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Chief Justice
John G. Roberts, Jr..............GWBush...............2005
Associate Justices by Year
Antonin Scalia.....................Reagan................1986
Anthony Kennedy.................Reagan................1988
Clarence Thomas.................GHWBush.............1991
Ruth Bader Ginsburg............Clinton.................1993
Stephen Breyer...................Clinton.................1994
Samuel Alito.......................GWBush...............2006
Sonia Sotomayor.................Obama.................2009
Elena Kagan........................Obama................2010
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How are supreme court justices selected?
the president appoints them and the congress questions them
Are US Supreme Court justices elected or appointed?
US Supreme Court justices are appointed by the President and approved by a simple majority vote of the Senate. This is intended to insulate the justices from political pressures and conflicts of interest that often accompany popular elections.
Do the US citizens elect the justices of the Supreme Court?
No.Article 2 Section 2 of the US Constitution provides that Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the President with the Advice and Consent of the Senate:[The President] 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 appoint Ambassadors, 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.US Supreme Court Justices are nominated by the current President, presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee for investigation, then accepted or rejected by the US Senate.If a nominee receives a simple majority (51) of the votes, then he or she is commissioned as a Supreme Court Justice. This is a lifetime appointment, and is served until such time as the Justice retires, resigns, dies or is impeached by the House of Representative and tried by the Senate.In some states, like North Carolina, voters elect state supreme court justices to a fixed term of office; in other states, justices are appointed by the state Governor or another legislative body.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What two current US Supreme Court justices were appointed by President Ronald Reagan?
Antonin Scalia (1986) Anthony Kennedy (1988)
Which of the Associate Justices of the US Supreme Court are from Kansas?
None of the Associate Justices on the current US Supreme Court are from Kansas. President Benjamin Harrison appointed the on Kansan to the Court, David Josiah Brewer, who served from 1890 until his death in 1910.
Name the President who appointed the second most Supreme Court justices?
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president who appointed the second most Supreme Court Justices. He appointed eight justices during his presidency.
How many justices are on the supreme court?
Nine Justices Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. There have been 103 Associate Justices in the Court's history.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut?
The Supreme Court of Connecticut seats a total of seven justices - one Chief and six Associates - who are nominated by the Governor from a list compiled by the Judicial Selection Committee, and appointed by the State General Assembly. Justices serve eight-year terms. The current Chief Justice is Chase T. Rogers.
How many justices are on the US court?
Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
What occupation are justices?
Justice are judges. All current and former justices on the US Supreme Court began their careers as lawyers.
How is the number of Supreme Court justices determined?
The number of Supreme Court justices is determined by Congress through legislation. The Constitution does not specify the exact number of justices, so it can be changed by Congress. The current number of justices is set at nine, but it has varied throughout history.
Which US supreme court judges were recess appointments?
There are no current Supreme Court justices who were recess appointments. However, President George Washington appointed John Rutledge as Chief Justice in a recess appointment; his appointment was later rejected by the Senate. President Eisenhower also made three recess appointments to the Supreme Court, all of whom were later confirmed by the Senate.
