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AP FILE Justice Clarence Thomas Associate Justice Clarence ThomasNominated to serve as associate justice by President George H.W. BushTook seat Oct. 23, 1991Born June 23, 1948, near Savannah, Georgia Pablo Martinez Monsivais Justice Samuel Alito Associate Justice Samuel AlitoNominated to serve as associate justice by President George W. BushTook seat Jan. 31, 2006Born April 1, 1950, in Trenton, New Jersey AP FILE Justice Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice Sonia SotomayorNominated to serve as associate justice by President Barack ObamaTook seat Aug. 8, 2009Born June 25, 1954, in Bronx, New York AP FILE Justice Elena Kagan Associate Justice Elena KaganNominated to serve as associate justice by President Barack ObamaTook seat Aug. 7, 2010Born April 28, 1960, in New York City AP FILE Justice Neil Gorsuch Associate Justice Neil GorsuchNominated to serve as associate justice by President Donald TrumpTook seat April 10, 2017Born Aug. 29, 1967, in Denver, Colorado AP FILE Justice Brett Kavanaugh Associate Justice Brett KavanaughNominated to serve as associate justice by President Donald TrumpTook seat Oct. 6, 2018Born Feb. 12, 1965, in Washington D.C. THE NEW YORK TIMES VIA AP, POOL Justice Amy Coney Barrett Associate Justice Amy Coney BarrettNominated to serve as associate justice by President Donald TrumpTook seat Oct. 27, 2020Born January 28, 1972 Associated Press Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Associate Justice Ketanji Brown JacksonNominated to serve as associate justice by President Joe BidenTook seat June 30, 2022Born September 14, 1970 AP file 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. 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