These are the US Supreme Court’s eight judges, after Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows the many different collars she wears with her robes, in her chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington, the US, in this photo taken on June 17 2016. Picture: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST

Clarence Thomas, appointed by George HW Bush: Before the 2018 dust-up over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, Thomas’s appointment was one of the most controversial in recent memory. He was accused of having sexually harassed attorney Anita Hill while he was assistant secretary of the department of education and chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. His contentious confirmation hearings were presided over by senator Joe Biden, now the Democratic nominee for president.

Samuel A Alito, Jr, appointed by George W Bush: Alito, 70, one of the court’s most conservative members, held several positions in the justice department before becoming the US attorney for New Jersey in the late 1980s. He was then appointed by George HW Bush to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where he served for 16 years.

Elena Kagan, appointed by Barack Obama: Obama’s second nominee, Kagan, 60, had a long career in academia after briefly working at a Washington, DC,law firm and clerking for two judges, including justice Thurgood Marshall. She taught at the University of Chicago and Harvard law schools before serving in the Clinton administration and becoming dean of Harvard Law School. She served as solicitor-general under Obama before being nominated to the Supreme Court.

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