A. Nine; corresponding with the number of the Circuits.
Q. What are the names of the Supreme Judges.
CHIEF JUSTICE.
Morrison R. Waite … appointed 1874
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
Nathan Clifford … appointed 1858
Noah H. Swayne … appointed 1862
John M. Harlan … appointed 1877
Samuel F. Miller … appointed 1862
Stephen J. Field … appointed 1863
Wiliam Strong … appointed 1870
Joseph P. Bradley … appointed 1870
Ward Hunt … appointed 1872
Q. When does the Supreme Court meet?
A. The first Monday in December, at Washington.
Q. What is its jurisdiction?
A. Principally Appellate; it has Original jurisdiction in a few cases, as mentioned in Constitution.