Justice Hugo Black served from 1937 until 1971. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Black to succeed Justice Willis Van Devanter, who retired in 1937.
Alabama Supreme Court was created in 1819.
Supreme court justices are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.
they have to be appointed by the president and approved by the senate
Supreme court justices are appointed by the president.
1789, when the first Supreme Court (of six members) was appointed by Washington.
President George HW Bush appointed Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court in October 1991. He is currently an incumbent on the bench.
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The U.S. Supreme Court members are not elected by the people. They are nominated by the President and voted on by the Congress.
President Ronald Reagan appointed Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986.
The Supreme Court is appointed by the President. You wouldn't be appointed right out of law school, you need experience. Appointments to the Supreme Court are for life.
Supreme Court judges are chosen and appointed by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President nominates a candidate, who then goes through a confirmation process in the Senate. If confirmed, the judge is appointed to the Supreme Court for life.
Hugo Black was famous for being the first Supreme Court Justice (previously a democrat for Alabama) appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. After he was appointed this position, it became known that he was a member of the KKK.