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Former President William Howard Taft (1909-1913) is the only President to serve on the Supreme Court. President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1921; he presided over the Court until a few months before his death in 1930.
The power of the President is not only to consult the Supreme Court but also to appoint members of the court.
Courts can judge legislative acts to be unconstitutional. This means that the Supreme Court can say that a law that the Senate has passed is unconstitutional.
Willima Howard Taft was the only President to also serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Willima Howard Taft was the only President to also serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Andrew Jackson was a justice of the Tennessee Superior Court before he was President. William Howard Taft was a federal circuit judge before he was president and was appointe to the US Supreme Court after the presidency.
Nobody, Supreme Court judges are not elected they are appointed by the President. Then the Senate must approve the appointment before he can actually take office as a judge.
Jackson was a federal judge and on the state Supreme Court. He also served as US Congressman and US Senator before he was US President.
No, you do not have to be a judge to be nominated as a Supreme Court justice. While many nominees have a background in the judiciary, such as serving as a federal judge or a judge at the state level, it is not a requirement. Presidents have also nominated individuals with backgrounds in politics, academia, or private practice for the position. Ultimately, the president has the authority to nominate individuals who they believe are qualified for the role.
The President. Remember, the President appoints the Supreme Court Justices. Also, the President is part of the Executive Branch of the Government, and supervises the Judicial Branch of the Government (in which the Supreme Court is a part of, thus subsequently the Court Justices are a part of it as well).
supreme court justices are appointed by the president . The president will normally pick a person who he feels to be more qualified candidate but also someone whose views are same as the president. a president can only nominate a person for supreme court justice during the term in which he is serving and only if a spot on the supreme court is available. he cannot unseat a sitting justice to appoint a new person.
Congress has the ability to overrule the President's veto power with a 2/3 majority vote. Furthermore, Congress has the power to impeach the President, and must confirm the President's choices (i.e. appointment of the Supreme Court, etc.). Congress checks the Supreme Court in a few ways as well. First of all, it has to confirm the President's appointments of Supreme Court judges. It also has the power, once again, of impeachment, and has the ability to amend the Constitution.