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Born June 23, 1948 (age 76) • Georgia
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1991-), United States • United States Court of Appeals (1990-1991), United States
Role In Agostini v. Felton • Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy • Harris v. Quinn • McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission • Obergefell v. Hodges • Shelby County v. Holder • Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi • Good News Club v. Milford Central School • Lawrence v. Texas

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Anthony Kennedy
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John G. Roberts, Jr.
John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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David Hackett Souter
David Hackett Souter
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Elena Kagan, 2012.
Elena Kagan
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Sandra Day O’Connor
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John Paul Stevens
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William Rehnquist
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John Jay
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Edward Douglass White
Edward Douglass White
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William Paterson
William Paterson
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Byron R. White
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Robert Treat Paine
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John Connally
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Montgomery Blair
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Marshall, John
John Marshall
chief justice of United States

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