James Wilson (1742-1798) from PA was signer of the Declaration of Independence that Washington appointed to the first Supreme Court.
1789, when the first Supreme Court (of six members) was appointed by Washington.
George Washington had the opportunity to appoint the most Justices of the Supreme Court. He appointed 11, out of the 14 he nominated.
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Both JAMES WILSON and SAMUEL CHASE were signatories of the Declaration of Independence who were later appointed to the US Supreme Court by George Washington. There were other Founding Fathers, like John Jay who were appointed to the US Supreme Court under Washington, but they were not signatories to the Declaration of Independence.
George Washington appointed two signatories of the Declaration of Independence to the US Supreme Court:James Wilson, Pennsylvania, Supreme Court: 1789 - 1798 (death)Samuel Chase, Maryland, Supreme Court: 1796 - 1811 (death)
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Justin Bieber
Edward Rutledge.
President John Adams appointed George Washington's nephew, Bushrod Washington, to the US Supreme Court in 1798. Washington did not appoint his own nephew.
Supreme court justices are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Congress (not the President) established the US Supreme Court with the Judiciary Act of 1789. President George Washington appointed the first justices to the Court in September 1789.
they have to be appointed by the president and approved by the senate