congress
Justice Clarence Thomas was the 106th justice to sit on the US Supreme Court.
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to prevent a tie when voting on a case
The Supreme Court has the final authority to determine the number if seats for each state.
31 as of 2008
The maximum is 11 in the Supreme Court of India. Jai Hind!
This was the Supreme Court of 1938. They basically decided that it would be the President who would determine the number of lower courts in the system. It made it much easier for future Presidents to designate Supreme Court members.
30
Currently, there are nine justices. It is an odd number in order to prevent ties when voting on cases.
No. The US Constitution vests Congress with the authority to determine the structure of the federal courts, including the US Supreme Court. Congress set the number of justices on the Court at nine in the Judiciary Act of 1869.
The general public can not speak directly to the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court without permission from the Chief of Staff or the Supreme Court Counsel's office, so the number is unpublished.The following phone numbers may be helpful:Chief of Staff, Michigan Supreme Court and.......(517) 373-0128Supreme Court Counsel's OfficeGeneral Questions..........................................(517) 373-0130Public Information Office.................................(517) 373-0129
Yes, but not on the US Supreme Court. He or she may sit on a lower federal court, and a few have taken advantage of the opportunity on occasion. A retired justice may also practice law, teach, lecture, write, or do any number of things.