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Chief Justice
John G. Roberts, Jr..........Buffalo, NY
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia.................Trenton, NJ
Anthony Kennedy.............Sacramento, CA
Clarence, Thomas............Pin Point, GA
Ruth Bader Ginsburg........Brooklyn, NY
Stephen Breyer................San Francisco, CA
Samuel Alito....................Trenton, NJ
Sonia Sotomayor..............Bronx, NY
Elena Kagan....................New York City, NY
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoJustice Sandra Day O'Connor............1981 - 2006...........Arizona (retired)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.............1993 - Present.......New York
Justice Sonia Sotomayor..................2009 - Present........New York
Justice Elena Kagan........................2010 - Present........New York
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Are any of your U. S. Supreme Court justices gay?
None has come out publicly. There may be Supreme Court justices who are gay but there is no way to know unless they make it known voluntarily.
What branch has 9 judges?
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).
Most of the supreme courts cases come?
The Supreme Court of the United States was created in 1789. Most of the cases the court hears come from lower courts. Each year, the Supreme Court receives 7,000 or more requests to hear cases from lower courts.
What is the background of a typical Supreme Court justice?
Historically, Supreme Court justices have typically been white, protestant males from upper-middle to upper class backgrounds. All Supreme Court justices so far have been licensed attorneys, although not all had law degrees, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries. This profile is gradually changing. The current Court seats six men and three women; and two justices are considered ethnic minorities for demographic purposes. None of the current justices is protestant: six are Roman Catholic and three are Jewish. Some of the justices come from family backgrounds of modest means.
The power of the Supreme Court to review state actions and legislation come from?
the states
Why is it an advantage for a president to appoint supreme court justices?
It is an advantage for a president to appoint Supreme Court justices because they can shape the ideology and direction of the Court for decades to come. Justices serve for life, so a president's appointment can have a lasting impact on the interpretation of the Constitution and the outcome of significant legal cases. This allows a president to leave a lasting legacy on the court's rulings and contribute to their party's stance on key issues.
Does the highest court come from the legislature?
Structurally, in the United States the three branches of government (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) are separate and one branch does not originate or "come from" another. That said, however, federal appointees including the justices of the Supreme Court are nominated by the Executive branch (the President) and approved by the Senate under the advice and consent provisions of Article II of the U.S. Constitution.
Did any US Supreme Court justices come from Texas?
Yes. Surprisingly, only one US Supreme Court justice has been from Texas: Justice Tom C. Clark, who was appointed by President Truman and served on the Court from 1949-1967.
Does US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer favor same-sex marriage?
Justice Breyer will be presented with the issue of same-sex marriage in 2013. Supreme Court justices do not discuss issues that may come before them. Also, it does not matter if he is in favor or not, he must interpret the law according to the Constitution.
How many democrat justices are on the Florida Supreme Court?
Actually, Every Justice on the Supreme court, whether Federal or state are nonpartisan. With that said, they may lean left or right with their judgments or opinions, though when the vote for state positions come up, they are actually placed on the ballot as nonpartisan.
What is a US Supreme Court review?
It means most cases that come before the US Supreme Court are on appeal, being considered under the Court's appellate jurisdiction. When a case is under review (aka on appeal), the facts established at trial are not questioned, and the Court doesn't hold a second trial. In the Supreme Court, most appellate cases involve specific questions (called federal questions) regarding constitutional law, so most of the "review" is conducted by analyzing the question(s) in light of the justices' interpretation of the US Constitution. Aside from oral arguments, where the attorneys representing the parties to the case are given 30 minutes each to advocate for their clients (and be grilled by the justices, who usually understand the case better than the representing attorneys do), the justices primarily review existing court documents.
When is a case granted an appeal?
A case is granted an appeal by the supreme court. The court session is divided into blocks of about two weeks, during the first block justices sit and listen to lawyers presenting their cases. Then justices sit behind doors and decide what cases they will hear in the future along with the help of their clerks which are actually recent school graduates who help the judges with research and drafts of opinions.Cases come to the supreme court on appeal from a federal court of appeals. This happens when a party is unhappy with an appeal court ruling, meaning the decision that was made on the case. This is why the appellant asks the supreme court to review the case.Another VIew: Before an appealed case can even come before the Supreme Court it has to be appealed to an Appellate Level Court first. Not all cases are granted an appeal hearing but the ones that are, are taken under consideration baased on their merits for proper application of law and procedure by the lower court. Only after an Appelate Court has rendered a decision considered unsatisfactory to the appellant, can it be appealed to the Supreme Court.
