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The chief justice is an ex officio member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and, by custom, is elected chancellor of the board. Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 17 people have served as Chief Justice, beginning with John Jay (1789–1795). The current chief justice is John Roberts (since 2005).
List of justices. [edit] Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas 's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge 's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his ...
The Judiciary Act of 1789 (1 Stat. 73) set the number of Supreme Court justices at six: one chief justice and five associate justices. One of the associate justice seats established in 1789 (seat 5 below) was later abolished, as a result of the Judicial Circuits Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 209), which provided for the gradual elimination of seats on the Supreme Court until there would be seven justices.
Court Jurisdiction Chief Justice Date of Appointment as CJ/ACJ Date of Retirement Appointed By Ref. [2] Allahabad High Court: Uttar Pradesh: Arun Bhansali: 5 February 2024 (188 days) 14 October 2029 (−5 years, 64 days) Droupadi Murmu [3] Andhra Pradesh High Court: Andhra Pradesh: Dhiraj Singh Thakur: 28 July 2023 (1 year, 14 days) 24 April 2026
The Jay Court era, under the leadership of John Jay, lasted from February 2, 1790, when the court held its inaugural session, [3] to June 29, 1795. [4] The Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of Supreme Court justices at six: one chief justice and five associate justices. [5]
The Supreme Court of California is the highest judicial body in the state and sits at the apex of the judiciary of California. [1] Its membership consists of the Chief Justice of California and six associate justices who are nominated by the Governor of California and appointed after confirmation by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. [2]
Justice [1] Born Joined Chief Justice Term ends Mandatory retirement Appointed by Law school 8 Steven González, Chief Justice October 1, 1963 (age 60) January 1, 2012: 2021–present 2024 2038 Christine Gregoire (D) UC Berkeley: 4 Charles W. Johnson, Associate Chief Justice March 16, 1951 (age 73) January 14, 1991 – 2026 2026 — [a]
For 2020, the annual salary for associate justices is $265,600, and Chief Justice John Roberts earns $277,700. But a six-figure salary is just a small part of the financial picture for Supreme ...