However, the long part of the process is waiting for approval and getting your security interview. Do be aware that application approval for this frequent traveler program can take up to 4-6 weeks. Again, remember that you will not be able to communicate with anyone working on your application.
Instead, the task of safeguarding the nine justices falls to the Supreme Court Police, a 125-person force that's also charged with securing the court building and grounds. Though the court has long had security guards, a separate police department wasn't formally created by Congress until 1949.
Confidence votes 52.7K. The US Supreme Court has its own 125-member police force that act as bodyguards when needed or requested. When traveling, a justice may be accompanied by a member of the Court's private police force, or by a member of the US Marshal Service.