He tries to pick people who appear to share his judicial philosophy and have a reasonable chance to be confirmed by the Senate .
When nominating a Supreme Court justice, the president reviews potential candidates and selects an individual who they believe is qualified and aligned with their own judicial philosophy. The president then officially announces the nominee, who must undergo a confirmation process by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate before they can take the position. The president's role is to make the nomination and advocate for their chosen candidate, while the Senate ultimately decides whether to confirm the nominee.
Jimmy Carter, who was in office from 1977-1981, never had an opportunity to nominate a US Supreme Court justice.
Yes, presidents have nominated Supreme Court justices who were not judges many times. The Constitution gives no qualifications for Supreme Court judges, so the President can nominate anyone he wants. Today, nominating judges is the norm, but that was not so in the past.
Willima Howard Taft was the only President to also serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Willima Howard Taft was the only President to also serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is John G. Roberts.
They have the title of Justice of the Supreme Court, apart from one who is the President of the Supreme Court, and another who is the Deputy President of the Supreme Court.
nominating justices to serve on the Supreme Court
The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by appointing Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation).
The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by appointing Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation).
If the President is the one impeached, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial.
The idea of this decision was to keep the justices out of politics so that their decisions would not be influenced by them wanting to be reelected.
In India only the President can appoint any Judge in the supreme court.