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US Supreme Court justices are appointed for life and only leave office in one of the following four ways:
- Resignation
- Retirement
- Death
- Impeachment and conviction
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What is the only way supreme court judges can resign?
Supreme Court justices can leave office by dying, resigning or retiring. They can also be impeached. There is no single way they can "resign"
What happens if a Senator is appointed as a justice to the US Supreme Court?
If a senator were to leave the senate in order to serve on the Supreme Court, the governnor of his or her state would appoint a new senator to complete the remaining portion of the senatorial term of office.
Is there a limit to the number of US Supreme Court justices one President can appoint?
No. It only depends on how many supreme court justices leave office during the Presidents term. For example, if all of them died and/or decided to retire, the president would have the opportunity to appoint the entire bench.
For what reasons might a Justice leave the US Supreme Court?
Although US Supreme Court Justices are entitled to serve for life, and many do remain on the court until death, there are a variety of reasons a Justice may choose to leave, such as poor health, a desire to spend more time with family, frustration with the government or the political leaning of the Court, and so on.A Justice may also leave if he or she is impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for "Treason, Bribery, or otherHigh Crimes and Misdemeanors." (US Constitution, Article II, Section 4). Contrary to popular belief, a Supreme Court Justice cannot be impeached simply because an individual or group disapproves of his or her political beliefs.The House of Representatives impeached Samuel Chase in 1804 because they didn't like his Federalist leanings, but the Senate acquitted him in 1805, establishing the right of the judiciary to independent opinion.
Who is the most recent appointment to the supreme court?
Elena KaganPresident Obama nominated US Solicitor General Elena Kagan on May 9, 2010, to succeed Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Court on June 29. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended Kagan's by a vote of 13-6; she was confirmed by a full Senate vote of 63-37 on Thursday, August 5, 2010. She took the Oaths of Office on August 7, 2010.Kagan, who is the fourth woman to join the US Supreme Court, also increased the female census on the bench to three for the first time in history.
