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Supreme Court of the United States
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Source: archives.gov, checkedWho sits on it
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Chief Justice of the United States
Appointed by the President of the United States
- John G. Roberts, Jr. since September 2005
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8 associate justices
Appointed by the President of the United States
- Amy Coney Barrett Associate Justice · since October 2020
- Brett M. Kavanaugh Associate Justice · since October 2018
- Clarence Thomas Associate Justice · since October 1991
- Elena Kagan Associate Justice · since August 2010
- Ketanji Brown Jackson Associate Justice · since June 2022
- Neil M. Gorsuch Associate Justice · since April 2017
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Associate Justice · since January 2006
- Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice · since August 2009
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief Justice of the United States archives.gov · checked
- John G. Roberts, Jr. as Chief Justice of the United States supremecourt.gov · checked
- Associate Justice uscode.house.gov · checked
- Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
- Brett M. Kavanaugh as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
- Clarence Thomas as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
- Elena Kagan as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
- Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
- Neil M. Gorsuch as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
- Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice supremecourt.gov · checked
What it can do
- Judicial power
The judicial power of the United States is vested in one Supreme Court and inferior courts Congress establishes (Article III, Section 1); original jurisdiction in cases affecting ambassadors and states (Article III, Section 2).
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Sources for what it can do
- Judicial power constitution.congress.gov · checked
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- archives.gov · checked Article III, section 1 For: Supreme Court of the United States
- constitution.congress.gov · checked Constitution of the United States, read 2026-10-12: article cited in the power text. For: Judicial power
- archives.gov · checked Article II, section 2 and Article III For: Chief Justice of the United States
- uscode.house.gov · checked 28 U.S.C. 1: a Chief Justice and eight associate justices For: Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2005-09-29 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: John G. Roberts, Jr. as Chief Justice of the United States
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2020-10-27 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2018-10-06 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Brett M. Kavanaugh as Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 1991-10-23 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Clarence Thomas as Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2010-08-07 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Elena Kagan as Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2022-06-30 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2017-04-10 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Neil M. Gorsuch as Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2006-01-31 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Samuel A. Alito, Jr. as Associate Justice
- supremecourt.gov · checked Took the judicial oath 2009-08-08 (Supreme Court, Justices 1789 to Present); listed as sitting in the October Term 2026 hearing list (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/hearinglists/HearingList-October2026.pdf) For: Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice