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Court historians and other legal scholars consider each chief justice who presides over the Supreme Court of the United States to be the head of an era of the Court. [1] These lists are sorted chronologically by chief justice and include most major cases decided by the court.
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 138 days as chief justice.
Federal district court review of determinations by federal magistrate judges United States v. Payner: 447 U.S. 727 (1980) Court's supervisory power does not allow application of exclusionary rule even where third party's Fourth Amendment rights were clearly violated Maine v. Thiboutot: 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
The number of justices on the Supreme Court was changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869. [1] A total of 115 persons have served on the Supreme Court since 1789. Justices have life tenure, and so they serve until they die in office, resign or retire, or are impeached and removed from office. The graphical timeline ...
The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office. [C] For five individuals confirmed for associate justice, and who later served as chief justice—Charles Evans Hughes, William Rehnquist, John Rutledge, Harlan F. Stone, and Edward Douglass White—their cumulative length of service on the court is measured. The ...
The Supreme Court is back in session. At the end of September, the nine Supreme Court Justices reconvened to kick off the 2023-2024 term where they’re expected to hear cases concerning the ...
For cases brought to the Supreme Court by direct appeal from a United States District Court, the chief justice may order the case remanded to the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals for a final decision there. [220] This has only occurred once in U.S. history, in the case of United States v. Alcoa (1945). [221]
Case name Citation Summary Lopez v. Gonzales: 549 U.S. 47 (2006) : misdemeanor drug crimes as aggravated felonies: Carey v. Musladin: 549 U.S. 70 (2006) : spectator publicity and the right to a fair trial; "clearly established" law under the AEDPA