Supreme Court Facts & Justices

The President nominates someone for a vacancy on the Court and the ? approves them

(a)  

Who was the only judge who did not attend Law School?

• Clarence Thomas

• James F. Byrnes

• Warren Burger

• Vladimir Putin

The Constitution sets specific qualifications for justices such as age, education, profession, or native-born citizenship.

• True

• False

How many Chief Justices served as Associate Justices before becoming Chief Justice?

(out of 17)

• 17

• 12

• 8

• 5

Finish the sentence

The Constitution states that Justices "shall hold their Offices during good Behavior." This means that the Justices hold office as long as they choose and can only be removed from office by?

(a)  

The only Justice to be impeached was Associate Justice ? in 1805. The House of Representatives passed Articles of Impeachment against him; however, he was acquitted by the Senate.

• Samuel Chase

• Chase Sams

• Samuel Alito

• Amy Coney Barrett

The Judiciary Act of ? fixed the number of Justices at nine and no subsequent change to the number of Justices has occurred.

• 1789

• 1801

• 1869

• 1999

The federal circuit courts of appeals and district courts are organized into ? federal circuits and each Justice is responsible for emergency applications and other matters from one or more of these circuits.

• 15

• 17

• 12

• 13

A quorum of Justices is required to decide a case.

• four

• five

• six

• all nine

The Court receives roughly 10,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each Term.  The Court listens to an average of ? cases.

• 60-80

• 80-100

• 100-120

• 120-140