Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg returned to work yesterday! So today's lesson focused on the U.S. Supreme Court. I explained to Elle that there are nine Supreme Court Justices, appointed to the court by a serving U.S. President. I explained that it is encouraging that the Supreme Court has become more diverse over the centuries. There is a wider age range of Justices than in past years. There are also three women, an African American, a Latina and a representation of several religious backgrounds among the nine Justices. After viewing a list of the Justices' names, I told Elle to choose any one of the nine she would like to learn about today. Instead, Elle chose to research the salaries Supreme Court Justices earn. Eight of the Justices earn around $250K and the Chief Justice earns around $280K annually. Elle commented that these are upper middle class salaries. Elle then researched the President's annual salary which is about 400K. We were surprised that the President, who is in office from 4 - 8 years and does not need the level of education required of a Supreme Court Justice, earns a considerably higher salary than a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.