No. The Executive Branch appoints US Supreme Court justices with the approval of the Senate.
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No. Supreme Court justices are appointed by the executive branch (the President) and confirmed by the judicial (the Senate).
The correct spelling is judiciary and not judiciary. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch and they oversee the judiciary of the United States. There are nine judges on the Supreme Court with eight associate judges and one chief justice.
The Judicial Branch consists of the Article III courts and their judges or justices:US District CourtsUS Court of International TradeUS Court of Appeals Circuit CourtsSupreme Court of the United StatesThe Supreme Court is head of the Judicial Branch, but does not make up the entire branch, as some people believe.
The President has the power to appoint federal judges for life, and Congress confirms or denies the appointments. The federal courts' most important power is that of judicial review, the authority to interpret the Constitution.
The Executive branch gets to choose candidates for federal judgeships, including Supreme Court Justices. The President also has the power to pardon people convicted of federal offenses, Since the President controls the Department of Justice, he has some leeway in how laws are enforced.
The judicial branch consists of judges and courts such as district courts (thus district judges), appeals court and judges and the highest court in the USA, the Supreme Court and the 9 justices.