Saturday, November 5, 2011

Biographies of Supreme Court

Facts/Details/Questions:
1. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955.
2. Antonin Scalia married Maureen McCarthy and has nine children.
3. Anthony M. Kennedy received his B.A. from Stanford University and the London School of Economics, and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School.
4. Clarence Thomas was admitted to law practice in Missouri in 1974, and served as an Assistant Attorney General of Missouri from 1974–1977, an attorney with the Monsanto Company from 1977–1979, and Legislative Assistant to Senator John Danforth from 1979–1981.
5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was instrumental in launching the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and served as the ACLU’s General Counsel from 1973–1980, and on the National Board of Directors from 1974–1980.
6. Are women on the supreme court as a justice more common now?
7. Is it unfair for a new presdient to enter office and not have any of his own justices he wants on the court?
8. Is the seat really for life, or is it until pressured to leave?
9. What requirements are to be met to sustain the seat of a justice?
10. How long does it take to fill in a seat?

No comments:

Post a Comment