Question: who is currently the youngest sitting supreme court justice
Answer: Bush 110 Samuel Alito ( born 1950 ) NJ Associate Justice O'Connor January 31 , 2006 ( 58 -- 42 ) January 31 , 2006 -- Incumbent 7003465400000000000 ♠ 12 years , 271 days 111 Sonia Sotomayor ( born 1954 ) NY Associate Justice Souter August 6 , 2009 ( 68 -- 31 ) August 8 , 2009 -- Incumbent 7003336900000000000 ♠ 9 years , 82 days Barack Obama 112 Elena Kagan ( born 1960 ) MA Associate Justice Stevens August 5 , 2010 ( 63 -- 37 ) August 7 , 2010 -- Incumbent 7003300500000000000 ♠ 8 years , 83 days 113 Neil Gorsuch ( born 1967 ) CO Associate Justice Scalia April 7 , 2017 ( 54 -- 45 ) April 10 , 2017 -- Incumbent 7002567000000000000 ♠ 1 year , 202 days Donald Trump 114 Brett Kavanaugh ( born 1965 ) MD Associate Justice Kennedy October 6 , 2018 ( 50 -- 48 ) October 6 , 2018 -- Incumbent 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 days Justice State Position Replacing Date confirmed ( Vote ) Tenure Tenure length Appointed by