How old do you have to be to become Chief Justice of the United States according to the Constitution?

Answer 1

None. There are no constitutionally mandated age requirements for Supreme Court justices, as there are for the President and members of Congress. Generally, justices are appointed to the Court when they are in their 50s and have had an opportunity to gain judicial experience and develop a record of jurisprudence.

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Answer 2

The Constitution of the United States of America lists no age, residency, citizenship, intelligence, or any other prerequisite for nomination and/or confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States. The only Constitutionally enumerated requirements are wholly contained within Article II, Section 2, Paragraph 2 which reads as follows: He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appointAmbassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments. (boldface added for emphasis).

Answer 3

Article II of the Constitution addresses the authority of the President and the Executive branch of government. One power assigned the President is the ability to nominate US Supreme Court justices and Article III federal judges, with the "advice and consent" of the Senate.

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