Why are Supreme Court Justices appointed by the president?

Why are Supreme Court Justices appointed by the president?

The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Under the Constitution, Justices on the Supreme Court receive what can amount to lifetime appointments which, by constitutional design, helps ensure the Court’s independence from the President and Congress.

Are Supreme Court Justices approved by Congress?

Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Appointments Clause, empowers the president to nominate and, with the confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate, to appoint public officials, including justices of the Supreme Court.

How are the Supreme Court Justices chosen?

How are Supreme Court Justices selected? The President nominates someone for a vacancy on the Court and the Senate votes to confirm the nominee, which requires a simple majority. In this way, both the Executive and Legislative Branches of the federal government have a voice in the composition of the Supreme Court.

Who elects judges of Supreme Court?

the President
Every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his/her hand and seal after consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Court in the States as President may deem necessary for the purpose and shall hold office until he attains the age of 65 years.

Who elects the judges of the Supreme Court?

The Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution. CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA : 2. Appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of India should be of the seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office.

Do justices of the Supreme Court make laws?

It seems Justices of the Supreme Court areexpected to make new law. So for example if they were to say women should be allowed to have abortions without excessive government restrictions (Roe v. Wade) then the government doesn’t have a choice, they have to make it legal for women to have abortions without excessive government restrictions.

Do judges interpret the law rather than make it?

The notion that judges interpret the law rather than make it is just sophistry at the level of the supreme court. The only cases that reach the supreme court are (or should be!) ones where existing law is not capable of being “interpreted” in any way that can be agreed on by the majority of reasonable and fair-minded people.

Can a president be both directly elected and indirectly elected?

And on a different note, it is generally accepted as democraticpractice to have both directly and indirectly elected officials. The President of the United States is elected by the Electoral College, not by the people. Same for the Vice President, who gets to cast tie-breakers in the Senate.

What do you think about ‘legislating from the bench’?

“Legislating from the bench” claims seem rather a different issue than what you ought to be getting at, and seems mostly presented to advance Republican/Right-wing gripes thereof (note that, viewed from the other angle, it’s the conservative judges that are doing this).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CAtUs-PI4c