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ProfessorFirst the Senator is disqualified from voting on his appointment. If confirmed by the Senate, the Senator would have to resign before taking a seat on the bench. Appointing a Senator as a justice does not reduce the average IQ of the Supreme Court, nor would his resignation increase that of the Senate's. That is totally false. If a senator were to leave the senate in order to serve on the Supreme Court, the governnor of his or her state would appoint a new senator to complete the remaining portion of the senatorial term of office.
The Senate votes whether to approve or reject a candidate the President has nominated to fill a vacancy on the US Supreme Court. If a simple majority (51%) of the Senators present vote "yes," the nominee is appointed to the Court.
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What is the length of the term for supreme court justice?
Justices are appointed to the Supreme Court for life or until they voluntarily retire.
Would you rather be the President a Senator a Representative or a Supreme Court Justice?
I would have been and supreme court justice, not a president because it can be all hard work that's in your hands. I don't know what a senator is, but I would be supreme court justice because you get to speak out your mind and don't need to hear what people have to say and make your decision of what's right!
Who is the highest judge of the US Supreme Court?
The Chief Justice presides over the US Supreme Court. At present, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is John G. Roberts, Jr.
Which President appointed David Hackett Souter to the US Supreme Court?
President George H. W. Bush appointed Justice David Hackett Souter to the US Supreme Court in 1990. Souter retired in 2009 and was succeeded by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
What year was Justice Sherman Minton appointed to the US Supreme Court?
President Harry Truman appointed Sherman Minton, former Senator from Indiana, to the US Supreme Court in October 1949 to succeed Wiley Rutledge, who died in office. Minton retired from the Court in 1956 due to poor health, but remained active in politics until his death in 1965. Minton was the last member of Congress to serve on the Supreme Court.
