text: supreme court justices? what are the names of the nine justices of the peace of the supreme court? sam alito - appointed by bush jr conservative ruth  bader ginsgerg appointed by clinton liberal clarence thomas appointed by bush sr. conservative david souter appointed by bush sr liberal to moderate anthony scalia  appointed by regan conservative anthony kennedy appointed by regan moderate john paul stevens appointed by ford liberal steven breyer- appointed by clinton liberal john roberts jr. chief justice  appointed by bush conservative