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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