As of September 26, 1789, when Congress confirmed President Washington's first Supreme Court nominees, there were six justices. One justice declined the nomination, so the sixth seat remained vacant (leaving only five justices) until James Iredell was appointed in 1790.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 called for one Chief Justice and five Associate Justices.
Chief Justice:
John Jay, New York
Associate Justices:
John Rutledge, South Carolina
William Cushing, Massachusetts
James Wilson, Pennsylvania
John Blair, Virginia
James Iredell, North Carolina
There are nine associate judges on the Supreme Court in 1789
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The eight remaining judges on the United States Supreme Court are called Associate Justices.
Close. The US Supreme Court seats one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. All US Supreme Court judges are referred to as "justices."
Supreme Court: 10 Years Appellate Court: 10 Years Circuit Court: (A) Circuit Judges: 6 years; (B) Associate Judges: 4 years
The US Supreme Court seats eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice.
Federal (US) Supreme Court judges are called "justices." The Supreme Court of the United States has one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, for a total of nine justices. State supreme court vary in the number of judges seated on their highest appellate court, and are also inconsistent with titles. Some states call them "judges," while others refer to them as "justices."
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