The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. Under the Constitution, it is equal to the legislative and executive branches of government. There are nine justices in the Supreme Court, and there always have been, except for a brief period when President Roosevelt packed the court during the New Deal.

Members

• John Roberts - Chief Justice
• John Paul Stevens
• Antonin Scalia
• Anthony M. Kennedy
• David Hackett Souter (Retiring)
• Clarence Thomas
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Stephen G. Breyer
• Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.

David Souter's proposed replacement, Sonia Sotomayor, is in the process of being confirmed as of July 2009.

Former Members

• Sandra Day O’Connor (Retired)