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Who are the United States Supreme Court justices? See their portraits.

USA TODAY
Updated Feb. 20, 2026, 3:06 p.m. ET
The Supreme Court struck down tariffs central to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, ruling he lacked authority to impose them unilaterally. The 6–3 decision marked the conservative court’s first major rebuke of his expansive view of presidential power. Meet the justices who make up the Supreme Court, from left: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The Supreme Court struck down tariffs central to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, ruling he lacked authority to impose them unilaterally. The 6–3 decision marked the conservative court’s first major rebuke of his expansive view of presidential power.

Meet the justices who make up the Supreme Court, from left: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005.
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005.
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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
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Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005.
Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005.
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Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2009.
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2009.
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Associate Justice Elena Kagan was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Associate Justice Elena Kagan was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2010.
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Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in 2017.
Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in 2017.
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Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in 2018.
Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in 2018.
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Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in 2020.
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in 2020.
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Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Joe Biden in 2022.
Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Joe Biden in 2022.
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Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court. Seated from left: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court. Seated from left: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
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