What are the rules for seating a US Supreme Court justice?

Answer 1

The Chief Justice sits in the center on the bench, or at the head of the table during conference. The other justices are seated in order of seniority.

The senior Associate Justice sits immediately to the Chief Justice's right; the second most senior sits immediately to his left. The seats alternate right to left in order of seniority, with the most junior Justice occupying the last seat.

Attempt at Diagram of Bench

Chief Justice Roberts (1)

Justice Antonin Scalia (2)............Justice Anthony Kennedy (3)

Justice Clarence Thomas (4)...........................Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (5)

Justice Stephen Breyer (6).........................................Justice Samuel Alito (7)

Justice Sonia Sotomayor (8)..............................................Justice Elena Kagan (9)

Answer 2

As in most situations where the US Supreme Court gathers as a group, photographs are organized around the Chief Justice in order of seniority.

The current picture on the Supreme Court Historical Society shows Chief Justice John Roberts seated front row center, flanked by Senior Associate Justice John Paul Stevens (prior to retirement) on his right, and the next most senior justice, Antonin Scalia on his left. The position of the other justices alternates left to right, by seniority as it does on the Court.

In the picture linked below, the seating order is as follows:

First Row, Seated:

Justice Kennedy, Justice Stevens, Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, Justice Thomas

Second Row, Standing:

Justice Alito, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor

When the picture is updated, the justices will have shifted one position from where they are in the current picture.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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