branches of government: the judicial branch. the supreme court building
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Branches of Government:The Judicial
Branch
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The Supreme Court
Building
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Lesson 1: The Structure of the Supreme Court
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•The Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S.•It consists of the Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices•Each justice holds office constitutionally “during good behavior”—which effectively is for life
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Each member is nominated by the
President
And confirmed by the U.S. Senate
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Alito
KennedyStevens
Ginsburg
Roberts
BreyerSotomayor
Scalia Thomas
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John Paul Stevens
•89 years old
•Associate Justice
•Liberal
•Appointed by Ford
•Entered office in 1975
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Antonin Scalia
•73 years old
•Associate Justice
•Conservative
•Appt. by Reagan
•Entered office in 1986
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Anthony Kennedy
•73 years old
•Associate Justice
•Moderate Conservative
•Appt. by Reagan
•Entered office in 1988
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Clarence Thomas
•61 years old
•Associate Justice
•Conservative
•Appt. by Bush (41)
•Entered office in 1991
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Ruth B. Ginsburg
•76 years old
•Associate Justice
•Liberal
•Appt. by Clinton
•Entered office in 1993
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Stephen Breyer
•71 years old
•Associate Justice
•Liberal
•Appt. by Clinton
•Entered office in 1994
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John Roberts
•54 years old
•Chief Justice
•Conservative
•Appt. by Bush (43)
•Entered office in 2005
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Samuel Alito
•59 years old
•Associate Justice
•Conservative
•Appt. by Bush (43)
•Entered office in 2006
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Sonia Sotomayor •55 years old
•Associate Justice
•Liberal
•Appt. by Obama
•Entered office in 2009
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Political Ideologies of the Justices*
*This is not based on a scientific formula
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Lesson 2: Composition and
Compensation
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Composition
Congress has the power to set the number of Supreme Court justices
•The nation started with 6 in 1789•The total has been 9 since 1869
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Qualifications
The Constitution does not establish any qualifications for justices—not even age or citizenship requirements
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Qualifications
However, most presidents nominate Justices with the following characteristics:
•Legal experience•Judicial experience•Bench experience at the federal level
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Compensation
•Justices make $208,100•Chief Justice earns $217,400
May retire with a full salary at age 70 with at least 10 years of service
or
at age 65 with at least 15 years of service