Who is the oldest Supreme Court justice ever?

Who was the oldest person to serve on the Supreme Court? The oldest person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice was Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., (1902-1932) who was 90 when he retired from the Court.
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Who is the oldest Supreme Court justice today?

Clarence Thomas is the 106th justice to sit on the Supreme Court. He previously served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Can the president fire a Supreme Court justice?

Supreme Court justices serve for life, unless they resign or are impeached and removed from office. The reason for their lifetime tenure is ostensibly to enable them to make decisions free from any pressure by the executive or legislative branches of government.
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Who is the youngest Supreme Court justice ever?

Joseph Story

Joseph Story is the youngest Supreme Court Justice! Joseph Story was an Associate Justice whose tenure lasted from February 3, 1812, to September 10, 1845. He was nominated by President James Madison. His early education started at the Marblehead Academy under William Harris (Schoolmaster).
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Who is the longest serving justice in history?

The longest serving Justice was William O. Douglas who served for 36 years, 7 months, and 8 days from 1939 to 1975. Which Associate Justice served the shortest Term?
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Who is the most famous Supreme Court justice?

John Marshall was the longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in history. He is widely considered the most influential Supreme Court justice.
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Who was the first black Supreme Court justice?

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. He joined the Court in 1967, the year this photo was taken. On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall took the judicial oath of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the first Black person to serve on the Court.
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Who was the first woman on the Supreme Court?

As the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, Sandra Day O'Connor became an inspiration to millions.
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What president appointed the most Supreme Court justices?

George Washington holds the record for most Supreme Court nominations, with 14 nominations (12 of which were confirmed).
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How much do US Supreme Court justices make?

As of January 2020, associate justices of the Supreme Court earned an annual salary of $265,600, while the chief justice was paid $277,000.
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Who's been on the Supreme Court the longest?

The longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history was William O. Douglas, appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. Douglas served on the court for 36 years before retiring in 1975.
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Who was the only president who did not appoint a Supreme Court justice?

To date, Ronald Reagan has appointed the largest number of federal judges, with 383, followed closely by Bill Clinton with 378. William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after his inauguration, is the only president to have appointed no federal judges.
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Has any Chief Justice been impeached?

So far, six judges (excluding Justice Misra) have faced attempts to have them removed from office. Justice V Ramaswami, then Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has the dubious honour of being the first judge to have impeachment proceedings initiated against him in 1991.
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Has any Supreme Court justice ever been impeached?

Has a Justice ever been impeached? The only Justice to be impeached was Associate Justice Samuel Chase in 1805. The House of Representatives passed Articles of Impeachment against him; however, he was acquitted by the Senate.
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Do judges get pension?

Under the Acts, all retired judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts and their family members are entitled to pension or family pension. They are also entitled to an additional quantum of pension or family pension when they attain a certain age in accordance with a specified scale.
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How many days do the Supreme Court justices work?

It's hard to say just how many hours Justices spend working per week. What is known is that each month, they only have about 12 days of official responsibilities, at the most. That obviously doesn't encapsulate their full work load, though. It just reflects how often they have to literally be at work.
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Can Supreme Court justices earn outside income?

Supreme Court justices are limited in how much outside income they can earn while on the bench. Ethics rules prevent them from earning more than around $30,000 per year in outside income, but book earnings don't factor into this limit.
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Who was the youngest justice when nominated?

Is Amy Coney Barrett the youngest justice on the Supreme Court? Yes, she is the youngest justice serving on the court.
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Who was the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court?

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first African-American woman to serve as a justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Who were the 5 female Supreme Court Justices?

Famous 5: The women judges in the US Supreme Court who made history before Ketanji Brown Jackson
  • Sandra Day O'Connor. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor held a seat on America's highest court for nearly 25 years. ...
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ...
  • Sonia Sotomayor. ...
  • Elena Kagan. ...
  • Amy Coney Barrett.
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