Justice Elena Kagan, who joined the US Supreme Court on August 7, 2010, is unique in several respects: 1) She is only the fourth woman to serve on the nation's highest federal court; 2) She raises the census of active female justices to three for the first time in history; 3) She is the first justice in approximately 40 years, and the only justice on the current Court, with no prior judicial experience.
Justice Elena Kagan joined the US Supreme Court in August 2010, and is currently the newest member. She grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City, NY.
The newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court appointed in 2012 is Justice Elena Kagan. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate, officially taking her seat on August 7, 2010. Kagan previously served as the Solicitor General of the United States and as the Dean of Harvard Law School.
A member of the US Supreme Court is called a Justice. There is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices on the Court.
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As of October 2023, the newest Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court is Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was confirmed in April 2021. She replaced Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired after serving on the Court for nearly 27 years. Jackson is the first Black woman to serve as a Justice on the Supreme Court.
The president (executive branch) nominates judges to the Supreme Court. If the Congress approves the nomination, the nominee becomes a member of the Supreme Court. So, the Supreme Court depends on the executive for its members.
The Court of Appeals is not the newest level of court in Arizona; it was established in 1965 to alleviate the caseload of the Arizona Supreme Court. The creation of the Court of Appeals allowed for more efficient handling of appeals and provided a necessary intermediate level of judicial review. However, the Arizona Supreme Court remains the highest court in the state, with the Court of Appeals serving as an essential part of the state's judicial system.
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