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Due to the unpredictability of such circumstances, deaths of judges in active service are more likely to lead to judicial appointment controversies (where one party resists the confirmation of a judge appointed by a president of the other party); such deaths occasionally change the structure of the court itself, as legislators may seek to avoid changing the balance of a particular court by ...
John P. Slough. John P. Slough was appointed by President Andrew Johnson to serve as chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court.In 1867 William Logan Rynerson, a member of the Territorial Legislative Council, took part in a campaign to denigrate the judge, and authored a resolution in the legislature to have the judge removed, leading Slough to slander Rynerson publicly.
This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. Senate confirmation along with presidential appointment to an Article III court entails a lifelong appointment, unless the judge is impeached, resigns, retires, or assumes senior status.
Kristin L. Rosi [194] California Department of Insurance (Administrative Law Judge) California: active: David Rubin [195] San Diego County Superior Court (2006– ) California: active: Robert J. Sandoval [196] Los Angeles County Superior Court (2001–2006) California: deceased: Bentrish Satarzadeh [197] Alameda County Superior Court ...
A retired justice, according to the United States Code, is no longer a member of the Supreme Court, but remains eligible to serve by designation as a judge of a U.S. Court of Appeals or District Court, and many retired justices have served in these capacities. Historically, the average length of service on the Court has been less than 15 years.
Judy Sheindlin, star of Judge Judy, author, television personality, former Manhattan family court judge, civil court judge, and prosecutor [244] [245] [246] Ben Shapiro, conservative political commentator, author, and attorney [247] Robert Shapiro, American lawyer and defense lawyer for O. J. Simpson [248]
The Supreme Court of the United States was established by the Constitution of the United States.Originally, the Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of justices at six. . However, as the nation's boundaries grew across the continent and as Supreme Court justices in those days had to ride the circuit, an arduous process requiring long travel on horseback or carriage over harsh terrain that ...
appointed Sam Dunn Robinson: 1951–1965 Osro Cobb: 1965–1966: appointed J. Fred Jones: 1967–1977 Elsijane Trimble Roy: 1977: appointed George Howard Jr. 1977–1978: appointed John I. Purtle: 1979–1989 Otis H. Turner: 1990: appointed Donald L. Corbin: 1991–2014 Robin F. Wynne: 2014–2023 J. Cody Hiland: 2023–present: appointed