The answer is no.
The Constitution did not describe the duties of the chief justice (the supreme court is led by a chief justice) or the associate justices. Instead, the duties have developed from laws, through tradition, and as the needs and circumstances of the nation ave developed.
Justices review the Constitution and use their own personal frames of reference to determine what the Constitution says about something. Because so much is open for interpretation, the justices often disagree on what is meant, and so unanimous decisions are rare.
No. According to Article III of the Constitution, US Supreme Court justices receive lifetime commissions, and may only be involuntarily removed if impeached by the House of Representatives, then tried and found guilty by the Senate. Justices must be guilty of misconduct or illegal activities to be impeached.
Article III of the Constitution
Article III deals with the supreme courts powers.
Congress decides how many justices should be on the US Supreme Court. The current number, nine, was set by the Judiciary Act of 1869.
there are 9 supreme court justices and you can find this in the constitusion
Article II, Section 2, Clause 2
Article III of the Constitution leaves it to Congress to fix the number of justices.
The Supreme Court Justices interpret and enforce the US Constitution. The US Constitution is the ultimate "Law of the Land", to which they are bound.
The Philippine Supreme Court is composed of one Chief Justice and 14 other justices called Associate Justices. (See Section 4(1), Article VIII, 1987 Constitution)
Justices review the Constitution and use their own personal frames of reference to determine what the Constitution says about something. Because so much is open for interpretation, the justices often disagree on what is meant, and so unanimous decisions are rare.
According to Article III, Section I, of the Constitution, Supreme Court justices hold their offices "during good behavior," meaning for life, as long as they don't commit an impeachable offense. Qualifying infractions are defined in Article II, Section 4, as "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
The fifth article of the constitution addresses the issue of ammendments using the mnemonic LEJStASR article 1. Legislative branch article 2. Executive branch article 3. Judicial branch article 4. States' rights article 5. Ammendments article 6. Supreme law article 7. Ratification
The Canadian Constitution.
Article II of the Constitution addresses the authority of the President and the Executive branch of government. One power assigned the President is the ability to nominate US Supreme Court justices and Article III federal judges, with the "advice and consent" of the Senate.
No. According to Article III of the Constitution, US Supreme Court justices receive lifetime commissions, and may only be involuntarily removed if impeached by the House of Representatives, then tried and found guilty by the Senate. Justices must be guilty of misconduct or illegal activities to be impeached.
Article III of the Constitution