George Washington demonstrated his commitment to ensuring representation from all parts of the country by appointing justices from Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Maryland, and ______ to the first Supreme Court.

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George Washington appointed two justices each from Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, and Maryland to the first Supreme Court. He also appointed one justice from South Carolina, demonstrating his commitment to geographic diversity in the court. North Carolina and Georgia did not have a justice appointed to the first Supreme Court. And Alabama did not even exist as a state at the time.

George Washington Demonstrated His Commitment to Ensuring Representation from All