Les membres de la cour suprême sont nommés à vie par les présidents successifs, aucun n'a le pouvoir de tous les dégager pour y mettre des alliés politiques.
* The Chief Justice - William Rehnquist - was appointed a Supreme Court judge in 1971 and became Chief Justice in 1986 in the presidency of Ronald Reagan. He is considered "solid and highly conservative" and is 77 years of age.
* John Paul Stevens was appointed in 1975 by President Ford and is considered a moderate. He is 82 years old.
* Sandra Day OConnor is the first female Supreme Court judge. Appointed in 1981 by Reagan, she is considered a conservative who does not wish to overturn precedents. She is 72.
* Antonio Scalia was appointed in 1986 by Reagan and is considered a "solid conservative". He is 66 years old.
* Anthony Kennedy was appointed in 1987 by Reagan and he is considered a legal conservative. He is 65 years of age.
* David Souter was appointed in 1990 by President Bush and is considered to be a legal conservative. He is 62 years old.
* Clarence Thomas is considered a conservative and was appointed in 1991 by Bush.
* Ruth Bader Ginsburg was Clintons first appointment in 1993. The second female justice who is considered to be a moderate liberal. She is 69 years old.
* Stephen Breyer was appointed by Clinton in 1994. He is considered to middling to conservative in his legal approach. He is 63 years old.
Tu aurais dû donc écrire : la Cour Suprême des USA, composée aux 2/9 de juges nommés par Bush Senior, a tranché en 2000 le litige électoral Bush Jr/Gore.
Mais ça allait effectivement plus vite d'écrire bush jr <= cour supreme <= bush senior. En plus tu t'es fait plusser. Que veut le peuple ?
[^] # Re: USA ( suite)
Posté par Franck . En réponse au journal USA ( suite). Évalué à 7.
Les membres de la cour suprême sont nommés à vie par les présidents successifs, aucun n'a le pouvoir de tous les dégager pour y mettre des alliés politiques.
A titre d'information, voilà sa composition en 1998, donc deux ans avant l'élection de Bush : (source http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/supreme_court.htm(...))
* The Chief Justice - William Rehnquist - was appointed a Supreme Court judge in 1971 and became Chief Justice in 1986 in the presidency of Ronald Reagan. He is considered "solid and highly conservative" and is 77 years of age.
* John Paul Stevens was appointed in 1975 by President Ford and is considered a moderate. He is 82 years old.
* Sandra Day OConnor is the first female Supreme Court judge. Appointed in 1981 by Reagan, she is considered a conservative who does not wish to overturn precedents. She is 72.
* Antonio Scalia was appointed in 1986 by Reagan and is considered a "solid conservative". He is 66 years old.
* Anthony Kennedy was appointed in 1987 by Reagan and he is considered a legal conservative. He is 65 years of age.
* David Souter was appointed in 1990 by President Bush and is considered to be a legal conservative. He is 62 years old.
* Clarence Thomas is considered a conservative and was appointed in 1991 by Bush.
* Ruth Bader Ginsburg was Clintons first appointment in 1993. The second female justice who is considered to be a moderate liberal. She is 69 years old.
* Stephen Breyer was appointed by Clinton in 1994. He is considered to middling to conservative in his legal approach. He is 63 years old.
Tu aurais dû donc écrire : la Cour Suprême des USA, composée aux 2/9 de juges nommés par Bush Senior, a tranché en 2000 le litige électoral Bush Jr/Gore.
Mais ça allait effectivement plus vite d'écrire bush jr <= cour supreme <= bush senior. En plus tu t'es fait plusser. Que veut le peuple ?