The Supreme Court: The Judicial Branch

Cornell University Law School hosts the Legal Information Institute, which publishes information on every Supreme Court justice. What makes this site unique is that all the justices are listed in alphabetical order. Clicking on a justice’s name yields one or more of his or her important opinions. There is also a brief biography for each justice; use the “Bio” links following the names to find them.

Oyez has a section devoted to the justices of the Supreme Court. The segments on each justice are concise and contain a good amount of information about each individual, from the current Court and from past courts. You’ll also find information about their appointments, opinions,  roles, and financial disclosure reports.

The United States Senate lists every official Supreme Court nominee since John Jay. The site mentions which president nominated them, when they were nominated, who they were intended to replace, and what the Senate vote was. You can even find out which members of the Senate voted yea or nay.

Northwestern University School of Law provides access to the U.S. Supreme Court Justices Database, an immense amount of information on those nominated to the Supreme Court, even those who have not been confirmed. The database is available in SPSS, Strata, and Excel formats. The 263 variables for each nominee can be considered in five categories: “identifiers, background characteristics and personal attributes, nomination and confirmation, service on the Court, and departures from the bench.” This is a great source of technical and statistical information but may not be useful for people seeking more general knowledge.