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Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 (1 Stat. 73) set the number of Supreme Court justices at six: one chief justice and five associate justices. [2] One of the associate justice seats established in 1789 (seat 5 below) was later abolished, as a result of the Judicial Circuits Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 209), which provided for the gradual elimination of seats on the Supreme Court until there would be seven ...
Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior; 20 Chief Judge Emily C. Marks: Montgomery: 1973 2018–present 2019–present
Two associate justice seats were abolished as a result of the Judicial Circuits Act of 1866, which provided for the gradual elimination of seats on the court until there would be seven justices. [10] The size of the court was later restored to nine members through the Judiciary Act of 1869; [11] 13 justices served during this court.
Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior; 32 Chief Judge David J. Barron: Boston, MA: 1967 2014–present 2022–present
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transfers and consolidates cases in multiple judicial districts that share common factual issues. The United States Marshals Service is an Executive Branch agency that is responsible for providing protection for the federal judiciary and transporting federal prisoners.
branch service Judicial branch service James L. Buckley: Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance, 1981–1982 President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1982–1985: Senator, New York, 1971–1977: U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985–1996 James F. Byrnes: Director, Office of Economic Stabilization ...
Some members of Congress considered the results from the 2021–2022 term a shift of government power into the Supreme Court, and a "judicial coup". [339] The 2021–2022 term of the court was the first full term following the appointment of three judges by Republican president Donald Trump — Neil Gorsuch , Brett Kavanaugh , and Amy Coney ...