GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.

Detailed explanation-2: -The number of Justices on the Supreme Court changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869. Since the formation of the Court in 1790, there have been only 17 Chief Justices* and 104 Associate Justices, with Justices serving for an average of 16 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -During Civil War, the Justice Count Changed Every Few Years By the start of the Civil War, the number of Supreme Court justices had increased to nine in order to cover additional circuit courts in the expanding American West.