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The demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States encompass the gender, ethnicity, and religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 116 people who have been appointed and confirmed as justices to the Supreme Court. Some of these characteristics have been raised as an issue since the court was established in 1789.
She was the second female and the first Jewish female justice of the Supreme Court. [ 4 ] [ 75 ] [ 76 ] She eventually became the longest-serving Jewish justice. [ 77 ] The American Bar Association 's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary rated Ginsburg as "well qualified", its highest rating for a prospective justice.
A retired justice, according to the United States Code, is no longer a member of the Supreme Court, but remains eligible to serve by designation as a judge of a U.S. Court of Appeals or District Court, and many retired justices have served in these capacities. Historically, the average length of service on the Court has been less than 15 years.
Since the Supreme Court first convened in 1790, 116 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been White men. But in recent decades the court has become more diverse. Over half of its ...
In 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second female Supreme Court justice. [58] O'Connor said that she felt relief from the media clamor when she no longer was the only woman on the Court. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] In May 2010, O'Connor warned female Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan about the "unpleasant" process of confirmation hearings.
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court begins its term on Monday.
The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that is beginning a new term Monday that also includes major cases on gun rights and religion. The justices are ...
She previously served as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers [169] and on the Georgetown Day School Board of Trustees [170] and the U.S. Supreme Court Fellows Commission. [ 171 ] From 2010 to 2011, she served on the advisory board of Montrose Christian School , a Baptist school. [ 172 ]