This Power is split between two branches. Neither can act without the other in terms of Supreme Court Justices.
When a Supreme Court Justice either retires;, steps down;, becomes ineligible for public office;, or dies, the President (Executive Branch) has the authority to nominate a potential replacement. However, the President does not have the power to confirm the appointment.
That Power lies with the Legislative Branch, specifically, the Senate.
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No. The Executive Branch appoints US Supreme Court justices with the approval of the Senate.
The eight Associate Justices and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court are in the Judicial Branch.
Under the New Jersey Plan, the ability to appoint the Supreme Court to the judicial branch of government was given to the executive branch.
Supreme Justices are nominated by the Senate.Then, the President appoints the justices. Therefore,the executive branch appoints supreme court justices
I assume you're asking about the branch of government, Executive, Legislative, or Judicial. The Judicial is the supreme court, with nine justices (the words judicial and justice come from the same root, see).
No one directly appoints Supreme Court Justices. The president nominates candidates, and the senate accepts or rejects the nominees. So the president indirectly appoints justices, pending senate approval.
The United States Supreme Court consists of nine justices. The justices are appointed by the president and remain justices for life. The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
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