The Crown Jewels contain three of the most famous diamonds in the world. The first is the Cullinan I diamond also known as the âGreat Star of Africaâ and was actually cut from the biggest diamond ever found at the time and is 530.20 carats. It is mounted in the sceptre.
Question: How many Supreme Court Justices Are There? Answer: Currently, there are nine Supreme Court justices on the United States Supreme Court. The number of justices is set by Congress and has varied from five to 10. There have been nine justices since 1869. In 1937, Franklin Roosevelt attempted to add six more justices to the Supreme Court.
Over the years, various Acts of Congress have altered the number of seats on the Supreme Court, from a low of five to a high of 10. Shortly after the Civil War, the number of seats on the Court was fixed at nine. Today, there is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Like all federal judges, justices are appointed by the President and are confirmed by the Senate. They, typically, hold office for life. The salaries of the justices cannot be decreased during their term of office.