<P> Three presidents have appointed justices who together served more than a century . Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt . </P> <P> The court currently has eight justices . The most recent justice to join the court was Neil Gorsuch, who was nominated by President Donald Trump on January 31, 2017, and confirmed on April 7, 2017, by the U.S. Senate . Justice Anthony Kennedy retired effective July 31, 2018, as announced on the last day of the October 2017 term . On July 9, 2018, President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh, who currently serves as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to replace Justice Kennedy . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Birth </Th> <Th> Appointed by </Th> <Th> Senate confirmation vote </Th> <Th> Age at appointment </Th> <Th> Current age </Th> <Th> First day / Length of service </Th> <Th> Previous positions </Th> <Th> Succeeded </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> John Roberts (Chief Justice) </P> </Td> <Td> January 27, 1955 Buffalo, New York </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> 78--22 </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 7004232250000000000 ♠ 63 </Td> <Td> September 29, 2005 12 years, 11 months </Td> <Td> Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2003--2005); Principal Deputy Solicitor General (1989--1993); Associate Counsel to the President (1982--1986) </Td> <Td> William Rehnquist </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Clarence Thomas </P> </Td> <Td> June 23, 1948 Pin Point, Georgia </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> 52--48 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 7004256340000000000 ♠ 70 </Td> <Td> October 23, 1991 26 years, 10 months </Td> <Td> Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1990--1991); Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1982--1990); Assistant Attorney General in Missouri under State Attorney General John Danforth (1974--1977) </Td> <Td> Thurgood Marshall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Ruth Bader Ginsburg </P> </Td> <Td> March 15, 1933 Brooklyn, New York </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> 96--3 </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> 7004312130000000000 ♠ 85 </Td> <Td> August 10, 1993 25 years </Td> <Td> Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1980--1993); General Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (1973--1980) </Td> <Td> Byron White </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Stephen Breyer </P> </Td> <Td> August 15, 1938 San Francisco, California </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> 87--9 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 7004292340000000000 ♠ 80 </Td> <Td> August 3, 1994 24 years </Td> <Td> Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1990--1994); Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1980--1990) </Td> <Td> Harry Blackmun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Samuel Alito </P> </Td> <Td> April 1, 1950 Trenton, New Jersey </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> 58--42 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 7004249870000000000 ♠ 68 </Td> <Td> January 31, 2006 12 years, 6 months </Td> <Td> Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1990--2006); U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1987--1990); Deputy Assistant Attorney General (1985--1987); Assistant to the Solicitor General (1981--1985) </Td> <Td> Sandra Day O'Connor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Sonia Sotomayor </P> </Td> <Td> June 25, 1954 The Bronx, New York </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> 68--31 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 7004234410000000000 ♠ 64 </Td> <Td> August 8, 2009 9 years </Td> <Td> Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1998--2009); District Judge, District Court for the Southern District of New York (1992--1998) </Td> <Td> David Souter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Elena Kagan </P> </Td> <Td> April 28, 1960 Manhattan, New York </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> 63--37 </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 7004213070000000000 ♠ 58 </Td> <Td> August 7, 2010 8 years </Td> <Td> Solicitor General of the United States (2009--2010); Dean of Harvard Law School (2003--2009); Associate White House Counsel (1995--1999); Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council (1995--1999) </Td> <Td> John Paul Stevens </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Neil Gorsuch </P> </Td> <Td> August 29, 1967 Denver, Colorado </Td> <Td> Donald Trump </Td> <Td> 54--45 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 7004186280000000000 ♠ 51 </Td> <Td> April 10, 2017 1 year, 4 months </Td> <Td> Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006--2017); Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General and Acting Associate Attorney General (2005--2006) </Td> <Td> Antonin Scalia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> </P> <P> Vacant </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> </Td> <Td> Anthony Kennedy </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Birth </Th> <Th> Appointed by </Th> <Th> Senate confirmation vote </Th> <Th> Age at appointment </Th> <Th> Current age </Th> <Th> First day / Length of service </Th> <Th> Previous positions </Th> <Th> Succeeded </Th> </Tr>

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