CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court is the Nation’s highest court. Eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice comprise the membership of the Court. Like all Federal judges, Supreme Court Justices serve lifetime appointments on the Court, in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -President Dwight Eisenhower with the Supreme Court on Nov. 13, 1953. Eisenhower appointed a total of five justices to the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice Earl Warren, on bottom left.

Detailed explanation-3: -This is intended to help ensure that the decisions they make are guided by law and judgment rather than trying to placate political interests to save their job. A judge or justice must be seen as fair and independent. A lifetime appointment was not as significant a commitment at the founding of the nation.

Detailed explanation-4: -There have been as few as six, but since 1869 there have been nine Justices, including one Chief Justice. All Justices are nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and hold their offices under life tenure.

Detailed explanation-5: -William O. Douglas is the longest serving Supreme Court Justice, having served for 36 years and 209 days. Clarence Thomas, a current Supreme Court Justice, is the fourteenth-longest serving Justice, having served for just over 31 years as of February 2023.