It seems strange, but before they took their seats on the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices played sports, went to school, and maybe even got into trouble like the rest of us.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a cheerleader. Stephen Breyer was on the debate team.
And Samuel Alito had "great and ineffable thoughts."
But the school days are gone, and you might not even recognize some of the justices in their younger days.
So, what did the justices look like before having to rule on health care, affirmative action, and surveillance laws?
Clarence Thomas
Left: Thomas in his undergraduate years at The College of the Holy Cross. He graduated in 1971.
Anthony Kennedy
Left: Kennedy, dressed in his Cub Scout uniform, poses with his little brother Tim, circa 1946.
Sonia Sotomayor
Left: Sotomayor as a young girl, age six or seven.
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