the last time the number of supreme court justices was altered was on january 31, 2006.
the last time the number of supreme court justices was altered was on january 31, 2006.
when was the last time the number of supreme court justices was altered?
january 31, 2006
the supreme court's holdings had led many to seek to restrict its power through constitutional amendment, but the difficulty of amending the constitution caused roosevelt to turn to a legislative remedy. after winning re-election, roosevelt proposed the judicial procedures reform bill of 1937, which would have allowed him to appoint an additional justice for each incumbent justice over the age of 70; in 1937, there were six supreme court justices over the age of 70. the size of the court had been set at nine since the passage of the judiciary act of 1869, and congress had altered the number of justices six other times throughout u.s. history. roosevelt argued that the bill was necessary for reasons of judicial efficiency, but it was widely understood that his real goal was to appoint sympathetic justices. what roosevelt saw as a necessary and measured reform, many throughout the country saw as an attack on the principal of judicial independence, and critics labeled the judicial procedures reform bill of 1937 as the "court packing" plan. roosevelt's proposal ran into intense political opposition from his own party, led by vice president garner. a bipartisan coalition of liberals and conservatives of both parties opposed the bill, and chief justice hughes broke with precedent by publicly advocating defeat of the bill. any chance of passing the bill ended with the death of senate majority leader joseph taylor robinson in july 1937, after roosevelt had expended crucial political capital on the failed bill. the court packing fight cost roosevelt the support of some liberals, such as montana senator burton k. wheeler. and commentator walter lippmann.
presidency of franklin d. roosevelt, first and second terms
list of minnesota supreme court justices









































this is a list of justices of the minnesota supreme court.









































following is a list of persons who have served on various incarnations of the minnesota supreme court. for a list of chief justice see list of chief justices of minnesota.









































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justices of the minnesota territorial supreme court.









































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following is a list of all justices of the minnesota supreme court. chief justice terms are in bold.
list of minnesota supreme court justices