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The Nine Justices

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The Supreme Court seats nine justices — one chief and eight associates — a number set by Congress, not the Constitution.

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The first Court had six justices; Congress fixed nine in 1869, and there it has stayed.

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The Constitution creates the Court and leaves its size to statute.