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When a vacancy occurs because a sitting justice retires, resigns, dies or is impeached and convicted.
Only one US Supreme Court justice, Samuel Chase, has ever been impeached, but he was acquitted at trial.
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In what year was Justice Antonin Scalia appointed to the US Supreme Court?
President Ronald Reagan appointed Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986.
What presidents never appointed a us supreme court justice?
Jimmy Carter
What year was Associate Justice Elena Kagan appointed to the US Supreme Court?
President Obama appointed Justice Elena Kagan to the US Supreme Court in 2010. She took the oaths of office on August 7, 2010.
What Latina US Supreme Court justice was appointed in 2009?
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who formally joined the US Supreme Court on August 8, 2009, is the first Latina on the Court.
Who became a justice on the US Supreme Court in 1965?
President Johnson appointed Justice Abe Fortas to the US Supreme Court in 1965. He resigned in 1969 due to a conflict of interest.
Who was the first African-American to be appointed as a US Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Can a person be a US Supreme Court justice and a Senator?
No, not at the same time. A US Supreme Court justice can serve in the Senate if he (or she) resigns from the Supreme Court, runs for office, and is elected. A US Senator can become a justice on the US Supreme Court if he (or she) resigns from the Senate (or has already resigned or been voted out of office) and is subsequently appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
Did William Clinton nominate a US Supreme Court justice?
Yes. President Clinton appointed two justices to the US Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined the Court in 1993; and Justice Stephen Breyer joined the Court in 1994.
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.
What is Sandra Day O'Connor famous for?
Sandra Day O'Connor (born March 26, 1930) is a retired Supreme Court Justice. She was the first woman appointed to be a Justice of the US Supreme Court; President Reagan appointed her in 1981. She served till 2006.
Which President appointed David Hackett Souter to the US Supreme Court?
President George H. W. Bush appointed Justice David Hackett Souter to the US Supreme Court in 1990. Souter retired in 2009 and was succeeded by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Who is appointed by the US Supreme Court?
No one. Supreme Court justice don't make political appointments; that authority falls to the President, with the approval of the Senate.
