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Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States, and there have been 104 Associate Justices in the Court’s history.
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Current Members. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the...
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Neither is Edwin M. Stanton who died before he could take...
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As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with...
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Established by the United States Constitution, the Supreme...
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List of chief justices. Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, the following 17 men have served as Chief Justice:
Chief JusticeChief JusticeDate Confirmed(vote)Tenure[a]1John Jay(1745–1829)September 26, 1789(Acclamation)October 19, 1789–June 29, ...2John Rutledge(1739–1800)December 15, 1795(10–14)August 12, 1795–December 28, ...3Oliver Ellsworth(1745–1807)March 4, 1796(21–1)March 8, 1796–December 15, ...4John Marshall(1755–1835)January 27, 1801(Acclamation)February 4, 1801–July 6, 1835(Died)- $298,500 USD
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Profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of all current United States Supreme Court justices. The Chief Justice: John G Roberts, Jr.
United States. Supreme Court of the United States. chief justice, the presiding judge in the Supreme Court of the United States and the highest judicial officer of the nation. The chief justice is appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate and has life tenure.
The U.S. Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to life terms.
