U.S. Supreme Court: favorability of Justices 2023 | Statista

According to a survey conducted in 2023, adults in the United States are generally not sure if they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Supreme Court Justices. Americans had the most opinions on Clarence Thomas, with 28 percent of people having a very unfavorable view. Justice Sonia Sotomayor had the highest favorability rating at 37 percent.

Favorability of Supreme Court Justices among adults in the United States as of June 2023

Characteristic	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Brett Kavanaugh	12%	19%	14%	23%	33%
Neil Gorsuch	10%	17%	11%	12%	50%
Elena Kagan	13%	15%	10%	9%	53%
Sonia Sotomayor	20%	17%	10%	13%	40%
Samuel Alito	12%	16%	8%	18%	47%
John Roberts	6%	24%	17%	10%	43%
Amy Coney Barrett	12%	19%	9%	20%	39%
Clarence Thomas	18%	14%	10%	28%	30%
Ketanji Brown Jackson	18%	17%	8%	14%	43%

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 24 to 27, 2023

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
Original question: "Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?"

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