Associate Justice in a sentence

Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

When the Chief Justice dies in office or is otherwise unwilling or unable to serve, the duties of the Chief Justice temporarily are performed by the most senior sitting associate justice, who acts as Chief Justice until a new Chief Justice is confirmed.

From left, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, and Associate Justice Samuel Alito.

No nomination for associate justice has ever been filibustered, but President Lyndon Johnson 's nomination of sitting Associate Justice Abe Fortas to succeed Earl Warren as Chief Justice was successfully filibustered in 1968.

The 45-page decision was penned by Associate Justice Lorifel Pahimna with the concurrence of Sixth Division Chairperson Oscar Herrera Jr. and Associate Justice Michael Frederick Musngi.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch were among those pushing back on that argument, suggesting the government could then make any matter a public right and infringe on the rights of individuals.

Mills tapped Justice Wayne R. Douglas to become an associate justice on the seven-member Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

The Court also found Associate Justice Jose Sabio guilty of simple misconduct and conduct unbecoming of a justice of the CA, and suspended him for two months without pay.

Clarence Thomas is less a supreme court associate justice and more a political operative, and his wife… well, read and weep for your country’s corrupted judiciary, and understand why we rank 19th in the world for a fair and honorable justice system.

Two others (both Minnesotans), who had also been appointed by Nixon, Chief Justice Warren Burger and Associate Justice Harry Blackmun, voted against Nixon’s position and in favor of ordering him to hand over the tapes.

Newly confirmed and sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh heads off to his first day of work as a justice at the Supreme Court as he leaves his house in Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S., October 9, 2018.

Associate Justice Abe Fortas was nominated to the position of Chief Justice of the United States, but his nomination was filibustered by Senate Republicans in 1968.

Harlan Fiske Stone was elevated to Chief Justice from the position of Associate Justice by Roosevelt.

In the justices' private conferences, the current practice is for them to speak and vote in order of seniority from the Chief Justice first to the most junior Associate Justice last.

Therefore, the current court sits as follows from left to right, from the perspective of those facing the Court: Kagan, Alito, Ginsburg, Kennedy (most senior Associate Justice), Roberts (Chief Justice), Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor.

Associate Justice and 2023 Bar Chair Ramon Paul Hernando earlier said they are targeting to release the results of the 2023 bar exams in early December.

Associate Justice Verity McWilliam will be promoted from her current role, which involves dealing with the bulk of the court's civil cases, ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury announced on Monday.

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022.

They’ve also criticized Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump appointee and conservative, over a property sale he made in 2017 without listing the buyer.

Associate Justice Minister David Seymour said the cabinet had agreed to the Treaty Principles Bill being drafted which would redefine how those principles are viewed and this will be introduced to parliament later in the year.