Justice Elena Kagan is the only person who was nominated to the US Supreme Court in 2010, as of August. She was confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2010.
The last justice President Obama nominated, Sonia Sotomayor, was confirmed by the Senate and became a member of the Court in August 2009.
Senate. The Senate must give a majority vote to approve a Supreme Court nominee.
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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.
There are currently six men on the supreme court.
Justices are appointed to the Supreme Court by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The process involves the President nominating a candidate, the Senate Judiciary Committee holding hearings to evaluate the nominee, and the full Senate voting on whether to confirm the nominee. If confirmed, the nominee becomes a Supreme Court Justice.
There are 9 supreme justices currently taking place in the supreme court.
Checks and balances
Supreme Court justices in the United States are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The President typically selects a nominee based on their legal qualifications, ideology, and potential impact on the court. After nomination, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds confirmation hearings to evaluate the nominee's qualifications and vote on whether to recommend them to the full Senate. If confirmed by a majority vote in the Senate, the nominee becomes a Supreme Court justice.
Also in 1991, the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas became the center of a controversial firestorm related to a sexual harassment charge.
There are nine (9) justices on the US Supreme Court.