The importance of the U.S. Supreme Court on labor and employment law has been summarized in a previous post. This post also lists the current justices and their ages, the latter making it apparent that the next president will make one or more appointments to the Court. To review this previous post, click here.

Senator Obama voted against Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, two of the more conservative members of the Court, particularly on the subject of employment law. These votes would seem to indicate his desire to have more liberal justices on the Court, although one can never be certain of how a justice will vote on employment law issues or anything else once he or she is confirmed.