allow employees to sue for unfair wages due to racial discrimination after 180’days
Jewish
Thomas
appointed by HWBush. Sr
Catholic
Replaced Thurgood Marshall
Gorsuch
appointed by trump
Catholic
2022 voted to allow a high school football coach to hold a team prayer on field
Kavanaugh
appointed by trump
Catholic
Coney Barrett
appointed by trump
Served as a member of facility of life on anti abortion group for norte dame professors
Catholic group = people of praise (strict view of human sexuality)
Roberts
appointed by Bush.jr
Catholic
Sotomayor
Appointed by Obama
First Hispanic on court
Catholic
Only justice conserve as a trial judge
Alito
Appointed by Bush.Jr
2014 concurred to allow companies to not provide birth control in health plan for employees due to religious beliefs
Kagen
appointed by Obama
Jewish
2014 dissented in allowing states to creat vote districts in favor in political party
Jackson
appointed by Biden
First former political defender
Biden publicly declared he would appoint a black woman on the Supreme court during campaign
Tenure
A period of time a person holds a position
Supreme Court
Highest court in the nation
Nominated bu presidents
Have to be confirmed by a majority voter in the senate
Tenure = lifetime