How to remember the names of the Supreme Court Justices

Here is a mnemonic for remembering the Supreme Court Justices:

First I picture a seesaw with the 4 justices appointed by Republican Presidents on the right, and 4 justices (3 gals, 1 guy) appointed by Democrats on the left. Nobody’s feet is on the ground, and if anyone gets off or gets on they all topple.

Robert Kennedy Takes Altoids

• John G. Roberts    (Robert’s brother is John F Kennedy, Gee!)
• Anthony Kennedy  ( A for being the most senior member of the Supreme Court). 
• Clarence Thomas (Clarence Thomas is an HW Bush appointee, Anita Hill was opposed to his nomination)
• Samuel A Alito Jr. (Sam I Am Altoids)

And now the ones on the left:

Singing Gals Bring Krispy Kremes

• Sonia Sotomayor   (so-so mayor)
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) GONE
• Stephen Breyer    (not Adam and Steve but Adam and Eve, He breys about how the second amendment is not about the right of a private citizen to have a gun by his bed, but the right of states to be able to arm a state militia).
• Elena Kagan    (an Obama appointee who was the first female Solicitor General – the one who argues the government’s case in front of the Supreme Court)

Extra Credit: name who was in the vacant seat but died in February 2016.

• Antonin Scalia (died of old age on 2/13/2016)

UPDATE APRIL 13, 2017

Neil Gorsuch became the 113th Supreme Court Justice so now we have

• Conservatives: Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas, Roberts, Kennedy
• Liberals: Sotomayor, Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan

UPDATE OCTOBER 6, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh (appointed by Trump) replaces Anthony Kennedy (appointed by Ford)  so now we have

• Conservatives: Roberts, Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh
• Liberals: Sotomayor, Breyer, RBG, Kagan

UPDATE SEPTEMBER, 21, 2021

Amy Coney Barrett (appointed by Trump) replaces RBG so now we have:

• Conservatives: Roberts, Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, Barrett
• Liberals: Sotomayor, Breyer, Kagan

This was done in September 2020.

Three by traditional Republicans:
RAT. Roberts, Alito, Thomas

Three by Trump:
Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett

Three by Liberal Democrats:

Sotomayor, Breyer, Kagan