As you know ... Barrett's confirmation gifts conservatives a 6-3 majority on the High Court, where she's likely to serve for decades as she's only 48 years old.

Five years later, Republican senators delayed Sotomayor's appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for a year over fears she might be headed to the Supreme Court. The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. After her retirement from the Supreme Court in 2006, she continued to advocate for civics education in the U.S. and judicial independence across the globe.

In 1987, she clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who gave her the nickname “shorty” (Marshall, at 6-foot-2, towered over Kagan, who is 5-foot-3).

O’Connor was Arizona’s first woman to serve as Senate majority leader, and then became a trial and appeals court judge in the state. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Sotomayor was appointed as a federal judge in the Southern District of New York in 1992 by President George H.W. The first woman confirmed to the Supreme Court, former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, retired in 2006.

Women of the Century: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eleanor Roosevelt and Sonia Sotomayor on DC list of influential women. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/who-are-the-9-justices-of-the-supreme-court Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom constitute a quorum. Following Ginsburg’s death, the Supreme Court is now made up of three liberal justices — Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — and … Ruth Joan Bader was born in Brooklyn in 1933. Senate Democrats huffed and puffed while unable to halt Barrett's confirmation ... and when all was said and done, a majority of the Senate overlooked recent precedent and determined ACB was deserving of a spot on SCOTUS. In a 52-48 vote on Monday night, Amy Coney Barrett became the fifth woman to be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.

The confirmation comes just 8 days before Election Day and after Barrett's nomination was fast-tracked despite an outcry from Democrats, who think the American people should have a say in the makeup of the highest court in the land.

© 2020 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. The current Supreme Court is comprised of chief justice John Roberts, Jr. and … President Trump's pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was confirmed by the Senate Monday with a final tally of 52 to 48 ... with Senator Susan Collins as the only Republican to join every Senate Democrat in voting no. Before being nominated to the court in 2010 by President Barack Obama, Kagan served as an adviser to President Bill Clinton, worked briefly as the U.S. solicitor general under Obama — the first woman to hold that title — and was the first-ever woman named dean of Harvard Law School, serving from 2003-09.

Bush, a Republican. After graduating in 1979, Sotomayor worked as an assistant district attorney and in private practice in New York. She gave a quick speech, promising to carry out her duties independently from the presidency, congress and her own private beliefs. Before her appointment to the Supreme Court, Ginsburg was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980 by Democratic President Jimmy Carter. She enrolled at Stanford University at age 16 and graduated from law school at 22. She wrote a memoir, "My Beloved World," in 2013.

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There were no eleventh-hour surprises -- Amy Coney Barrett got the votes she needed to be confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which is … Born in New York, Elena Kagan was somewhat of an unconventional choice for the Supreme Court because she is one of a handful of justices who have never previously worked as a judge. Today, we're republishing the profiles of the women who have served on the Supreme Court, breaking some of the strongest barriers as they ascended to the highest court in the land.

Barrett then walked a flight of stairs with Trump and they appeared to have a chat as they mugged for cameras.

As of April 2017, 113 Justices have served on the Supreme Court. A longtime law professor, Kagan taught at the University of Chicago Law School before moving on to Harvard Law. 6:28 PM PT -- Barrett was just sworn in as the 115th Supreme Court justice in a ceremony at the White House. Sonia Sotomayor, a native of the Bronx, is America's first Latina Supreme Court justice.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Democratic President Bill Clinton; she took the oath of office on Aug 10, 1993, and remained on the bench until she died Sept. 18. Ginsburg litigated sex discrimination cases for the American Civil Liberties Union and was instrumental in creating its Women's Rights project in 1972. Justices have life tenure Raised on the dusty, isolated Lazy B Ranch in southeastern Arizona, she was a pioneer all her life.

Coney Barrett, a 48-year-old U.S. Court of Appeals judge nominated by President Donald Trump, fills the seat left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a staunch liberal and feminist icon who died Sept. 18.

Democratic President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court when Justice David Souter retired. But Justin Turner Pulled After Positive COVID Test, ... After Insane Brawl At Fraternity Caught On Video, ©2020 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. Get TMZ breaking news sent right to your browser!

Coney Barrett, a 48-year-old U.S. Court … Kagan went to Princeton for her undergraduate degree and earned her law degree from Harvard in 1986; she was editor of the Harvard Law Review. Sandra Day O’Connor gained international recognition as the first woman to serve as a  U.S. Supreme Court justice. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Download the TMZ App on the Apple App Store, Download the TMZ App on the Google Play Store.

Get ready ... abortion rights, the Affordable Care Act, LGBTQ rights, voting rights and tons of other fundamental issues and policies are now squarely in the crosshairs of the justices. The court grew more conservative during her tenure, and O’Connor frequently became the key vote that determined important cases. There were no eleventh-hour surprises -- Amy Coney Barrett got the votes she needed to be confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which is now staunchly conservative. Justice Clarence Thomas is expected to swear-in Barrett at the White House during tonight's outdoor ceremony. First woman named to the U.S. Supreme Court. She graduated first in her class from Cornell University and was the first woman on the Harvard Law Review before transferring to Columbia Law School, where she again made law review and graduated first in her class.

Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution grants plenary power to the President of the United States to nominate, and with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, appoint justices to the Supreme Court.

Earlier this year, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, which secured the right to vote for American women, USA TODAY released Women of the Century, a comprehensive look at women from around the U.S. who made an impact on their community and country over the past 100 years. Front row: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Clarence Thomas and Stephen Breyer. A teacher, mother, wife and champion for women's rights, she was the second of only four women confirmed to the court. She has served as an associate justice since 2009.

Appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1981, she held a seat on the nation’s highest court for nearly 25 years. Though she typically votes with the liberal justices, Kagan is considered more centrist and has been referred to as a “bridge builder.”, PHOTO: Paul Morse for USA TODAY NETWORK, ILLUSTRATION: USA TODAY NETWORK, Photo: H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY, Illustration: USA TODAY Network, Photo: Jasper Colt, USA TODAY, Illustration: USA TODAY Network, Photo: Steve Petteway, AP, Illustration: USA TODAY Network, 8 things Ruth Bader Ginsburg did for women’s rights, ‘RBG’: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a legit pop-culture icon, 6 books to read about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eleanor Roosevelt and Sonia Sotomayor on DC list of influential women, They didn’t succeed despite adversity, but often because of it, Learn about notable women from every state, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Coney Barrett will join two other women, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, on the bench. In a 52-48 vote on Monday night, Amy Coney Barrett became the fifth woman to be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. O'Connor was born in El Paso, but she is Arizonan through and through. The daughter of immigrants from Puerto Rico, Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in 1976, then attended Yale Law School, where she edited the law journal.