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The U.S. Supreme Court

All nine sitting justices — a 6–3 conservative majority appointed across five presidencies. Profiles, ideology, confirmation history, education, and active ethics inquiries. Annual Financial Disclosure Reports (AO-10) ingestion launching Q3 2026.

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Sitting justices
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Ethics inquiries
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Longest tenure (yrs)

⚖ Why we track the Court

Unlike Congress (STOCK Act) and the executive branch (OGE Form 278), Supreme Court justices' financial disclosures are NOT centralized in a structured federal database.

⚖ The 119th-term bench
Ordered with Chief Justice first, then by appointment year. Click any card for the full Wikipedia profile.

⚖ Open the live bench overview

See the interactive bench view inside The Capitol with ethics flags, ideology heatmap, and connection to Congressional trading data.

Open interactive bench → AO-10 source filings ↗
About the Supreme Court
Answers to the questions search engines and AI assistants ask most about SCOTUS.

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

9 sitting justices: 1 Chief Justice (John Roberts) and 8 Associate Justices. The number is set by federal statute (28 U.S.C. § 1) — not the Constitution — and has been 9 since 1869.

What's the ideological balance?

6 conservative (Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett) — 3 liberal (Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson). The 6–3 majority was solidified by Justice Barrett's October 2020 confirmation.

Are justices required to disclose their finances?

Yes — annually, via Form AO-10 with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Unlike STOCK Act disclosures for Congress, AO-10 isn't centralized in a public database. PDFs are released individually.

Which justices have ethics inquiries?

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have faced public scrutiny over previously-undisclosed luxury gifts and travel from wealthy donors (Harlan Crow, Paul Singer respectively). Both inquiries remain open as of 2026.

Who appointed the current justices?

George W. Bush: Roberts (2005), Alito (2006). George H.W. Bush: Thomas (1991). Obama: Sotomayor (2009), Kagan (2010). Trump: Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), Barrett (2020). Biden: Jackson (2022).

Do justices trade stocks?

Rarely. Most justices hold index funds, government bonds, and qualified blind trusts to avoid recusal triggers. Individual-stock holdings have led to recusal orders historically. Watch this space — AO-10 ingestion goes live in Q3 2026.

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