It is a life time appointment made by the POTUS and Ratified by the U.S Senate.
He was the Chief Justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.
William H. Taft was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court during that time frame.
He was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1921-1930. He was nominated to the post by President Harding.He was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Yes. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., succeeded the late Chief Justice Rehnquist in 2005.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (the title hadn't yet been changed to Chief Justice of the United States).
Supreme Court Justices do not necessarily have parties because they do not run for a political seat. The criteria for a supreme court justice has to be someone who is familiar with the law such as a former lawyer. If Supreme Court justices ran on a political platform that could complicate the position they hold because many political parties have money or a platform they run on.
Federalism had a strong-hold under Marshall Court. John Marshall, a Federalist, was the 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The supreme court marshal of the state of Florida is Marshal Silvester Dawson. He has been in the position since June 1st, 2011 and is the eighth person to hold this office.
The US constitution provides that justices of the supreme court, including the chief justice, shall hold their offices "during good behavior," which basically means "until they die or retire." Theoretically a justice could be impeached, but this has only happened once in US history (to Justice Samuel Chase in 1804), and he was acquitted by the Senate.
The Constitution states that Justices "shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour." This means that the Justices hold office as long as they choose and can only be removed from office by impeachment. Source: The Supreme Court website.
No federal official can hold two positions at the same time. The President can become Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court after his (or her) administration has ended, or can become President after serving as Chief Justice. William Howard Taft is an example of a President who later became Chief Justice. Taft was in the White House from 1909-1913, and presided over the Supreme Court from 1921-1930.
The House of Representatives impeaches the president and The Senate acts as the jury. The Supreme Court Justice is the judge.