Supreme Court Justices Current

The length of service on the court for the 106 non incumbent justices ranges from william o.

Supreme court justices current - The united states supreme court often referred to as scotus was established in 1789 by article three of the united states constitution as the highest u s. One chief justice and eight associate justices. He became a judge of the united states court of appeals for the first circuit on may 25 1990. Roberts jr is the 17th chief justice of the united states and there have been 102 associate justices in the court s history.

Federal court the supreme court has discretionary appellate jurisdiction to hear and rule on cases decided by all lower federal courts and state court cases that involve federal law as well as original jurisdiction over a smaller range. Justice souter retired from the supreme court on june 29 2009. President bush nominated him as an associate justice of the supreme court and he took his seat october 9 1990. The honorable john g.

Douglas s 36 years 211 days to the 163 day tenure of thomas johnson as of october 10 2020 the length of service for the eight incumbent justices ranges from clarence thomas 28 years 353 days to. Associate justice clarence thomas appointed by president george h.