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Which of the following pairs of Supreme Court justices are the newest members of the court? A. Barack Obama and Joseph Biden B. Justices Sotomayor and Alito C. Justices Kagan and Sotomayor D. Justices Scalia and Kennedy

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The correct answer is Justices Kagan and Sotomayor. They are the newest justices and are both women from New York, with Elena Kagan being from New York City, New York and Sonia Sotomayer from Bronx, New York. Sonia Sotomayer has been a justice in the Supreme Court since August 8, 2009, so for five years and eight months and Elena Kagan has been a justice in the Supreme Court since August 7,2010, so for four years and eight months. They are also minorities, not only because they are women, but because she is Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent and Elena Kagan is of Jewish heritage.