Chapter 1
Quirky traditions and unusual habits of the bench
Chapter 2
Unbelievable backgrounds of the justices
Chapter 3
Trailblazers and historic firsts
Chapter 4
Oddities, off-duty hobbies, and strange cases
Ch 3 · Trailblazers and historic firsts
schopenhauer Supreme Court Trailblazers
She got a mountain of mail in her very first year, The first woman on the Court made history here!
schopenhauer Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina justice, famously saved Major League Baseball from a devastating strike.
Fun Fact
O'Connor's missing restroom: When Sandra Day O'Connor joined the court in 1981, the building lacked a women's restroom near the courtroom, so they built her a private one.
schopenhauer Thurgood Marshall argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court before becoming its first Black justice.
Glossary
trailblazer (noun)
A pioneer or innovator who is the first to do something, paving the way for others. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court.
A pioneer or innovator who is the first to do something, paving the way for others. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court.
Quiz
How many cases did Thurgood Marshall win before the Supreme Court as an attorney?
Gossip
Should Supreme Court justices have term limits instead of lifetime appointments?
BETA
schopenhauer Decode the clues to discover the justice who turned down the Supreme Court.
schopenhauer Sandra Day O'Connor started a morning exercise class at the Supreme Court.
Quiz
What physical activity did Sandra Day O'Connor organize daily at 7:30 AM in the Supreme Court?
Quiz
Which future Supreme Court Justice ended the 1995 Major League Baseball strike?
Quiz
What landmark civil rights case did Thurgood Marshall win before the Supreme Court in 1954?
Quiz
Who holds the record for the longest-serving Supreme Court justice in US history?