Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who joined the Court in 1993, undoubtedly qualifies as the most ardent feminist because of the time and energy she's devoted to women's rights during her career; but it's reasonable to assume Justices Sotomayor and Kagan are also feminists. I'm not sure their degrees of feminism can be quantified.
Chief Justice
Supreme Court Justice
Generally speaking, on the US Supreme Court, the deciding vote in an ideological decision is Justice ANTHONY KENNEDY.
The proper title is Chief Justice of the United States; however, most people refer to the office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because he (or she) presides over the Supreme Court of the United States (often called US Supreme Court).
The real question is: Why are most supreme court justices white? The answer is either the function of a supreme court justice is best suited by a white male, or the function of electing a supreme court justice is implicit in bias.
The proper title is Chief Justice of the United States; however, most people refer to the office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because he (or she) presides over the Supreme Court of the United States (often called US Supreme Court).
In May 27, 2011, Elena Kagan is the ninth US Supreme Court justice because she was the most recent appointee (August 2010). The "ninth justice" is more commonly known as the Junior Justice because he (or she) has the least seniority on the Court.
Sonia Sotomeyer is the most recent supreme court justice nominated by the president and confirmed by congress.
At the moment, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
Chief Justice of India is the highest judge in the supreme court of India.Justice S H Kapadia, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court,was sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Patil.
Earl Warren was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) from 1953 to 1969. The so-called Warren Court is considered by many scholars to be the most activist Supreme Court in history.
According to the most recent statistics, the average tenure of a US Supreme Court justice is currently 25.5 years.