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The President. George Washington, nominated and the Senate confirmed John Jay, first Chief Justice.
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Who was the first federal judge?
The first Federal judge was John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. George Washington nominated Jay and five associate justices to the Court in September 1789.
How many African-American justices were on the US Supreme Court in 1993?
One. Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by George H. W. Bush in 1991, was the second African-American on the Court nominated to the US Supreme Court. He replaced Justice Thurgood Marshall (1967-1991), the first African-American to serve as Supreme Court Justice, upon Marshall's retirement.There have only been two African-Americans on the US Supreme Court to date.
How does the executive branch check judicial?
A couple of ideas to start with: The justices of the supreme court start out being nominated by the president. The nominees have to be cleared by the senate, but nobody gets appointed without first being nominated by the president. So the president has some considerable influence over the supreme court's makeup and philosophy, potentially, for years after his term as president ends. It depends of course on how many justices die or retire. Presidents also get to make sweeping appointments to the Federal Court system when they first take office.
In what year were the most US Supreme Court justices appointed?
1789, when the first Supreme Court (of six members) was appointed by Washington.
How does the executive check the judicial?
A couple of ideas to start with: The justices of the supreme court start out being nominated by the president. The nominees have to be cleared by the senate, but nobody gets appointed without first being nominated by the president. So the president has some considerable influence over the supreme court's makeup and philosophy, potentially, for years after his term as president ends. It depends of course on how many justices die or retire. Presidents also get to make sweeping appointments to the Federal Court system when they first take office.
Who elects the supreme court justices?
The selection of a supreme court justice is a two part system. First the president nominates an individual and then the Senate has a majority vote.
What is the speaking order for US Supreme Court justices?
The Chief Justice speaks first because he (or she) presides over the Court. The other justices traditionally speak in order of seniority, or time on the Court.
How many Native Americans have served on the US supreme court?
Unfortunately, there has never been a Native American on the Supreme Court. Until recently, most Justices were white, male, protestants. Diversity is a fairly development, dating back to 1916, when Woodrow Wilson nominated the first Jewish Justice, Louis Brandeis. It will likely take a while to create more ethnic balance because Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life, serve an average tenure of approximately 25 years. There have only been 111 appointments since the Court's inception in 1790. So far, Presidents have nominated seven Jewish Justices; two African-Americans; and three women to the bench. The most recent Justice to join the US Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, is Latina.
Who was nominated by Obama as associate justice 2009?
In 2009, President Obama nominated the first Latina supreme court justice, Sonia Sotomayor. She was confirmed in the summer of 2009.
Who was the first lady on the supreme court and what was her name?
The first lady on the supreme court was Sandra Day Oconner
Who decided how many justices were on the first US Supreme Court?
Congress created the law that fixed the number of justices on the Supreme Court in 1869; the number has not changed since then. Under the US Constitution, the number of justices is not mentioned. Congress decides how many justices there shall be and has changed the number from time to time.
Who was the first US Supreme Court justice to take the Oath of Office?
President George Washington appointed James Wilson and five other justices to the newly established Supreme Court of the United States in September 1789. Although Chief Justice John Jay was first nominated and the first confirmed by the Senate, Associate Justice James Wilson took his Oath of Office first. Wilson remained on the Court until his death in 1798.
