Two women now sit on the United States Supreme Court, and soon two others will occupy the top two slots at the Justice Department.

Her father sits on the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington.

Harlan had at the time been sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for only nine months.

He is soon to become the first American of Japanese ancestry to sit on the United States Court of Appeals.

He has sat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota since 1994.

Simon is a federal judge sitting on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Her mother sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Wilmington.

Anderson currently sits on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

She currently sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit as a senior judge.

Nine justices sit on the United States Supreme Court.