CREATE TABLE table_203_671 (id NUMBER, "name" CLOB, "rank" CLOB, "age" NUMBER, "years until mandatory retirement" CLOB, "appointed by" CLOB, "year appointed" NUMBER)

how many associate justices are there currently ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_203_671 WHERE "rank" = 'associate justice'
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_203_671" WHERE "rank" = 'associate justice'