john paul stevens was the last person appointed to the u.s. supreme court.
who was the last person appointed to the u.s. supreme court?
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bullet::::- r. kent greenawalt (j.d.)—deputy united states solicitor general (1971–1972)





























section::::politics, military and law.:u.s. cabinet members and presidential advisors.:supreme court justices.





























bullet::::- samuel blatchford—united states supreme court justice





























bullet::::- benjamin cardozo—u.s. supreme court justice





























bullet::::- william o. douglas—u.s. supreme court justice; chairman, the united states securities and exchange commission (sec); professor of law, columbia and yale law schools





























bullet::::- ruth bader ginsburg—associate justice of the u.s. supreme court; judge, d.c. circuit court; former professor at columbia law school





























bullet::::- neil gorsuch—associate justice of the u.s. supreme court; judge, united states court of appeals for the tenth circuit
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the appointment and removal of judges of the supreme court is outlined in chapter xv article 107. of the sri lankan constitution. it states that "the chief justice and every other judge of the supreme court shall be appointed by the president of the republic by warrant under his hand". judges of the supreme court shall hold office until the age of retirement of sixty-five years. article 109. describes appointments of an acting chief justice or judge of the supreme court. the president shall appoint another judge of the supreme court to act in the office of chief justice when the incumbent is "temporarily unable to exercise, perform and discharge the powers, duties and functions of his office, by reason of illness, absence from the country or any other cause" during such period. each person appointed to or to act as chief justice or a judge of the supreme court shall only take office and enter upon its duties after he or she takes and subscribes or makes and subscribes before the president, the oath or the affirmation set out in the fourth schedule of the constitution.
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