T he U.S. Constitution doesn't specify how many Supreme Court justices are necessary—and there weren’t always nine on the bench. The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 called for a chief justice ...

Most Supreme Court justices serve an average of 16 years, and all are appointed for life. Federal judges can only be removed through impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction in ...

There haven't always been nine Supreme Court justices. In 1866, Congress reduced the Supreme Court to eight justices in protest against President Andrew Johnson.

All 9 members of the U.S. Supreme Court are lawyers who once held many other positions, from prosecutor to private counsel to judge. ... Nine justices serve on the Supreme Court.

ATLANTA — ATLANTA – The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has prompted new discussions about expanding the Supreme Court and debate over whether nine justices are enough. The number of ...

All nine Supreme Court justices have now received the Covid-19 vaccine. “The Justices have all been fully vaccinated,” public information officer Kathy Arberg wrote in an email Friday.

(WASHINGTON) — Following a bitter, partisan confirmation battle, Neil Gorsuch was sworn in on April 10 and took his seat on April 17 for his first full day as a Supreme Court justice. Gorsuch ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer made news recently by seemingly rejecting proposals to expand the number of court members from nine to some larger number (“nine is fine,” as he put ...

A: The U.S. Constitution grants Congress with the authority to determine how many justices sit on the Supreme Court. The number has varied from five and ten, but since 1869 has held steady at nine.

Supreme Court justice Anthony Kenneday said he's retiring at the end of July, meaning the court will hold just eight justices until a new nominee gets confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Eight justices ...