III. Current membership

Below is a table of current active Supreme Court Justices, in order of seniority:

Name	Born	Appt. by	First day	Prior positions
John Roberts (Chief Justice)	January 27, 1955 (1955-01-27) (age 53) in Buffalo, New York	G.W. Bush	September 29, 2005	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2003–2005); Private practice (1993–2003); Professor, Georgetown University Law Center (1992–2005); Associate Counsel to the President (1982–1986); Principal Deputy Solicitor General (1989–1993); Private practice (1986–1989); Special Assistant to the Attorney General (1981–1982)
John Paul Stevens	April 20, 1920 (1920-04-20) (age 88) in Illinois	Ford	December 19, 1975	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1970–1975); Private practice (1948–1970); Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School (1950–1954); Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law (1954–1958)
Antonin Scalia	March 11, 1936 (1936-03-11) (age 72) in New Jersey	Reagan	September 26, 1986	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1982–1986); Professor, University of Chicago Law School (1977–1982); Assistant Attorney General (1974–1977); Professor, University of Virginia School of Law (1967–1974)
Anthony Kennedy	July 23, 1936 (1936-07-23) (age 71) in California	Reagan	February 18, 1988	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1975–1988); Professor, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (1965–1988); Private practice (1963–1975)
David Souter	September 17, 1939 (1939-09-17) (age 68) in Massachusetts	G.H.W. Bush	October 9, 1990	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1990–1990); Associate Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court (1983–1990); Associate Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court (1978–1983); Attorney General of New Hampshire (1976–1978); Deputy Attorney General of New Hampshire (1971–1976); Assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire (1968–1971); Private practice (1966–1968).
Clarence Thomas	June 23, 1948 (1948-06-23) (age 59) in Georgia	G.H.W. Bush	October 23, 1991	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1990–1991); Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1982–1990); Legislative Assistant for Missouri Senator John Danforth (1979–1981); employed by Monsanto Inc. (1977– 1979); Assistant Attorney General of Missouri under State Attorney General John Danforth (1974–1977)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg	March 15, 1933 (1933-03-15) (age 75) in New York	Clinton	August 10, 1993	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1980–1993); General Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (1973–1980); Professor, Columbia Law School (1972–1980); Professor, Rutgers University School of Law (1963–1972)
Stephen Breyer	August 15, 1938 (1938-08-15) (age 69) in California	Clinton	August 3, 1994	Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1990–1994); Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1980–1990); Professor, Harvard Law School (1967–1980)
Samuel Alito	April 1, 1950 (1950-04-01) (age 58) in New Jersey	G.W. Bush	January 31, 2006	Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1990–2006); Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law (1999–2004); U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1987–1990); Deputy Assistant Attorney General (1985–1987); Assistant to the Solicitor General (1981–1985); Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1977–1981)