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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.
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The number of justices on the Supreme Court was changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869. [1] A total of 115 persons have served on the Supreme Court since 1789. Justices have life tenure, and so they serve until they die in office, resign or retire, or are impeached and removed from office. The graphical timeline ...
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education school busing case before U.S. Supreme Court (Mount Gilead) Levi Coffin (1798–1877), abolitionist and educator known as "President" of the Underground Railroad ; credited with helping over 2,000 slaves escape to freedom before Civil War (Greensboro)
Among the current members of the court, Clarence Thomas's tenure of 12,179 days (33 years, 125 days) [B] is the longest, while Ketanji Brown Jackson's 971 days (2 years, 240 days) [B] is the shortest. The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office.
Born Joined Party when first elected Retention Year of next retention election Reaches age 75 Immediate prior position Debra Todd Chief Justice October 15, 1957 (age 67) in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania: January 7, 2008 Democratic: 2017 2027 October 15, 2032 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2000–2007) Christine Donohue
The Supreme Court reached its peak size in 1863, when the Tenth Circuit Act (12 Stat. 794) became law, and a tenth justice joined the Court. [6] After fluctuating from nine to ten to eight members over a six-year period, the size of the Court was restored to nine members through the Circuit Judges Act of 1869 (16 Stat. 44 ), a broad ...
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.Established by Article III of the Constitution, the Court was organized by the 1st United States Congress through the Judiciary Act of 1789, which specified its original and appellate jurisdiction, created 13 judicial districts, and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at six, with one chief justice ...