1. Supreme Court
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2. Importance
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States
consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices (9 total)

3. How are they chosen? nominated by the President
with the "advice and consent" (majority vote) of the Senate
Justices effectively have life tenure
Judges can only be terminated upon death, resignation, retirement, or conviction on impeachment
For the year 2010, an Associate Justice is paid $213,900 and the Chief Justice $223,500.

4. Supreme Court Justices
The Roberts Court, 2009
Front row: Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Antonin G. Scalia, and Clarence Thomas. Back row: Associate Justices Samuel A. Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor

5. Marbury vs. Madison