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5 days ago · The organization of the federal judicial system, including the size of the Supreme Court, is established by Congress. From 1789 to 1807 the court comprised six justices. In 1807 a seventh justice was added, followed by an eighth and a ninth in 1837 and a tenth in 1863.
5 days ago · Samuel A. Alito, Jr., associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 2006. A conservative jurist, Alito generally voted with other conservatives of the Court and authored opinions in significant cases decided by conservative majorities, including Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Janus v. AFSCME.
2 days ago · For 14 years, Roberts was in private practice and argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. [9] Notably, he represented 19 states in United States v. Microsoft Corp. [10] President George W. Bush appointed Roberts as an appellate judge of the D.C. Circuit in 2003.
2 days ago · The Senate last month confirmed President Joe Biden's 200th judge -- a class that has included the first Black female Supreme Court justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson. ... "Just look at the ages ...
3 days ago · Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991.
10 hours ago · COLUMBIA — Legislators unanimously elected Court of Appeals Judge Letitia Verdin to the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday. The addition of Verdin, 53, of Greenville County, means the Palmetto State is no longer the nation’s only all-male high court. She’s the third female justice in state history — following retired Chief Justice Jean Toal […] The post SC elects new state ...
1 day ago · Stephen Gerald Breyer ( / ˈbraɪ.ər / BRY-ər; born August 15, 1938) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1994 until his retirement in 2022. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton, and replaced retiring justice Harry Blackmun.
