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Who is on the U.S. Supreme Court and who appointed them?
Of the eight remaining members of the U.S. Supreme Court, five have been appointed by Republican presidents and three by Democratic presidents:
Chief Justice John G. Roberts: President George W. Bush nominated him; took his seat Sept. 29, 2005.
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas: President George H.W. Bush nominated him; he took his seat Oct. 23, 1991.
Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer: President Bill Clinton nominated him; he took his seat Aug. 3, 1994.
Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.: President George W. Bush nominated him; he took his seat Jan. 31, 2006.
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor: President Barack Obama nominated her; she took her seat Aug. 8, 2009.
Associate Justice Elena Kagan: President Barack Obama nominated her; she took her seat Aug. 7, 2010.
Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch: President Donald Trump nominated him; he took his seat April 10, 2017.
Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh: President Donald Trump nominated him; he took his seat Oct. 6, 2018.
Source: U.S. Supreme Court
Seated, from left to right: Stephen G. Breyer, Clarence Thomas, John G. Roberts Jr. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Samuel A. Alito. Standing, from left to right: Neil M. Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Brett M. Kavanaugh. (Photograph by Fred Schilling, Supreme Court Curator's Office)
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