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Which President nominated the secord African-American justice to the US Supreme Court?
President George HW Bush nominated Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court in 1991.
Who was nominated by Obama as associate justice 2009?
In 2009, President Obama nominated the first Latina supreme court justice, Sonia Sotomayor. She was confirmed in the summer of 2009.
Who nominated the justice who has been on the US Supreme Court longest?
President Ronald Reagan nominated senior Justice Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986. Justice Scalia will have served 25 years on September 26, 2011.
Who was nominated to court to court by President Ford?
President Ford nominated Justice John Paul Stevens to the US Supreme Court in 1975. Justice Stevens retired in June 2009 and was succeeded by Justice Sotomayor.
A US Supreme Court Justice must be nominated by the president and then confirmed by?
The senate
What president served full term but never nominated a supreme court justice?
Jimmy Carter was the only full-term president who did not have the opportunity to appoint a supreme court justice.
What was the name of the chief justice of the supreme court?
President John Adams nominated Chief Justice John Marshall to the US Supreme Court in February 1801. He presided over the Court until his death in 1835.
What is the last name of the woman in the Supreme Court named Sonia?
Sonia Sotomeyer is the most recent supreme court justice nominated by the president and confirmed by congress.
What age requirement for the supreme court justice?
There are no explicit requirements in the U.S. Constitution for a person to be nominated to become a Supreme Court justice. No age, education, job experience, or citizenship rules exist. In fact, according to the Constitution, a Supreme Court justice does not need to even have a law degree.
Who nominated the first justices of the US Supreme Court?
The President. George Washington, nominated and the Senate confirmed John Jay, first Chief Justice.
Who was the predecessor to Powell in the US Supreme Court?
Justice Hugo Black preceded Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., on the US Supreme Court. Black was nominated by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937 and served on the Court until 1971.
What do US Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer have in common?
President Clinton nominated both Justice Ginsberg and Justice Breyer to the US Supreme Court. Justice Ginsberg joined the Court in 1993, Justice Breyer in 1994. Both justices are still active.
