The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the Judicial Branch of the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with the advice and consent Senate. Once appointed, Justices effectively have life tenure. The Supreme Court is sometimes informally referred to as the High Court, or by the acronym SCOTUS.
Current Members
- Chief Justice Evelyn Baker Lang
- Justice Brannigan
- Justice Carmine
- Justice Clark
- Justice Dreifort
- Justice Hoyt
- Justice Lafayette
- Justice Roberto Mendoza
- Justice Christopher Mulready
Former Members
- Chief Justice Roy Ashland (1972-2004)
- Chief Justice Henry Staub (1986?-1992)
- Chief Justice Warren Burger (1969-1986)
- Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969)
- Justice Owen Brady (unknown-2004)
- Justice Joseph Crouch (1961-1999)
- Justice Weddington
- Justice William Brennan (1956-1990)
- Justice John Marshall Harlan (1877-1911)
- Justice Henry Blackmun (1970-1994)
- Justice Potter Stewart (1957-1981)
- Justice Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)