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.
Before 1971, the average age of a Supreme Court justice was 68.3. The average retirement age has grown a whopping 10.3 years in that time and is only expected to increase as justices are now retiring later and later in their careers.ince there is no age limit for a justice of the Supreme Court to retire, often times they stay as long as they possibly can. It is not very typical for a justice to even retire, as many more die while in office.