List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition
- List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition
In order to become a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, an individual must be nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the U.S. Senate, with at least half of that body approving in the affirmative. Generally, a justice's qualifications are judged by the President and, most visibly, by a Senate hearing. There is no definitive qualification of age or experience that is a standard to be met; instead, there is a much more subjective process taken by the Senate, occasionally resulting in a sometimes controversial defeat of judicial nominees.
Note that associate justices are listed, from left to right, in order of seniority.
See also
* List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
References
* cite web
url=http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/members.pdf
title=Members of the Supreme Court from the Supreme Court of the United States
work=Official website of the Supreme Court of the United States
accessdate=May 29
accessyear=2005
** PDF (28 kB)
External links
* [http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/judges.htm Decisions and biography by Justice]
* [http://oyez.itcs.northwestern.edu/oyez/frontpage Thorough Supreme Court site by Northwestern University]
* [http://www.michaelariens.com/ConLaw/justices/list.htm Biographies of Supreme Court Justices at michaelariens.com]
* [http://www.supremecourthistory.org/ The Supreme Court Historical Society]
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