Should Supreme Court Justices Have Life Tenure?The article presents information on employment tenure for justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.Richards, Nell MCarrington, PaulJunior Scholastic
The President selects an individual of merit — note that a Supreme Court judge does not have to have a law degree, they just have to be trained in the law. Typically, the President selects a nominee based on similar party beliefs. The nominee goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Supreme Court of Nigeriacomparative judicial studiesOne of the most compelling indicators of the institutionalization of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is the stabilization and autonomy of its recruitment regime, particularly during the last three decades. This uncommon development among final courts of ...
The longest serving justice was William O. Douglas, who retired in November, 1975, after 36 years and six months on the bench. John Rutledge had the briefest Court tenure. He was appointed chief justice and served for four months, at which point the Senate rejected his nomination. Samuel C...
An analysis of the 2022 Supreme Court term found that Justice Sotomayor is the current most liberal justice with a score of -4.14, and Justice Thomas is the most conservative with a score of 3.05.
The Making of the Supreme Court Bar: How Business Created a Solicitor General for the Private Sector It has similarly managed to persuade the justices to limit punitive damages in mass tort litigation. The bar has therefore played a crucial role in making today's Court one of the most busines...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas implored Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff to act to overturn the 2020 election results have put a spotlight on how justices decide whether to step aside from a case. Individual j...
Parker said retired justices can “work in their garden, sit on the porch and fan flies or whatever they want to do.” The Constitution gives federal judges including Supreme Court justices life tenure, but there have been recent calls for change. A com...
Chief Justice Roberts,who has done his level best during his almost 18-year tenure todismantle voter protections for minoritiesto the advantage of the GOP, has consistentlyresisted efforts to place reasonable ethical restraintson the court. All of this has resulted in ahistoric drop ...
Chavez v. Martinez, Excerpt from Book Chapter, 'We Dissent: Talking Back to the Rehnquist Court' The lawyers and legal commentators who contribute to We Dissent unanimously agree that during Chief Justice William Rehnquist's nineteen-year tenure, the S... Marjorie Cohn - 《Social Science Elect...