pictures of current supreme court justices

Chief Justice John Roberts, understanding that, in some form asked the other justices to mask up.

Now, though, the situation had changed with the omicron surge, and according to court sources, Sotomayor did not feel safe in close proximity to people who were unmasked. She has been the only justice to wear a mask on the bench since last fall when, amid a marked decline in COVID-19 cases, the justices resumed in-person arguments for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. Sotomayor has diabetes, a condition that puts her at high risk for serious illness, or even death, from COVID-19. What's more, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was not there at all, choosing instead to participate through a microphone setup in her chambers. All, that is, except Justice Neil Gorsuch. Supreme Court took the bench for the first time since the omicron surge over the holidays. It was pretty jarring earlier this month when the justices of the U.S. Members of the Supreme Court: Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Pictures of current supreme court justices