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How many justices sit on the United States Supreme Court?
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9
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- , 28 u.s.c. § 1, office of the law revision counsel, u.s. house of representatives: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%2228+usc+1%22, britannica, "supreme court of the united states" (britannica.com); supreme court of the united states official website, "about the court" (supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx) — both state the court is composed of the chief justice and eight associate justices, nine justices total., supreme court of the united states official website (supremecourt.gov, 'about the court'/'current members') — states the court consists of one chief justice and eight associate justices, nine justices total. corroborated by britannica's entry on the supreme court of the united states., supreme court of the united states official website, supremecourt.gov ('about the court' / 'court officers') — the court has nine seats: one chief justice and eight associate justices, supreme court of the united states official website, supremecourt.gov, "about the court" page: the court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices (nine total), per 28 u.s.c. § 1., supreme court of the united states, "about the court" (supremecourt.gov); encyclopaedia britannica, "supreme court of the united states", supreme court of the united states, justices (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx) and frequently asked questions: general information (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx), supreme court of the united states, justices, https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx, supreme court of the united states, justices, https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx — states that nine justices make up the current supreme court., supreme court of the united states, justices: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx, supreme court of the united states, justices: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx; frequently asked questions, general information: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx, supreme court of the united states, official site (supremecourt.gov, "about the court": the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, fixed at nine by the judiciary act of 1869), supreme court of the united states, official site (supremecourt.gov, 'about the court'), and britannica ('supreme court of the united states'): the court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of 9 justices, as fixed by the judiciary act of 1869 and unchanged since., supreme court of the united states, official site (supremecourt.gov, 'about the court'): the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of nine justices, as set by 28 u.s.c. § 1., supreme court of the united states, official site (supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx) and 28 u.s.c. § 1, both stating the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of nine justices., supreme court of the united states, official site (supremecourtus.gov / supremecourt.gov), "about the court": the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, established at nine by the judiciary act of 1869 and unchanged since; also confirmed by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the supreme court of the united states., supreme court of the united states, official site, 'about the court' (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx): 'the supreme court of the united states consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices.' corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'supreme court of the united states' entry, which states the court has nine members., supreme court of the united states, official site, 'about the court' (supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx): the court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of 9 justices, as fixed by the judiciary act of 1869 (28 u.s.c. § 1)., supreme court of the united states, official website (supremecourt.gov), 'about the court' page: the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, established at nine members by the judiciary act of 1869 and unchanged since., supreme court of the united states, official website (supremecourt.gov), 'about the court': the court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of 9 justices, a number fixed by the judiciary act of 1869., supreme court of the united states, official website (supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx), which lists 9 justices (1 chief justice + 8 associate justices); also codified at 28 u.s.c. § 1, supreme court of the united states, official website, "about the court" (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx), stating the court is composed of the chief justice and eight associate justices (nine total), as set by the judiciary act of 1869., supreme court of the united states, official website, 'about the court' (supremecourt.gov), and britannica entry 'supreme court of the united states', both stating the court comprises 9 justices (1 chief justice and 8 associate justices)., supreme court of the united states, official website, 'about the court' (supremecourt.gov): the court is composed of the chief justice and eight associate justices, i.e. nine justices total., supreme court of the united states, official website, 'about the court' page (supremecourt.gov) — states the court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices (nine total), as set by the judiciary act of 1869., supreme court of the united states, supremecourt.gov ("about the court"); encyclopaedia britannica, "supreme court of the united states" — both state the court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices, nine members total., supreme court of the united states, supremecourt.gov, 'about the court' (accessed 2026-09-25): the court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices, as fixed by 28 u.s.c. § 1, for a total of nine justices., supreme court of the united states, ‘justices,’ https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx (states that nine justices make up the current supreme court)., supremecourt.gov, supremecourt.gov "about the court" and encyclopaedia britannica "supreme court of the united states" — both confirm the court has nine justices (one chief justice and eight associate justices)., supremecourt.gov "about the court" page (official u.s. government site): the supreme court is composed of the chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of nine justices, a number fixed by the judiciary act of 1869, supremecourt.gov "about the court" page, stating the supreme court is composed of the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), consistent with 28 u.s.c. 1, supremecourt.gov ("about the court") and encyclopaedia britannica, "supreme court of the united states", supremecourt.gov (about the court) and encyclopaedia britannica, supreme court of the united states, supremecourt.gov (official u.s. supreme court website, 'about the court') and britannica: the court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices, nine justices total, as fixed by the judiciary act of 1869 and unchanged since., supremecourt.gov (supreme court of the united states, 'about the court') and britannica ('supreme court of the united states'): the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of nine justices., supremecourt.gov, "about the court" (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx): the supreme court consists of the chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices, i.e. nine justices total., supremecourt.gov, 'about the court' (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx): 'the supreme court of the united states consists of the chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices' — nine justices total. corroborated by britannica's entry on the supreme court of the united states., supremecourt.gov, 'about the court' (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx): 'the supreme court of the united states is comprised of the chief justice and eight associate justices.', supremecourt.gov, 'about the court' (official u.s. supreme court website), which states the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, for a total of nine justices, as fixed by the judiciary act of 1869., united states courts (uscourts.gov) — "supreme court procedures" / 28 u.s.c. § 1, which fixes the supreme court at one chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), united states courts (uscourts.gov), 'supreme court landings'/'about the supreme court' page, and encyclopaedia britannica entry 'supreme court of the united states' — both state the court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices, nine justices total, a size fixed by the judiciary act of 1869., united states supreme court, official website (supremecourt.gov), 'about the court' page; corroborated by britannica's entry on the supreme court of the united states, both stating the court has nine justices (one chief justice and eight associate justices)., www.law.cornell.edu, www.supremecourt.gov
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