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  2. Who were the nine US Supreme Court justices in 1972?

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    Currently, there are nine Supreme Court justices on the United States Supreme Court. The number of justices is set by Congress and has varied from five to 10. There have been nine justices since ...

  3. Why does the President appoint US Supreme Court justices?

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    The President appoints Supreme court justices because that is one of his duties as specified in the US Constitution. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the US Constitution assigns the President ...

  4. What is the term of office for US Supreme Court justices?

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    Supreme Court justices serve "during good behavior," which means "for life" or until they choose to resign or retire, as long as they don't commit an impeachable offense (bad behavior).The nine ...

  5. What current US Supreme Court Justices were never judges?

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    A total of 41 justices (10 Chief Justices and 31 Associate Justices) of the 112 seated (36.6%) had no judicial experience before joining the US Supreme Court.The following list includes only US ...

  6. How long do US Supreme Court justices work each year?

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    A US Supreme Court Term begins the first Monday in October and concludes the first Monday in October of the following year; the justices hear arguments from October through the end of April, then ...

  7. How is the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court chosen?

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    Best Answer. He (or she) is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by a simple majority (51%) vote of the Senate. All Supreme Court Justices are nominated by the president ...

  8. Do the US citizens elect the justices of the Supreme Court?

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    The first Supreme Court had 6 justices, then it changed to 5, then to 7 then to 9 then to 10 then to 7 again and then back to 9.The original U.S. Supreme Court had only six Justices; that number ...

  9. What are US Supreme Court justices' legal assistants called?

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    Best Answer. US Supreme Court justices hire law clerks to assist with their responsibilities. The Chief Justice and Associate Justices each have four Law Clerks, usually recent law school ...

  10. Which US Presidents did not appoint a justice to the Supreme...

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    Four US Presidents did not appoint any Supreme Court justices: William H. Harrison. Zachary Taylor. Andrew Johnson. Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter is the only President of the four who served a full term.

  11. Who decides number of supreme court judges? - Answers

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    The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the first Supreme Court with six members, a Chief Justice and 5 Associate Justices. Congress adjusted the size of the Court a number of times through the during ...