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As of August 7, 2010, there have only been four female Supreme Court justices:
- Justice Ginsberg was appointed by President Clinton in 1993 (active)
- Justice O'Connor was appointed by President Reagan in 1981 and retired in January, 2006;
- Justice Sotomayor was appointed by President Obama in August 2009 (active)
- Justice Kegan was appointed by President Obama in August 2010 (active)
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BlakeUnfortunately, as of 2010, there have been no female African-American Supreme Court Justices.
Until fairly recently, the Supreme Court consisted primarily of white men. Two African-American men have served on the Court:
- Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall (retired June 1991, deceased)
- Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (still seated)
We have also had three female Justices on the Court:
- Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired 2006)
- Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (still seated)
- Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor (joined court in 2009)
Sonia Sotomayor is Latina.
Five women have been nominated to the US Supreme Court; one name was withdrawn, three were appointed, and one is currently participating in the appointment process (June 2010).
- Sandra Day O'Connor......1981.......Reagan......retired 1996
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg.......1993.......Clinton......currently serving
- Harriet Miers..................2005.......GW Bush...name withdrawn
- Sonia Sotomayor............2009........Obama......currently serving
- Elena Kagan...................2010.......Obama......undetermined
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What president allowed women to argue cases before the Supreme Court?
Rutherford B. Hayes signed such a bill in March of 1879. The bill was called "An Act to Relieve Certain Legal Disabilities of Women," thus enabling women to practice in the federal court system. It was passed after the Supreme Court decided in 1876 to bar women from arguing cases before them.Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood became the first woman admitted to the US Supreme Court bar later that year.
Does a Supreme Court Justice have to be a male?
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan are current Supreme Court justices. They are women. Sandra Day O'Connor is a former Supreme Court justice. She is also a woman. There are no constitutional qualifications for Supreme Court Justices. No age requirement, education requirement, or even a citizenship requirement. Never mind a protected class.
What year did supreme court rule in favor of allowing women the right to terminate pregeancy?
Roe v. Wade
What did the Supreme Court find in Corning Glass Works v. Brennan?
1974 the Supreme Court determined in Corning Glass Works v. Brennan that women could not be paid less simply because they would work at a lower pay rate than men. At the same time the Supreme Court confirmed the constitutionality of the Equal Pay Act
What did Sandra Day O' Connor do?
Sandra Day O'Connor was the first women on the United States Supreme Court.
