The Supreme Court initially consisted of one Chief Justice and five Associate Justices, and the number of Justices changed six times before settling at nine in 1869.
Sources
- The Court as an Institution - Supreme Court of the United States (supremecourt.gov)
- https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/supreme-court-united-states-legislative-history (fjc.gov)
- https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S1-8-3/ALDE_00013559/ (constitution.congress.gov)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/why-us-supreme-court-nine-justices (nationalgeographic.com)
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