Yes, the president must seek the approval of the Senate to appoint new Supreme Court justices. After the president nominates a candidate, the Senate conducts hearings and then votes to confirm or reject the nominee. This process is part of the system of checks and balances established by the U.S. Constitution.
True- such is how Supreme Court Justices are chosen.
No one directly appoints Supreme Court Justices. The president nominates candidates, and the senate accepts or rejects the nominees. So the president indirectly appoints justices, pending senate approval.
When can the president appoint people without approval by anyone else? When can the president appoint people without approval by anyone else?
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No one directly appoints Supreme Court Justices. The president nominates candidates, and the senate accepts or rejects the nominees. So the president indirectly appoints justices, pending senate approval.
No. The Executive Branch appoints US Supreme Court justices with the approval of the Senate.
The President can nominate Supreme Court justices (including the Chief Justice) and federal judges, but the Senate must vote their approval before the person is actually appointed.
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Both the president and governor can appoint judges. The governor can appoint his states judges and the president appoints federal judges. The president can only appoint ambassadors.
The President submits his choice to be a Supreme Court Justice for approval to the Congress. If the Congress does not vote for approval, (and there have been times when they voted against the President's choices), the person does not become a Supreme Court Justice and the President has to select someone else and have that person voted for by the Congress.
A president is not required to appoint any justices and may, in fact, not have an opportunity to do so. Justices serve for life, so presidents have to wait for a vacancy to arise through retirement or death.A president is not required to appoint any Supreme Court justices, unless there is a vacancy. The Supreme Court of the United States was created in 1789.
The power to appoint Supreme Court justices belongs exclusively to the President of the United States.