Chief Justice of Arabi
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| Chief Justice of Arabi | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Supreme Court | |
| Supreme Court of Arabi | |
| Style | Mr./Madam Chief Justice (informal) Your Honor (within court) The Honorable (formal) |
| Status | Chief justice |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | Mandatory retirement at age 75 |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Arabi |
| Formation | January 10, 1839 |
| First holder | Robert Sutton |
| Salary | $155,000 |
The Chief Justice of Arabi is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Arabi and the superior officer of the Arabin federal judiciary. In Article II, Section VI, Clause II of the Constitution permits absolute power to the President of Arabi to nominate justices with the advice and consent of the Arabin Senate, who may serve until they resign, retire (mandatory retirement at age 75), impeached and convicted, or die. According to Article I, Section III, Clause VI, the Chief Justice must preside over the impeachment trial of the President.
The Chief Justice, most of the time, selects cases for review, must be in attendance when oral arguments are being held, and must lead the debates of cases amongst the justices. When the Court gives an opinion, the Chief Justice, if in the majority, must choose which Justice writes the Court's opinion. The Chief Justice's vote, when deciding a case, is the same as that of any other Justice.
Article I, Section III, Clause VI of the Constitution authorizes the Chief Justice to oversee during presidential impeachment trials in the Senate; this has never occurred.
The Supreme Court was established in 1839; 10 people have served as Chief Justice, starting with Robert Sutton (1839-1856). The current Chief Justice is Audra Sanchez (since 2020). Sanchez is the first female Chief Justice.
Powers and duties
Impeachment trials
Seniority
Vacancy
List of Chief Justices
| Chief Justice | Date confirmed (Vote) |
Tenure | Tenure length | Appointed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sutton (1781-1862) |
April 10, 1839 (22-2) |
April 30, 1839 – April 23, 1853 (died) |
13 years, 358 days | Patrick Owens |
| 2 | Steven Ratliff (1799-1883) |
September 28, 1856 (23-1) |
September 29, 1856 – February 28, 1858 (resigned) |
1 year, 152 days | Issac Collier |
| 3 | Elliot Archer (1803-1884) |
March 22, 1858 (24-0) |
March 23, 1858 – September 16, 1878 (retired) |
20 years, 177 days | |
| 4 | Archie Beal (1828-1916) |
October 3, 1878 (23-1) |
October 4, 1878 – January 10, 1903 (retired) |
24 years, 98 days | Kermit Keller |
| 5 | John Wheatley (1849-1937) |
February 12, 1903 (25-3) |
February 13, 1903 – November 15, 1924 (retired) |
21 years, 276 days | Alfred Mills |
| 6 | Louie Hyde (1872-1958) |
December 10, 1924 (25-5) |
December 11, 1924 – July 9, 1947 (retired) |
22 years, 210 days | John Brown |
| 7 | Theodore Keeton (1896-1974) |
July 31, 1947 (17-16)[1] |
August 1, 1947 – August 30, 1971 (retired) |
24 years, 29 days | John Freeman |
| 8 | Tom Iqbal (1915-2006) |
September 16, 1971 (29-3) |
September 17, 1971 – May 10, 1990 (retired) |
18 years, 235 days | Stanley McCarty |
| 9 | Robert Kirby (born 1945) |
June 12, 1990 (32-0) |
June 13, 1990 – May 17, 2020 (retired) |
29 years, 339 days | Adam Brady |
| 10 | Audra Sanchez (born 1972) |
June 18, 2020 (31-1) |
June 19, 2020 – Incumbent |
4 years, 155 days | Lona Freeman |
Notes
- ↑ The Senate was split with a vote of 16-16, vice president Bradley Hartley cast the deciding vote. This is the only time that the vice president had to cast the deciding vote for a Supreme Court Justice.