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Oct 5, 2021 · Supreme Court begins heated new term amid slipping support. These are the justices and the president who appointed them. Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by President George W. Bush ...
The format for Supreme Court docket numbers is "Term year-number" (e.g., 21-471; 22-5301). Users can also sign up to receive email notifications of activity in pending cases. To do so, visit the docket page for an individual case and click on the envelope icon that is just above the case number. You will be asked to enter an email address.
Sonia Sotomayor. Sonia Maria Sotomayor ( / ˈsoʊnjə ˌsoʊtoʊmaɪˈjɔːr /, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; [1] born June 25, 1954) [2] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since August 8, 2009.
The Supreme Court of the United States is the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789; under the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Court was to be composed of six members—though the number of justices has been nine for most of its history, this number is set by Congress, not the Constitution.
After using several temporary locations in the U.S. Capitol, the Court settled into a courtroom on the ground floor of the North Wing where it met from 1810 to 1860 (excluding the years the courtroom was repaired after the British burned the Capitol in 1814). Today this room is known as the Old Supreme Court Chamber.
President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Holmes to the Supreme Court in 1902, where he served for nearly 30 years, retiring at the age of 90. He died in 1935 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Photograph by Harris & Ewing, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States. Click on the arrows or dots to see the first photograph.
Supreme Court Justices are appointed after being nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The Chief Justice (currently John Roberts) is chosen by the President and is the most senior, by definition. The eight associate justices are seated by their seniority in the court (the length of time served, not their age).
