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Political Factoid
See also post-Trump-McConnell era updated chart.
And also 2019 chart (-- prior to death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020.)
Five of the U.S. Supreme Court justices
are conservatives (a majority),
all five of whom are Roman Catholic*.
| Justice |
Religious Affiliation |
Political Inclination |
Appointed by |
Comment |
| Clarence Thomas |
Roman Catholic |
Conservative - Most |
H.W. Bush |
Catholic convert - Abortion foe |
| Antonin Scalia |
Roman Catholic |
Conservative - extremely |
Reagan |
Nine children - Abortion foe |
| John Roberts |
Roman Catholic |
Conservative - consistently |
G.W.Bush |
(Chief Justice) |
| Samuel Alito |
Roman Catholic |
Conservative - consistently |
G.W. Bush |
- |
| Anthony M. Kennedy |
Roman Catholic |
Conservative - mostly |
Reagan |
Re-affirmed Roe vs. Wade |
| Sonia Sotomayor |
Roman Catholic |
Progressive - consistently |
Obama |
- |
| Elena Kagan |
Conservative Judaism |
Progressive - centrist |
Obama |
- |
| Stephen Breyer |
Jewish |
Liberal - consistently |
Clinton |
Considered liberal |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Jewish |
Liberal - very |
Clinton |
Most liberal |
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Six of the U.S. Supreme Court justices are
Roman Catholic (a clear 2/3 majority), three are Jewish,
and not one is Protestant,
-- Not representative of the nation's
religious demographics
(And heaven forbid there be any of the other religions represented.)
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2049 (Religious demographics)
20136 (Court after election of Donald Trump)
25211 (Court after death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
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