What It's Like Being A Supreme Court Justice

Being a Supreme Court justice is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But it’s still a job, and a grueling one, at that. Justices often evaluate thousands of cases a year, selecting dozens that will go before the court and making decisions that will impact millions of Americans.
The position does come with some decent perks, though, like lifetime employment, a generous retirement package and obvious prestige. As Justice Clarence Thomas once told California college students, being on the Supreme Court is an honor, but he wouldn’t say he actually liked it. In fact, he lamented, there’s no money and no privacy.
Here’s what it’s like being a Supreme Court justice.
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[@noahdavis8559]

"On most days, he eats yogurt for lunch. But on some days, he eats an apple as well." Thrilling

[@ninaa.9442]

How can someone with that much brainwork for a job survives with only that appetite!

[@brandonandujar2289]

@Commander Keen Based

[@owenpampo4120]

Ik right

[@Cton88]

It was said that Souter would eat the core and all too. Best way to eat an apple

[@dantdt4693]

Not even quoted correctly

[@NicholasElodeon]

It takes 4 to grant Cert.

[@johndanielson3777]

How can these people make a video about how the Court works when they don’t even know the Rule of Four?

[@Jack4nd1]

John Henderson fake news

[@msmith2654]

You’re graphic is wrong it takes 4 justices to hear a case

[@shaypatrickcormac6201]

@Jason H this is real life! It's a Fact!

[@morph9749]

Jason H reporting doesn’t really do anything so don’t even try, yes I know this was a year ago

[@bennettbattle4127]

Don't be surprised, this is CNBC. Don't expect much

[@andrewfitzgerald9118]

msmith2654 no it’s 3

[@trangvophuong6919]

Barack Obama It's 4...

[@danielwilson5831]

Justice Sotomayor could’ve never quipped about what Justice Souter ate because she replaced him on the bench. They’ve never served together.

[@boxedfridge7943]

She was his replacement wasn’t she?

[@stenbak88]

I fully agree with justice Scalia when he asked if people can split ideas from people

[@douglassnodgrass7002]

Scalia was a great justice murdered by Obama and the Washington mafia

[@CupidFromKentucky]

Holy Hell. Calm down on the music in the background.

[@poosley7476]

This comment took off

[@Milesco]

THANK YOU. I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who was annoyed by that.

[@hunniebunnie]

why did we need to know what these old people ate a decade ago?

[@maxwellhessling7354]

David Souter is no longer on the bench

[@First-Last-108]

How stupid does one need to be to mess so many things up in such a simple video?

[@mikeobrien2584]

Stupid enough to be a journalist

[@mjradi4371]

And fails to pronounce “clerk” correctly.

[@mrdragonart2895]

@@mjradi4371 ????? Are you european because how else do you pronounce "clerk"

[@ericareklett2792]

For all of you bashing the video for saying "if 3 justices agree," I think the point the video is making is that if one justice suggests the court hear a case and then "3 [more] justices agree," then the case will be heard.

[@thederpyhuman4147]

it's actully 3 justices agree to show it to the others, then 4 have to agree for it to be heard, then finally 5 are needed to rule in either direction if heard, however that's what I heard.

[@mothcub]

0:49 top info thank you, please contact me if there are any further lunch updates

[@brianmaier7529]

I really liked the emphasis on how the justices spend time with one another outside of the court.

[@woopityscoop2863]

Who knew. There's clearly more nuance to being a judge than the news will have you believe.

[@loganwoodward5082]

Yo we all gonna ignore how Thomas said there’s “no money” yet he makes $250,000 a year with a 3 month breaks????

[@carultch]

Two questions about how to become a Supreme Court Justice. 1. For the position of Chief Justice, do you automatically become chief when you are nominated and confirmed as the successor to the previous chief? Alternatively, is there a way to internally promote an existing associate justice to the position of chief justice, so that the president's new nominee after the previous chief retires, becomes an associate instead? 2. Can the president theoretically nominate anyone? Obviously they are more likely to nominate someone with relevant experience, but is there any formal rule on the qualifications one must have, in order to be eligible for this nomination? Any age/citizenship history requirements?

[@slauderek3195]

1. The Chief Justice must be appointed by the president and voted on by the senate like a regular justice. The president can nominate anyone to fill that position whether it’s a regular person or someone already on the Supreme Court 2. There’s no qualifications a justice must have to be justice. The president can literally nominate anyone he wants including you or me. However, since it’s unlikely the senate is going to confirm someone without judicial experience, a nominee will almost always be either a federal judge or at the very least an experienced lawyer

[@carultch]

​@@slauderek3195 Ok, so in theory, a president could promote an existing associate justice to chief justice, and in a separate process, a new judge to now-vacant associate justice position. But in practice, the president it is much more likely to just appoint a completely new appointee directly to chief justice. Because the alternative would require two confirmation processes for little (if any) advantage.

[@bearing_aficionado]

@@slauderek3195 you are right since Obama nominated Kagen and she was never a judge. Funny how people on the left seemed to forget that when they were screaming about ACB, claiming she never heard a case or what not. She had been a federal judge for about three years.

[@CT-pi2gl]

There are no requirements. Like Biden, you could nominate someone purely based on their ethnicity and gender

[@owenpampo4120]

I think being a Supreme Court justice is one of my dreams.

[@lllkajd827]

You're going to have develope actual socialization skills Owen. Maybe we can review this at your next therapy meeting

[@tiprunner]

Having supreme court justices who are also members of a political party is just plain wrong in a modern democracy. Just as wrong as having a presidend who can rule by decree.

[@michaelmilam7285]

Almost all Americans are members of a political party. It'd be basically impossible to find very smart and well qualified lawyers to fill every seat in the federal judiciary without appointing a member of a political party.

[@fabianlawstudies9497]

Cool job because you get to help make a difference. So thanks for sharing. 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

[@Liam-Carlson]

0:41 is wrong! It’s 4 NOT THREE

[@stipem]

1:55 What's Larry David doing there?

[@blib6205]

I think that’s justice Breyer

[@Charles-li2zd]

This video feels longer than 4:14

[@stassji5041]

This will be my second job in the future and will be my last educational effort. :D

[@Garapetsa]

If you ask Ruth, she may wake up and tell you....easy money.

[@XtotheK]

Was that an actual undoctored photograph of O'Connor? And if so, why use that one, of all?

[@beefcurtainz69]

What does Thomas mean when he says there is no money? That the pay isn’t good enough?

[@dominiklynton2536]

Well, compared to what an attorney at their skill level could make, $255k is peanuts. But already Socrates suggested that people in government shouldn't be payed as good as in the economy, so they do it for the love of it, not for the money.

[@beefcurtainz69]

Dominik Lynton ok that’s what I sort of figured, just wasn’t sure as most people would love to make a quarter mil. But yeah makes sense they could potentially make way more somewhere else.

[@Milesco]

@@beefcurtainz69 : It's all relative. To a "normal" person (like me), $255 K is damn good money. But as Dominik pointed out, it's much less than what a corporate lawyer with a similar background could make in the private sector. Also, the cost of living in Washington D.C. (and most other similar metropolitan areas on the eastern seaboard) is quite high. Nonetheless, speaking for myself, I'd be glad to take that salary in exchange for the power to issue final rulings on important legal issues of the day.

[@baltimoreravens4eva560]

@@dominiklynton2536 Oh please. It's a lifetime appointment with $255k annual salary. Don't forget, unlike the citizens who they say are socialists for wanting free healthcare, they're given top notch government funded free healthcare. Plus taxpayer subsidized travel. Privileged cry much?

[@zaarongaming8174]

​@@baltimoreravens4eva560 No, $255k really is peanuts for them. Civil lawyers get a share of their case's winnings, so someone who's as much of a big wig as to get on the Supreme Court could easily get millions to hundreds of millions over the course of their career.

[@aLLison-iu9ev]

it takes 4 justices to hear a case brosif..

[@pippipster6767]

I like beer 🍺

[@620gina]

We we're watching your video for our classroom activity!-Miss. Rivas' Class

[@CicadaSong576]

Let's don't forget perks like free world cruises on a private mega-yacht, free housing, upkeep included, and a free jet. Dishonorable!

[@ameliaandes797]

Hello, Courts have asked the people to drop appeals/etc in the box outside court so they can stamp the date I in person have filed the appeal and they stamped it on Tues. and also I put a duplicate appeal in the box on Tues, same doc.. (I was nervous) The issue: the clerk stamped the duplicate on Wed. which is the overdue date. Judge denied the appeal for the Wed appeal and ignore the appeal that I personally filed on Tues. I have my copy. Courts are putting any date they want on docs from the box. What do u recommend to do? PLEASE!

[@Legallegends10]

Loved it

[@MarcLloydZ]

Kids will be watching this video for school and they have to mess up things in the video, wow.

[@michaelc9810]

According to Justice Thomas, a $255,000 salary is "no money". LOL

[@rithvikgujjula1400]

I mean at his experience he could have been earning at 700k or even over a million.

[@michaelc9810]

Rithvik Gujjula He might consider 700,000 “just making it” 😂

[@baltimoreravens4eva560]

@@rithvikgujjula1400 Yeah but who's paying his salary? The taxpayers. If he wants a million dollar salary he can go work for a private law firm

[@rithvikgujjula1400]

@@baltimoreravens4eva560 fax

[@baltimoreravens4eva560]

@@rithvikgujjula1400 Also while he's crying about "only making $250k", let's not forget that as a scotus justice he gets taxpayer funded vacation travel, and taxpayer funded high quality healthcare (while arguing that US citizens don't deserve tax funded healthcare). I swear scotus justices are nothing but a bunch of glorified aristocrats

[@winnerscircle6393]

Justice Ginsberg 👑❤️🙏🏽

[@alinc1171]

Bad audio quality could’ve made this video better without the background music

[@ghostofthesnow7152]

who put the screeching metal in the music? I just wanna talk to them

[@Milesco]

Yeah, it's awful. And loud and annoying.

[@Darkness-xy4hi]

I feel like you got your info from a dam stalker I didn’t have to know about apples and cheese sandwiches 😂

[@lukasbauer586]

Who's here after watching the hearing of Supreme Court Nominee Justice Amy Coney Barrett?

[@zionnuby842]

He could make way more then 17,000

[@ireneimanil8376]

December 7, 2023 Irene Imanil here to inform you that I would like to file lawsuits against healthcare insurance and US healthcare for wrongful deaths of royal bloodline as younger than 5 years old in America. Ai Imanil was not even 5 years old when she's shot by Gloria Casupang Calimlim-Loscocco, Lau. Thus, the Supreme Court Justices must hear argument for and against US healthcare insurance and US healhtcare lawsuits of wrong treatment, wrong surgical procedure, prescription medications, wrongful deaths and others. Theft of DNA sequence is another problem that US healthcare is faced with and this also requires lawsuits? Be prepared.

[@michaelc821]

Justices should not be making money from royalties, politicians, investors perks.

[@demitrababcock430]

The Honorable Supreme Court Justice Judges: I looking forward to meeting you soon at our meet & greet. Sincerely Yours 👑👑 awaiting.

[@thomasgriffith2953]

Justice Thomas stated, "There's no money and no privacy" in being a justice. OMFG!!! 🤮

[@grandrapids57]

....and Justice Thomas is correct. That is not a job one takes for the money. They are not paid much at all. If $250,000 is a year is a lot of money then: 1- you don't live in high cost area, 2- you don't know any actually wealthy people. It is rather common for lawyers to earn $250,000, even in smallish towns like Muskegon, Flint, and Lansing . Those people could actually have private lives and make more than that, or leave that job now, and make triple that in a heartbeat.

[@CT-pi2gl]

"In addition to their investments and royalties, some Justices' income also comes from their very rich donor friends."

[@thedigitalodometer945]

3:46 No wonder Justice Clarence Thomas never smiles in the photos of him with the rest of the bench.

[@michaelc821]

Supreme justice should not be biased to a political party. It should be unbiased.

[@grandrapids57]

and it's not until certain people pick justices who want to "change the Constitution" or "modernize" the Constitution, and other such political buzz words that convince stupid people to ignore strictly political appointments.

[@jjkouper5163]

Why is the damn music so loud 😡😡😡

[@MonsoonDaPhoon]

The Ending XD love it!

[@JJforShie1]

Thomas complaining about money when he’s insanely corrupt is hilarious

[@litagoldsboro3439]

A man arrested for not paying bus fare; my dilemma has been a 24/7 on going nightmare for three plus years. I need the Supreme Court to allow me to sue IT and win along with other associated government agencies. I need them to provide me with an attorney! I will sue Hudson Township Jersey City agencies, the state of NJ and all the pertinent government agencies that are all allowing this socialist group/gangster facility to thrive in zip code 07304 and surrounding areas. My families health is being compromised because of what you are allowing! SHAME ON YOU!

[@DrTimWhatleyDDS]

Grueling? With 3 months off at a time? Uh-huh.

[@f.n.schlub2269]

shallow

[@user-dy6bl5fh7v]

The dead relative clause they might need blood testingbto prove they real relatives no DNA alteration in DNA or blood stream. Thanks.

[@TheRustyShackleford]

"There's no money..." me making 1/10th of his salary 👁👄👁

[@F.REEDOM]

Which job industry are you in?

[@yourseatatthetable]

All expense paid luxury trips; stays (for free) in mega rich locations; a job for life and knowing you can give America the finger anytime you want? Yeah, awesome job.

[@OtrDqboykins]

"no money" huh sheesh wish they knew what that really meant

[@bl6797]

Justice Thomas says there no money?! 200k+ a year is no money?! Is that greedy!?

[@Henry-fd3et]

Compared to what lawyers of his ilk can earn in private practice, he is getting paid peanuts on the Supreme Court.

[@userJohnDoe362]

They obviously could be top lawyers that would make much much more money so no its not greedy it’s just comparing the two to one another not to what a common person makes its a night /day comparison

[@POGOPPLAYER]

It is a lot, but it's nothing compared to if they remained as regular lawyers. However it is not about the money but rather the power

[@igvc1876]

it's what lawyers make out of college. So for a Supreme Court justice to make the same as a fresh grad - sure - to them it's no money

[@user-dy6bl5fh7v]

Legally by law

[@835_subham9]

I just can't believe my ears! How does that sound like when we get to know what do the judges have for their lunch....

[@jiayi5211]

do supreme court justices get to see their family daily?

[@BT-kf4kx]

id take this lunch for a salary front

[@topworldwide6328]

Fantastic 👌🌹🌱

[@precise5895]

RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg

[@azia5051]

May she rest with her bast friends🥺🥺🥺🙏🏻

[@gregsmith2973]

They're all no good, hope I'm there to witness them being judged.

[@jopettuason3717]

well justice thomas gets a lot of "perks"

[@aviaforrester1481]

Hi, see

[@Benedetta7131]

@AHA we have a problem with @ and # @CIA

[@TimeVigil]

How does this have more likes than dislikes lol

[@ThePrime3193]

Re-edit the dum video, remove that annoying music.

[@Milesco]

Yes! The music is way too loud compared with the narration that we're actually trying to hear.

THANKS YOU TO ALL YOURES

[@michaelc821]

Should never be given that job for life.

[@Benedetta7131]

@RonaldPavellas I married John Riggi @Puccini @Brandini @Davis

[@crispinsday]

Retired?

[@owlnyc666]

$267'000.000:no.money?

[@F.REEDOM]

Exactly 💯

[@Anticolonial911]

Power corrupts, total power corrupts totally 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦💩💩💩💩💩💩🐷🐷🐖🐖🐽🐽🐽🐖🐷⚰⚰🪦🪦💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@user-dy6bl5fh7v]

Police harrassing me while trying to enjoy myself.

[@askhowiknow5527]

They have too much power.

[@Degorff]

Maybe you should edit this video

[@TheVir1177]

The Supreme Court Justice's term should be 6 years only and not for life. Corruption is a problem when justices have a life-term. Reform the Supreme Court and limit the terms to 6 years only.

[@commandercody7403]

That only increases corruption by increasing the pressure on justices from outside forces.

[@texgowing7359]

OMG you are so, so right. 100% they should be fixed term appointments. The corruption lifetime appointments creates is there in plain sight right now, Thomas being the epitome of just that & has been for years. He is 100% corrupt period !!

[@mehryoutube]

0:55 First, that photo is not Justice Sotomayor (you also pronounced the name wrong). Second, Justice Sotomayor is a woman, so saying "Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said he sometimes eats an apple " is a little weird.

[@Soonerfrk11]

Maher Maher the quote was in reference to what one of the justices eats for lunch. I get what your saying though.

[@kellerfobare2842]

Half the video is talking about how much they love RBG

[@Benedetta7131]

@Calò I married John Riggi. @AHA

[@matthewhunter6421]

They forgot lots of naps for Ginsberg

[@user-dy6bl5fh7v]

Work on that boss thanks for hired help.

[@Benedetta7131]

@AlanJakimo @MIT I married Riggi @DonCamillo

[@Benedetta7131]

❤

[@spikes7846]

And yet the founding fathers never put any requirements or restrictions to be on scotus

[@Mattors]

Originally they had it be a 2/3 majority required to confirm a justice, the idea was that the senstors are responsible for vetting the justices, not strict criteria

[@ireneimanil8376]

June 22, 2023 Irene Imanil (real, with nevus) calling to inform that the State of Hawaii did me wrong by arresting, detaining me, and bringing court case against me. I was improperly handled by the Honolulu Police Department cops who are pre dominantly Filipinos with very limited security clearance that even if they expunged the case, Hickam against me can repost or implant the court case again for different groups of cops to arrest me. Find out what is the Chief of Police doing why he was by passed by his supervisees and why those who report to him did what they did, and tampered with documents. Furthermore, choice and used of words by cops including ...."called HPD to have Irene trespassed..." is un acceptable. ...."I responded to 2408 for a female name Irene IMANIL who was previously trespassed from Stay Condominimum...." I want you to get involved even if you're far away because the State of HI starkly differ in the adjudication process, court matter handling especially to me with my name from that of the courts of early 13 colonies. Sometimes, because HI is an island with exotic scene and perfect weather, situations and matters are taken for granted.

[@michaelc821]

Flawed system.

[@devchamlagai1974]

Many years later...... justices Brett Kavanaugh drink beer for his lunch until his retirement.

[@Benedetta7131]

@LuciaCorsi I married John Riggi @Riggi

[@nicolastavarez]

4 justices

[@ryancaldwell9463]

Clarence Thomas complains there’s no money, when they’re on a $250k salary? Lol no wonder he let his billionaire friend lavish him with gifts.

[@owlnyc666]

Attack ideas not people!😁

[@victoriasprague7014]

To U. sl

[@alexandergregorov9694]

Nobody trust my hand's when it come's to melissa goodwin... I need people to trust me and to make the movement's that I request of them, then I can comfort melissa goodwin's faith in me, as the only one worthy of her and her love, as necessary.

[@timc2382]

Thank you Justice Alito and Thomas! the rest belong in traffic court

[@ballwood12345]

👍

[@godjames2905]

Georgia SUPREME Court Justice : Clearance THOMAS ; @CourtTV , @TVMAGA

[@marcosalexdossantossantos]

EMERGENCY Private Court of Justice UNITED STATES USA

[@jascam1]

U.S Supreme Court have lost respectability from the masses, in a system of checks and balances the court has become a pawn of the executive branch (President) who placed the justice on the bench.