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us senate
us senate
The US president appoints the justice and the US Senate approves the appointment.
Congress
The president (executive branch) nominates judges to the Supreme Court. If the Congress approves the nomination, the nominee becomes a member of the Supreme Court. So, the Supreme Court depends on the executive for its members.
Congress has to approve the US Supreme Court nominees.
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senate
They may have some feedback or thoughts for the president, but they have no say in the matter whatsoever. The president and the president alone nominates people for vacant supreme court seats, and then the senate approves or rejects the nominee.
Checks and balances
Yes. The President is responsible for nominating a potential justice, and the Senate investigates, interviews and votes on the candidate's confirmation. If the Senate approves the nominee by a simple majority of 51 votes, then he or she becomes a Supreme Court Justice. The House of Representatives is not involved in the selection or confirmation process.
No, the Supreme Court has no part of the law making process. If someone challenges the validity of a law, it may end up in the Supreme Court.