Not just umpires -justices are fans, too

Justice William Rufus Day served on the Court from 1903 to 1922. Justice William Brennan's introduction to his colleagues on the Supreme Court came during the 1956 World Series opening game. Chief Justice Earl Warren quickly introduced him to the other justices, who then returned to watching the game on a television set placed in the Court's conference room. After he stepped down from the Court, Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, a longtime labor lawyer, represented Major League Baseball three-time All-Star player Curt Flood in his 1972 suit seeking free agency and the end of the reserve clause in baseball. Justice Samuel Alito is a Philadelphia Phillies fan, and the justices invited the team's mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, to the welcome dinner they hosted when Justice Alito joined the Court. JENNIFER M LOWE is director of programs and strategic planning at the Supreme Court Historical Society.