Justice Anthony Kennedy
...own as the youngest federal judge. Carter then expanded the Ninth Circuit Court with liberal judges, and then Kennedy was became the head of the courts conservative minority. In 1987 when Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell retired in 1987, President Reagan first nominated Judge Robert Bork, who was a strong conservative to replace him, but Bork was strongly opposed in the Senate and did not win confirmation. Then the president turned to Judge Douglas Ginsburg but he withdrew himself from consideration after allegations of past drug use. Reagan then turned to Kennedy, who was thought of being balanced and fair by conservatives and liberals. He was then sworn into the Supreme Court on February 18, 1988. Kennedy is conservative on crime issues, but surprises the court with his views at times. In 1989 during the Texas v. Johnson case, which de...