Women currently make up what fraction of the U.S. Supreme Court?
2/9
3/9
4/9
3/11
There are nine justices currently serving on the Supreme Court. Four of the nine current justices are women. Listed in order of seniority, they are: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Out of the 115 justices who have served on the court, only six have been women. The first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor, retired in 2006, and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served until her passing in 2020.
The correct answer is 4/9.