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  1. Feb 8, 2024 · Six of the nine justices were appointed by Republican presidents, including three when Donald Trump was in the White House. The other three were picked by Democratic presidents. The...

  2. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., appointed her to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2021 and then nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2022.

  3. Jul 7, 2024 · The two others are the executive (president) and legislative (Congress). Nine justices serve on the Supreme Court. They take cases designed to clarify complex legal matters, many of which come...

  4. Since 2020, with the appointment of 3 justices by Republican President Donald Trump, the Court has 6 justices appointed by Republican presidents. Democratic President Joe Biden appointed 1 justice, but that appointment did not change the partisan balance.

  5. Through the Judiciary Act of 1789, Congress specified the Court's original and appellate jurisdiction, created thirteen judicial districts, and fixed the number of justices at six (one chief justice and five associate justices).

  6. Jul 1, 2023 · Overall, in the 54 years since Nixon first took office, there have been 20 confirmed appointments to the court, counting chiefs and associate justices. Republican presidents have had 15 of them...

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  8. Feb 10, 2023 · There is currently a conservative majority on the court, with six of the nine justices having been appointed by Republican presidents and three of the nine by Democrats. Supreme Court decisions...

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