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The Judiciary Act created the positions of the Supreme Court, the Chief of Justice, and five associate justices.
The Judiciary Act of 1789
The U.S. Supreme Court consists of nine justices, including one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. The Associate Justices serve alongside the Chief Justice to decide cases and interpret the law. This structure has been in place since the Judiciary Act of 1869.
There are eight Associate Justices, in addition to the Chief Justice, on the US Supreme Court.
No. There is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
The First Congress made that decision and enacted it in the Judiciary Act of 1789.
The Supreme Court of the United States is composed of nine justices, including the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice leads the Court and is responsible for overseeing its functions, while the other eight justices, known as Associate Justices, serve alongside them to hear cases and make rulings. This structure is established by the Judiciary Act of 1869, which set the number of justices at nine.
As of April, 2012, the current Justices of the Supreme Court are: John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice
There are only eight associate justices on the US Supreme Court. The Court comprises a total of nine members: one Chief Justice, and eight Associate Justices. This number has remained fixed since established in the Judiciary Act of 1869.Although Congress has changed the size of the Court at various times throughout history, the greatest number of justices seated was ten.
The Chief Justice and four Associate Justices.
The Chief Justice earns slightly more than the Associate Justices because he (or she) has a higher position and more responsibility than the other justices. As of 2010, the Chief Justice of the United States receives an annual salary of $223,500, and the Associate Justices receive annual salaries of $213,900.