(Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s pending retirement https://www.reuters.com/world/us/liberal-us-supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-retire-media-reports-2022-01-26 gives President Joe Biden the opportunity to fulfill his pledge to name a Black woman to the nation’s top judicial body, which would be a historic first.

In total, 115 justices served as Supreme Court justices in America’s history. 17 of them were chief justices.

We take a look at some the most innovative justices.

1916: THE FIRST JEWISH JUSTICE

Justice Louis Brandeis was a justice who was appointed by Democratic president Woodrow Wilson in 1916. He served until 1939. In total, there have been eight Jewish justices.

1967: THE FIRST BLACK JUSTICE

Justice Thurgood Marshall was appointed in 1967 by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson. He had been an influential civil rights lawyer. He was appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1991. Justice Clarence Thomas became his replacement. Bush.

1981: FIRST WOMAN JESUITE

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (resignation by Republican President Ronald Reagan) served her term from 1981 to 2006. Five women served as justices.

1993: THE FIRST FEMALE JUSTICE IN JEWISH INDIVIDUALS

Democratic President Bill Clinton appointed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In 1993, she died. Justice Elena Kagan is the second Jewish woman serving on this court.

2009: THE FIRST HISPANIC JUSTICE

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was appointed in 2009 by Democratic President Barack Obama and is still serving as the Supreme Court’s only Hispanic justice.