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The Judiciary Act created the positions of the Supreme Court, the Chief of Justice, and five associate justices.
The Judiciary Act of 1789
There are eight Associate Justices, in addition to the Chief Justice, on the US Supreme Court.
No. There is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
The First Congress made that decision and enacted it in the Judiciary Act of 1789.
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
The Chief Justice and four Associate Justices.
There are only eight associate justices on the US Supreme Court. The Court comprises a total of nine members: one Chief Justice, and eight Associate Justices. This number has remained fixed since established in the Judiciary Act of 1869.Although Congress has changed the size of the Court at various times throughout history, the greatest number of justices seated was ten.
The Chief Justice earns slightly more than the Associate Justices because he (or she) has a higher position and more responsibility than the other justices. As of 2010, the Chief Justice of the United States receives an annual salary of $223,500, and the Associate Justices receive annual salaries of $213,900.
There is the Chief Justice and six Associate Justices.
Nine. The Supreme Court of the United States has nine justices: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.There are 9 justices. 8 associate justices and 1 chief justice.