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The president nominates a candidate for the position of Supreme Court justice. However, the US Senate must ratify the nomination before that person is sworn-in. Therefore, it is the Senate that holds the power, but the president is a part of the process.
The President nominates someone and the Senate must approve.
He (or she) is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by a simple majority (51%) vote of the Senate. All Supreme Court Justices are nominated by the president; no person becomes a Supreme Court Justice without a presidential nomination. Nominees are then voted on by the Senate. If the Senate rejects a nominee, which does happen, then the president chooses another nominee. If the President selects an Associate Justice to become Chief Justice, he or she is said to be "elevated," rather than appointed. The Chief Justice remains Chief Justice until resignation (or death), and the person nominated by the president to take the vacant seat becomes the Chief Justice.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of the Senators votingmust approve the President's nomination in order to appoint a justice to the US Supreme Court. Approval depends on a simple majority vote, but does not require the full Senate to be present.
The Supreme Court consists of nine judges, called justices. There is a Chief Justice and eight other justices that were each initially nominated by the President in office at the time a new justice was needed. The United States Senate, after investigating the nominee's qualifications, approves or rejects the President's nomination.
The president nominates a candidate for the position of Supreme Court justice. However, the US Senate must ratify the nomination before that person is sworn-in. Therefore, it is the Senate that holds the power, but the president is a part of the process.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Jimmy Carter
The US President nominates the Chief Justice, who may already be an Associate Justice or may be someone outside the Supreme Court. The Senate must confirm the nomination by a simple majority vote.
He was not a Chief Justice, he was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. President Nixon nominated Fortas to succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justice, but there was so much political resistance in the Senate, his nomination had to be withdrawn.
The US Senate (Legislative Branch) has the power to approve or disapprove Supreme Court appointments.
In the United States, the President chooses a Chief Justice's successor after the Chief Justice dies or announces his (or her) retirement or resignation. As with any other Supreme Court appointment, the Senate must approve the nominee by a simple majority (51%) vote. The Senior Justice (the justice who has been on the Court longest) may temporarily serve in the capacity of Chief Justice if the seat becomes vacant while the nomination and confirmation process is in progress.
President Reagan nominated the first woman, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, to the US Supreme Court in 1981. Justice O'Connor retired in January 2006.
The President nominates someone and the Senate must approve.
requires a 51 of 100 (majority) vote by the senate
No. According to the Constitution, the President appoints US Supreme Court justices "with the advice and consent" of the Senate. The House of Representatives plays no role in the selection process.For more information about the Constitution and the Supreme Court selection process, see Related Questions, below.