Alternate/Future Supreme Courts

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The Supreme Court, January 20, 2029
Chief Justice: John Roberts (Conservative, appointed by W. Bush in 2006)
Associate Justice: Sonia Sotomayor (Liberal, appointed by Obama in 2009)
Associate Justice: Elena Kagan (Liberal, appointed by Obama in 2010)
Associate Justice: Neil Gorsuch (Conservative, appointed by Trump in 2017)
Associate Justice: Amy Coney Barrett (Conservative, appointed by Trump in 2020)
Associate Justice: Ketanji Brown Jackson (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2022)
Associate Justice: Sri Srinivasan (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2025)
Associate Justice: Paul Watford (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2026)
Associate Justice: Leondra Kruger (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2027)
6-3 Liberal
5-4 Women
4-5 Non-Hispanic White

*Stephen Breyer resigned due to health problems on 01.01.2022
**Brett Kavanaugh resigned due to new sexual harassment allegations on 03.12.2025
***Clarence Thomas died on 26.04.2026
****Samuel Alito resigned due to health problems on 01.06.2027

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The Supreme Court, January 20, 2029
Chief Justice: John Roberts (Conservative, appointed by W. Bush in 2006)
Associate Justice: Sonia Sotomayor (Liberal, appointed by Obama in 2009)
Associate Justice: Elena Kagan (Liberal, appointed by Obama in 2010)
Associate Justice: Neil Gorsuch (Republican, appointed by Trump in 2017)
Associate Justice: Amy Coney Barrett (Republican, appointed by Trump in 2020)
Associate Justice: Ketanji Brown Jackson (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2022)
Associate Justice: Sri Srinivasan (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2025)
Associate Justice: Paul Watford (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2026)
Associate Justice: Leondra Kruger (Liberal, appointed by Biden in 2027)
6-3 Liberal
5-4 Women
4-5 Non-Hispanic White

*Stephen Breyer resigned due to health problems on 01.01.2022
**Brett Kavanaugh resigned due to new sexual harassment allegations on 03.12.2025
***Clarence Thomas died on 26.04.2026
****Samuel Alito resigned due to health problems on 01.06.2027

I appreciate your optimism but I don't see a guy like Kavanaugh ever resigning over new allegations

I also don't think that Kavanaugh would resign in this hypothetical scenario, but this is alternate Supreme Court, not my prediction

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McCain wins in 2008, Hillary Clinton wins in 2012, reelected in 2016, VP Bayh elected in 2020

Chief Justice: John Roberts (Conservative; appointed by George W. Bush; September 29, 2005. Age: 67)
Associate Justice: Clarence Thomas (Conservative; appointed by George H.W. Bush; October 23, 1991. Age: 74)
Associate Justice: Samuel Alito (Conservative; appointed by George W. Bush; January 31, 2006. Age: 72)
Associate Justice: Consuello Callahan (Swing; appointed by John McCain; March 10, 2010. Age: 72)*
Associate Justice: Elena Kagan (Liberal; appointed by Hillary Clinton; May 15, 2013. Age: 62)**
Associate Justice: Sri Srinivasan (Liberal; appointed by Hillary Clinton; December 16, 2016. Age: 55)***
Associate Justice: Paul Watford (Liberal; appointed by Hillary Clinton; August 5, 2017. Age: 55)****
Associate Justice: Leondra Kruger (Liberal; appointed by Hillary Clinton; May 17, 2020. Age: 46)*****
Associate Justice: Cheri Beasley (Liberal; appointed by Evan Bayh; July 10, 2022. Age: 56)******

*replaced John Paul Stevens, who retired
**replaced David Souter, who retired
***replaced Antonin Scalia, who died
****replaced Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who retired
*****replaced Stephen Breyer, who retired
******replaced Anthony Kennedy, who retired

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Supreme Court in 2035

Chief Justice: Elena Kagan (Liberal; appointed by Joe Biden in 2027. Age: 75)***
Associate Justice: Neil Gorsuch (Conservative; appointed by Donald Trump in 2017. Age: 68)
Associate Justice: Amy Coney Barrett (Conservative; appointed by Donald Trump in 2020. Age: 63)
Associate Justice: Leondra Kruger (Liberal; appointed by Joe Biden in 2021. Age: 59)*
Associate Justice: Myrna Perez (Liberal; appointed by Joe Biden in 2025. Age: 61)**
Associate Justice: David Ruiz (Liberal; appointed by Joe Biden in 2027. Age: 62)****
Associate Justice: Aileen Cannon (Conservative; appointed by Ron DeSantis in 2029. Age: 54)*****
Associate Justice: Allison Rushing (Conservative; appointed by Ron DeSantis in 2032. Age: 53)******
Associate Justice: Jamie Grosshans (Conservative; appointed by Ron DeSantis in 2032. Age: 56)*******

7-2 women
6-3 white

*replaced Stephen Breyer, who retired
**replaced Sonia Sotomayor, who retired
***replaced John Roberts, who retired
****replaced Elena Kagan, who became CJ
*****replaced Samuel Alito, who retired
******replaced Clarence Thomas, who died
*******replced Brett Kavanaugh, who retired