Not at all, but it demonstrates you're considered an expert on a particular aspect of law (like constitutional law), particularly if you teach at one of the top schools, which enhances both credibility and credentials. It's also likely many lawyers enjoy sharing their knowledge with students.
The standard course is going to be three years. Clerking for the Supreme Court will require top notch grades in law school.
John Rutledge
The supreme court justice was Earl Warren.
Associate Justice is the formal title for any US Supreme Court justice who is not the Chief Justice. There are eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice on the Supreme Court.
There are no explicit requirements in the U.S. Constitution for a person to be nominated to become a Supreme Court justice. No age, education, job experience, or citizenship rules exist. In fact, according to the Constitution, a Supreme Court justice does not need to even have a law degree.
The first (and so far only) US President to have also served as a Justice of the Supreme Court was William Howard Taft, who was appointed Chief Justice by Warren Harding.
No, not at the same time. A US Supreme Court justice can serve in the Senate if he (or she) resigns from the Supreme Court, runs for office, and is elected. A US Senator can become a justice on the US Supreme Court if he (or she) resigns from the Senate (or has already resigned or been voted out of office) and is subsequently appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
He was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1921-1930. He was nominated to the post by President Harding.He was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall's careers were an attorney and A Supreme Court Justice .
The Chief Justice presides over the US Supreme Court. At present, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is John G. Roberts, Jr.
Yes. The Chief Justice leads or "presides over" the Supreme Court.
William Howard Taft went on to become the Supreme Court Chief Justice.