According to a December 2005 national survey conducted by FindLaw, only 43 percent of American adults can name at least one justice who is currently serving on the nation's highest court. Fifty-seven percent of Americans can't name any current U.S. Supreme Court justices.

The percentages of Americans who could name each current justice were as follows:

• Sandra Day O'Connor - 27%
• Clarence Thomas - 21%
• John Roberts - 16%
• Antonin Scalia - 13%
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg - 12%
• Anthony Kennedy - 7%
• David Souter - 5%
• Stephen Breyer - 3%
• John Paul Stevens - 3%

The national survey used a representative sample of 1,000 adults nationwide, with a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, and conducted for FindLaw.com by Ipsos Public Affairs.