A "vacancy" on the Supreme Court means one or more of the nine US Supreme Court justices has left office permanently (usually through death, retirement or resignation), and the President needs to nominate a new person or people, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to fill the vacant seat(s).
Except when there is a vacancy, there are always ninejustices on the U. S. Supreme Court.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
US Supreme Court decisions are called "Opinions."
The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States.
Except when there is a vacancy, there are always ninejustices on the U. S. Supreme Court.
When a vacancy occurs because a sitting justice retires, resigns, dies or is impeached and convicted.Only one US Supreme Court justice, Samuel Chase, has ever been impeached, but he was acquitted at trial.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
Checks and Balances
No, the President and the Supreme Court are in two different branches of government: The Supreme Court is head of the Judicial Branch (constitutional courts), and the President is head of the Executive Branch. The President nominates justices to the Supreme Court whenever a vacancy occurs, but does not participate in the Court's business. Only one person in US history, William Howard Taft, has served as both President of the United States (1909-1913) and later as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1921-1930).
Yes, but not quite. If a vacancy occurs in the Supreme Court, the president nominates a replacement. However, the US Senate must confirm the president's nominee and this confirmation is not automatic - a large number of nominations have been rejected through the years.
Yes, but not quite. If a vacancy occurs in the Supreme Court, the president nominates a replacement. However, the US Senate must confirm the president's nominee and this confirmation is not automatic - a large number of nominations have been rejected through the years.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
You do not punish the US Supreme Court.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States.
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.