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.
The Supreme Court has nine justices: a chief justice and eight associate justices. Supreme Court justices are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Justices are appointed for life, although they may be impeached by Congress for misbehavior (this has happened only once, in 1805).