Sonia Sotomayor
President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor on May 26, 2009, to replace retired Justice David H. Souter. Justice Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, and sworn-in on August 8, 2009. She began sitting with the Court immediately prior to the 2009-2010 Term.
Justice Sotomayor was the third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, and the first Latina justice in the Court's history.
John Jay didn't retire from the US Supreme Court; he resigned in 1795, after being elected Governor of New York.
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.
President Johnson appointed Justice Abe Fortas to the US Supreme Court in 1965. He resigned in 1969 due to a conflict of interest.
John Jay didn't retire from the US Supreme Court; he resigned in 1795, after being elected Governor of New York.
No, not at the same time. A US Supreme Court justice can serve in the Senate if he (or she) resigns from the Supreme Court, runs for office, and is elected. A US Senator can become a justice on the US Supreme Court if he (or she) resigns from the Senate (or has already resigned or been voted out of office) and is subsequently appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
John Rutledge
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who formally joined the US Supreme Court on August 8, 2009, is the first Latina on the 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.
John Marshall became the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court on January 31, 1801. His predecessor, Oliver Ellsworth, had resigned in September 1800 because of ill health.
Abe Fortas became a US Supreme Court Justice in October 1965. He resigned in May 1969.
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 US Supreme Court is the highest court of appeals in the US, but only for cases that fall under its jurisdiction.