No. There are no constitutionally mandated qualification for US Supreme Court justices. The President and Senate have informal requirements based on practical and ideological issues, but these aren't codified and may change over time. (see Related Questions)
Qualifications
Senator....................................Justice
seeks to represent at time of
election......................................No residency requirements
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No. The President is the head of the Executive branch of government; the Supreme Court is head of the Judicial branch of government. A person cannot serve in more than one capacity at a time.
No
In India only the President can appoint any Judge in the supreme court.
The President appoints new supreme court justices.
The Supreme Court consists of nine judges, called justices. There is a Chief Justice and eight other justices that were each initially nominated by the President in office at the time a new justice was needed. The United States Senate, after investigating the nominee's qualifications, approves or rejects the President's nomination.
True- such is how Supreme Court Justices are chosen.
Jimmy Carter, who was in office from 1977-1981, never had an opportunity to nominate a US Supreme Court justice.
No. The Constitution doesn't list any requirements for Supreme Court nominees; the appropriate qualifications are left to the President and Congress to determine, and have evolved over the years. There is no "natural born" citizen or minimum age mandate, either.
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.
The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is John G. Roberts.
The U. S. Constitution does not set qualifications to be a supreme court justice. However, only the president can nominate a candidate, and the U. S. Senate has the power of confirmation.
They have the title of Justice of the Supreme Court, apart from one who is the President of the Supreme Court, and another who is the Deputy President of the Supreme Court.
Yes, presidents have nominated Supreme Court justices who were not judges many times. The Constitution gives no qualifications for Supreme Court judges, so the President can nominate anyone he wants. Today, nominating judges is the norm, but that was not so in the past.
No. There are no qualifications given in the Constitution for serving on the bench . However, the President must nominate a justice first. The US Senate must vote to confirm that appointment before it can take effect.
The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by appointing Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation).
The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by appointing Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation).
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.
If the President is the one impeached, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial.