He appointed Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009, to replace retiring justice David Souter.
Not exactly. The President nominates US Supreme Court justices, but the Senate must approve their appointment.
The US president appoints the justice and the US Senate approves the appointment.
Justices reach the Supreme Court through appointment by the President with Senate approval
The Senate
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the chief justice of supreme court
The President has the sole power to nominate a candidate for a position as a US Supreme Court Justice. The candidate is examined by the Senate and, if approved, his or her appointment is made for life.
There are no current Supreme Court justices who were recess appointments. However, President George Washington appointed John Rutledge as Chief Justice in a recess appointment; his appointment was later rejected by the Senate. President Eisenhower also made three recess appointments to the Supreme Court, all of whom were later confirmed by the Senate.
Elena Kagan - Appointed by president Obama.
the us senate must confirm the president's appointment
Yes. There is no Constitutional requirement that Supreme Court justices be native born, as there is for US President. In the early days of the Court, a number of justices were born in other countries.
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