Demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States
Religion
When the Supreme Court was established in 1789, the first members came from among the ranks of the Founding Fathers and were almost uniformly Protestant.

Demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States

Section Title: Religion
Table Section Text: When the Supreme Court was established in 1789, the first members came from among the ranks of the Founding Fathers and were almost uniformly Protestant.

Name	Religion	Appt. by	On the Court since

John Roberts (Chief Justice)	Roman Catholicism	G.W. Bush	2005

Clarence Thomas	Roman Catholicism	G.H.W. Bush	1991

Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Judaism	Clinton	1993

Stephen Breyer	Judaism	Clinton	1994

Samuel Alito	Roman Catholicism	G.W. Bush	2006

Sonia Sotomayor	Roman Catholicism	Obama	2009

Elena Kagan	Judaism	Obama	2010

Neil Gorsuch	Episcopalian, raised Roman Catholic	Trump	2017

Brett Kavanaugh	Roman Catholicism	Trump	2018

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In 2017, Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch of Episcopalian.

final_sentence: In 2017, Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch of Episcopalian.