Supreme Court Justices Offices

The list is divided into separate lists for each position in the supreme court.

Supreme court justices offices - Other helpful telephone numbers. Chase in 1873 and is believed to have been followed for every justice who has died in active service since. Each justice is permitted to have between three and four law clerks per court term most persons serving in this capacity are recent law school graduates and typically graduated at the top of their class. On this floor visitors can view one of the two marble spiral staircases.

The ground floor is devoted to offices and public services including the offices of the clerk of the court the counselor to the chief justice police headquarters the public information office and press room the curator s office and the human resources office. The supreme court of the united states is the highest ranking judicial body in the united states. Its membership as set by the judiciary act of 1869 consists of the chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices any six of whom constitute a quorum. Each justice is permitted to have between three and four law clerks per.

This tradition dates back at least as far as the death of chief justice salmon p. 202 479 3011 visitor information line. Nine justices make up the current supreme court. One chief justice and eight associate justices.

The clerk s duties are prescribed by the statute and by supreme court rule 1 and by the court s customs and practices. For general questions that are not time sensitive email. The honorable john g. In accordance with court tradition a black drape is hung over the courtroom doors as a sign of respect and mourning following the death of a justice.

Roberts jr is the 17th chief justice of the united states and there have been 102 associate justices in the court s history. Article ii section 2 clause 2 of the constitution grants plenary power to the president of the united states to nominate and. The lists of law clerks of the supreme court of the united states cover the law clerks who have assisted the justices of the supreme court of the united states in various capacities since the first one was hired by justice horace gray in 1882. Attorney general for antitrust 1965 1967 as an assistant special prosecutor of the watergate special prosecution force 1973 as special counsel of the u s.

Washington the supreme court on monday turned away an appeal from kim davis a former kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples under her name because of. The role of the clerk and deputies or assistants should not be confused with the court s law clerks who assist the justices by conducting research making recommendations on. Public information officer supreme court of the united states 1 first street ne washington dc 20543. The clerk of the supreme court is a court clerk.