US Supreme Court justices are appointed for life or until they choose to retire. If a position becomes open, the president submits the name of a nominee to the US Senate for approval. The senate interviews the candidate and votes to decide whether or not to confirm him.If they reject the candidate, the President send up a new nomination.
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The justice must be approved by the senate.
The justice must be approved by the senate.
they are appointed for life
Thurgood Marshall was a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the first African- American ever to be appointed as a justice.
Justices are appointed to the Supreme Court for life or until they voluntarily retire.
appointed members of the supreme court
The justice must be approved by the senate.
President Ronald Reagan appointed Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986.
The President of India appoints Chief Justice of High Court on advice of the Supreme Court.
President Nixon appointed Warren E. Burger as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court. He also named William Rehnquist to a seat on the Supreme Court, and he was later elevated to Chief Justice.