 As of 2014 , the Court has a majority from the Northeastern United States , with seven justices coming from states to the north and east of Washington , D.C. including four justices born or raised in New York City . The remaining two justices come from Georgia and California . Contemporary Justices may be associated with multiple states . Many nominees are appointed while serving in states or districts other than their hometown or home state . Chief Justice John Roberts , for example , was born in New York , but moved to Indiana at the age of five , where he grew up . After law school , Roberts worked in Washington , D.C. while living in Maryland . Thus , three states may claim his domicile . 
