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Why are US Supreme Court justices called justices and not judges?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Because then people know right away the difference.
Justices=Supreme Court.
Judges=Normal Courts acting under the Supreme Court.
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∙ 14y ago
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What level of the federal court system are the judges called justices?
Federal judges on the US Supreme Court are called justices.
How many judges are there on the US Supreme Court and what are they called?
Federal (US) Supreme Court judges are called "justices." The Supreme Court of the United States has one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, for a total of nine justices. State supreme court vary in the number of judges seated on their highest appellate court, and are also inconsistent with titles. Some states call them "judges," while others refer to them as "justices."
Who nominates judges to supreme court?
The President appoints Justices (they aren't called judges, if you wish to be precise) for the Supreme Court.
What is a judge that sits on Supreme Court bench called?
Judges on the Supreme Court are known as justices.
What is the title of the remaining eight judges on the Supreme Court?
The eight remaining judges on the United States Supreme Court are called Associate Justices.
What are the Michigan supreme court justices?
They are the Judges that serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, the highest Court in Michigan. There are seven Justices.
Does the US Supreme Court have one Chief Justice and eight judges?
Close. The US Supreme Court seats one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. All US Supreme Court judges are referred to as "justices."
How are the people in the supreme court different from other courts and people?
Higher level...the supreme court judges are "justices" other judges are just "judges"
How many judges consist of supreme court?
There are many different supreme courts - one of the US and one for each of the States. They have different numbers of judges, depending on the Constitution of each state. There are eight judges on the US Supreme Court (Nine seats for judges).
How many justices judges are there on the US Supreme Court?
Nine of them.
How many judges are currently on the U.S. Supreme Court?
There are nine (9) justices on the US Supreme Court.
What does 9 J on the S C mean?
justices on the supreme court!
