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pstokely

(10,528 posts) Fri Jul 1, 2022, 01:39 AM Jul 2022

can the SCOTUS set it's own number of judges?

does it need approval of congress to add or subtract judges?

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can the SCOTUS set it's own number of judges? (Original Post) pstokely Jul 2022 OP

No. It's set by an act of congress unblock Jul 2022 #1

No, they cannot: Stinky The Clown Jul 2022 #2

Both chambers ARE controlled by the Democrats, but.... Bucky Jul 2022 #5

It's dictated by a federal law. Schoolhouse Rock "I'm just a bill" rules apply. nt RockRaven Jul 2022 #3

Congress has this power LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #4

unblock

(52,253 posts)

1. No. It's set by an act of congress

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 01:42 AM

Jul 2022

Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)

2. No, they cannot:

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 01:45 AM

Jul 2022

Adding justices only requires a majority vote in both houses of Congress and the president's signature. If all are controlled by the Democrats, the apparent conservative majority in the Supreme Court could very well be erased.