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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was nominated by President Clinton in 1993 to succeed retiring Justice Byron White, is one of two women currently sitting on the US Supreme Court.
Prior to joining the Court, Ginsburg spent 13 years as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, volunteered as a lawyer with the ACLU, and taught at Rutger's University Law School and at her alma mater, Columbia Law School.
Ginsburg was the second woman appointed to the US Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor
President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to fill the vacant seat of retired Justice David H. Souter. Justice Sotomayor was approved by a Senate vote of 68-31, and sworn-in on August 8, 2009.
Sotomayor is a 1979 graduate of Yale Law School who, contrary to rumor, passed the bar exam on her first attempt.
Prior to joining the Court, Sotomayor spent nine years in private practice before President George H. W. Bush nominated her for an opening on the US District for the Southern District of New York in 1992. In 1998, she was commissioned to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, making her the Supreme Court justice with the most lower-court judicial experience.
Sotomayor is the first Latina, and only the third female justice, appointed in the Supreme Court's history.
Elena Kagan
President Obama nominated US Solicitor General Elena Kagan on May 9, 2010, to succeed Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Court on June 29. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended Kagan's by a vote of 13-6; she was confirmed by a full Senate vote of 63-37 on Thursday, August 5, 2010.
Kagan, who is the fourth woman to join the US Supreme Court, will also increase the female census on the bench to three for the first time in history.
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What lower court does the US Supreme Court have the right to review decision made?
ALL lower courts, both state and federal, can be reviewed by the Supreme Court. Every court in the nation is subordinate to the US Supreme Court.
How was the US Supreme Court perceived before John Marshall's tenure as Chief Justice?
The Judicial Branch in general, and the US Supreme Court, in particular, were perceived as weak.
Who won the US Supreme Court case Schenck v. US?
The US won
Was Justice Sotomayor the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
No, Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the third woman appointed to the US Supreme Court. President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman to serve on the Court in 1981; President Clinton appointed Ruth Bader Ginsberg in 1993; President Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor in 2009 and Elena Kagan in 2010. In all, four women have served on the US Supreme Court; three are still active.
What if a state declares a law unconstitutional and void?
If a state court declares a state law unconstitutional, the state will probably appeal the case to the state supreme court. If a state court declares a federal law unconstitutional, the losing party in the case will appeal the decision in the federal courts. The case could ultimately be heard by the US Supreme Court; however, if a lower court reverses the state court's decision and either the appropriate US Court of Appeals Circuit Court or US Supreme Court decline to consider the case, the decision of the lower federal court would be final. The US Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of constitutionality.
What is the highest court in the US?
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
How many members of the Supreme court are female?
3 women in US supreme court 4 in Canada 1 in United Kingdom
Who is the highest judge of the US Supreme Court?
The Chief Justice presides over the US Supreme Court. At present, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is John G. Roberts, Jr.
Do you have to be a judge before serving on the US Supreme Court?
No. Although all members of the current US Supreme Court have served on the US Court of Appeals, there is no requirement that they do so, let alone a specification about the number of years.
How many women were on the US Supreme Court in 1922?
Zero. President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, in 1981. She retired in 2006. There are currently two women on the Supreme Court: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor.
How many Supreme Court justices preside over the Supreme Court?
The US Supreme Court seats only one Chief Justice at a time; the other eight are Associate Justices.The current Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., is only the seventeenth to serve on the US Supreme Court.
What is the highest courting the us?
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
How do you punish the US Supreme Court?
You do not punish the US Supreme Court.
Who is currently serving as the Marshal for the US Supreme Court?
The current (2009) Marshal is Pamela Talkin.
What Act set the number of justices on the current US Supreme Court?
The Judiciary of Act of 1869
What is the court system called in the US?
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
How many justices are on the supreme court?
Nine Justices Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. There have been 103 Associate Justices in the Court's history.
