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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.
Trump has stated that the United States is a "nation of believers". [24] Trump's rallies take on the symbols, rhetoric and agenda of Christian nationalism. [25] Trump maintains positive relations with the New Apostolic Reformation, whose figures promote pro-Trump policies and are influential within the Trump administration. [26] [27]
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
He cited Trump’s three Supreme Court appointments, who proved decisive in the 2022 decision overturning of the Roe v. Wade precedent that had legalized abortion nationwide.
A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.. Former President Donald Trump’s favorite Supreme Court justices might not ...
Ginsburg died in September 2020 — and Trump immediately replaced her with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, then 48, cementing the court’s current 6–3 conservative majority right before he lost the ...
Following his victory in the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump took office as president on January 20, 2017, and faced an immediate vacancy on the Supreme Court due to the February 2016 death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. During the 2016 campaign, Trump had released two lists of potential nominees to the Supreme Court.
Biden became the oldest president at 78 years and 61 days when he was inaugurated on January 20, 2021. However, Trump surpassed him on January 20, 2025, at 78 years and 220 days years old.