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The process for replacing a Supreme Court justice attracts considerable public attention and is closely scrutinized. [1] Typically, the whole process takes several months, but it can be, and on occasion has been, completed more quickly. Since the mid 1950s, the average time from nomination to final Senate vote has been about 55 days.
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The number of justices on the Supreme Court changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869. [1] As of June 2022, a total of 116 justices have served on the Supreme Court since 1789. [2] Justices have life tenure, and so they serve until they die in office, resign or retire, or are impeached and removed from office.
In some cases, life tenure lasts only until a mandatory retirement age. For example, Canadian senators are appointed for life, but are forced to retire at 75. Likewise, many judges, including justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom [4] [5] and the Supreme Court of Canada have life tenure but must retire
Whether term limits would augur a return of justices with broader experience in public life is debatable. But justices appointed for life may lose an “understanding of the broad public currents of the country,” said Cliff Sloan, who worked on Supreme Court nominations in the Clinton administration and helped vet potential nominees for ...
The average age of Supreme Court justices at the time of their appointment has remained stable since the late 1700s at about 50 to 55, but life expectancy since then has soared.
Indeed, from 1789 to 1970, the average Supreme Court justice served for 15.2 years. By contrast, justices appointed after 1970 who have since left the bench have served an average of 27.6 years ...