President Joe Biden's second State of the Union was skipped by four Supreme Court justices, though some former justices came out of retirement to attend the event.
Four justices not present at the traditional U.S. Capitol's House chamber event included Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, along with Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito, who are three of six Republican-appointees that helped overturn Roe v. Wade last summer.
Two appointees of former President Donald Trump, Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, greeted the president with firm handshakes and smiles Tuesday evening along with liberal justices Elena Kagan and Jackson. — Aaron Rupar February 8, 2023 "By the way, chief justice, I may need a court order,” Biden said in an opening joke. “She gets to go to the game ... next week. I have to stay home. Gotta work something out here."
The Washington Examiner contacted the Supreme Court to inquire about justices who were not in attendance at the address.
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