Showed up

These are the Supreme Court justices who showed up for Biden’s State of the Union

Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts were at the Capitol for the president’s speech.

By MYAH WARD

Five of the nine Supreme Court justices attended President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts were at the Capitol for the president’s speech.

It’s not unusual for justices to skip the event — which Roberts himself has called a partisan “pep rally.” Just four justices attended former President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address.

Biden this week made history by nominating D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the highest court to succeed Breyer, who is set to retire this summer. Jackson, if confirmed, will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.