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What US Supreme Court Justices were not judges at the time they were nominated to the Supreme Court?
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This is a list of Supreme Court justices who were not lower court judges at the time of nomination (occupation at nomination is listed). Some had served as judges in the state or federal court system at earlier dates. For a list of justices who never served as judges prior to joining the US Supreme Court, see Related Links, below.
Chief Justices
John Jay..............................Envoy, Ambassador
John Marshall.......................Secretary of State
Roger Taney.........................Secretary of the Treasury
Salmon Chase......................Secretary of the Treasury
Morrison Waite.....................President, Ohio Constitutional Convention
Melville Fuller.......................Lawyer
Edward White.......................Senator
William Howard Taft..............Law Professor (former US President)
Charles Hughes....................US delegate to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)
Harlan Stone........................Associate Justice, US Supreme Court
Fred Vinson..........................Secretary of the Treasury
Earl Warren..........................Governor, California
Associate Justices
James Wilson......................Member, Continental Congress
William Paterson.................Governor and Chancellor, New Jersey
Bushrod Washington............Lawyer
Joseph Story.......................Speaker, Massachusetts Lower House
Smith Thompson.................Secretary of the Navy
John McLean......................US Postmaster General
Henry Baldwin....................Lawyer
James M. Wayne.................House of Representatives
John Catron.......................Lawyer
John McKinley.....................House of Representatives
Samuel Nelson....................Lawyer
Levi Woodbury....................Senator
Benjamin Curtis..................Massachusetts State Legislature
John Campbell....................Lawyer
Nathan Clifford...................Lawyer
Noah Swayne.....................Lawyer
Samuel Miller......................Lawyer
Joseph Bradley....................Lawyer
John M. Harlan (I)...............Lawyer
Stanley Matthews................Senator
Lucius Lamar.......................Secretary of the Interior
Joseph McKenna..................US Attorney General
George Shiras, Jr.................Lawyer
William Henry Moody............US Attorney General
Joseph Rucker Lamar...........Lawyer
Mahlon Pitney.....................Chancellor, NJ Supreme Court
James McReynolds...............US Attorney General
Louis Brandeis.....................Lawyer
George Sutherland...............US Consul at The Hague
Pierce Butler........................Regent of University of Minnesota, Lawyer
Owen Roberts......................Special US Attorney, Investigating Harding Administration
Hugo L. Black......................Senator
Stanley Forman Reed...........Solicitor General
Felix Frankfurter..................Law Professor, Harvard
William O. Douglas...............Chairman of SEC
Frank Murphy......................US Attorney General
James Francis Byrnes...........Senator
Robert H. Jackson................US Attorney General
Harold Hitz Burton...............Senator
Tom C. Clark.......................US Attorney General
Byron White........................Deputy Attorney General
Arthur J. Goldberg...............Secretary of Labor
Abe Fortas..........................Lawyer
Thurgood Marshall...............US Solicitor General
Lewis F. Powell....................Lawyer
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What is the difference between how federal judges are nominated vs how supreme court justices are nominated?
The process of nominating federal judges and Supreme Court justices is similar, but there are a few key differences. Federal judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, while Supreme Court justices go through the same process but with heightened scrutiny and public attention. Additionally, Supreme Court justices serve lifetime appointments, while federal judges may serve either lifetime or fixed terms depending on the specific court.
Do the people elect supreme court judges?
The voters of Texas elect justices to the Texas Supreme Court. I don't know about other states. Justices to the U. S. Supreme Court are appointed by the President and approved by Congress.
Why are US Supreme Court justices called justices and not judges?
Because then people know right away the difference. Justices=Supreme Court. Judges=Normal Courts acting under the Supreme Court.
What branch appointed Supreme Court Justices?
Supreme Justices are nominated by the Senate.Then, the President appoints the justices. Therefore,the executive branch appoints supreme court justices
How many judges are there on the US Supreme Court and what are they called?
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."
What are the Michigan supreme court justices?
They are the Judges that serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, the highest Court in Michigan. There are seven Justices.
Does the US Supreme Court have one Chief Justice and eight judges?
Close. The US Supreme Court seats one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. All US Supreme Court judges are referred to as "justices."
Has a president ever chosen a Supreme Court justice who was not a certified judge?
Yes, presidents have nominated Supreme Court justices who were not judges many times. The Constitution gives no qualifications for Supreme Court judges, so the President can nominate anyone he wants. Today, nominating judges is the norm, but that was not so in the past.
What level of the federal court system are the judges called justices?
Federal judges on the US Supreme Court are called justices.
Are Supreme court justices only able to be appointed by the president of the US?
All federal judges are nominated by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
How many justices or judges make up the supreme court?
The Supreme Court consists of nine judges, called justices. There is a Chief Justice and eight other justices that were each initially nominated by the President in office at the time a new justice was needed. The United States Senate, after investigating the nominee's qualifications, approves or rejects the President's nomination.
Who nominates judges to supreme court?
The President appoints Justices (they aren't called judges, if you wish to be precise) for the Supreme Court.
