No. An Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court is only an employee of the Judicial Branch of government. A person can only be employed by one of the three independent branches (Executive, Legislative, Judicial) at a time.
There are three branches of government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. The Department of Justice belongs to the executive branch.
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The executive is one of the departments of government that is designed in law matters. The function of the executive can be a head of state, foreign minister, and head of government, justice minister or defense minister.
As of April, 2012, the current Justices of the Supreme Court are: John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice
It's not. Law enforcement is a function of the Executive Branch of government, not the Legislative Branch. The US Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. He is also the head of the US Department of Justice. State and local police departments are likewise considered part of the Executive Branch of government.
Executive branch
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.
The eight Associate Justices and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court are in the Judicial Branch.
Samuel Alito is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, which is head of the Judicial branch of government.
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia became Senior Associate Justice upon Justice Stevens' retirement on June 30, 2010.
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