There are no statutory requirements. Former President William Howard Taft became the Chief Justice in 1921, eight years after leaving the White House, and other politicians were commonly appointed to the Court until late in the 20th Century.
The US Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the United States for cases involving federal law and constitutional issues. It is also considered the head of the Judicial branch of...
Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Elana Kagan, Samuel Alito, Antonia Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Ginsburg, and the Chief Justice John Roberts.
"Justice" is just a high-falutin' term for "judge." In the early days of the Court, there was a desire to establish the significance of the federal judiciary. And let's face it, at that point in...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Harlan F. Stone to succeed Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, who retired in 1941. Stone presided over the Court from July 1941 until April 1946, when he...