The New Court In A Nutshell

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., b. 1955, Roman Catholic, Conservative
Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., b. 1950, Roman Catholic, Arch-Conservative
Justice Clarence Thomas, b. 1948, Roman Catholic, Arch-Conservative
Justice David H. Souter, b. 1939, Episcopalian, Liberal
Justice Stephen G. Breyer, b. 1938, Jewish, Moderate Liberal
Justice Antonin Scalia, b. 1936, Roman Catholic, Arch-Conservative
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, b. 1936, Roman Catholic, Moderate Conservative
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, b. 1933, Jewish, Liberal
Justice John Paul Stevens, III, b. 1920, Protestant, Liberal

And, who appointed those judges? With two exceptions, Republicans. Ford (Stevens); Reagan (Scalia, Kennedy); G.H.W. Bush (Souter, Thomas); Clinton (Ginsburg, Breyer); G. W. Bush (Roberts, Alito).