Judicial Branch of the US
K Hanson 2011
Many pictures in this PowerPoint are from the
Supreme Court Historical Society.
US Supreme Court Building
Supreme Court Members
Front: Thomas, Scalia, CJ Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsberg
Rear: Sotomayer, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/history-of-the-court/the-current-court/
Associate Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
Appointed by Barack H.
Obama (2009)
First Hispanic Justice
Appeals court judge for
2nd Circuit, Federal Judge
for NY
Asst. District Attorney for
NY, Private Practice
Attended Princeton &
Yale Law School