With the celebration of Independence Day in the U.S. and less than one week after the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Obamacare, The Christian Post asked Christians in the context of current events, What does freedom mean to you this 4th of July?.
There are currently 9 Justices in the US Supreme Court. The number varied in the early years of the court from a low of 6 to a high of 10. The Circuit Judges Act of 1869 set tâ¦he number at 9 and it has been there ever since.
The court currently has one chief justice and eight associate justices, but the number has fluctuated since 1789. 1  Originally, the total number of justices was set at six by the Judiciary Act of 1789. 2  The Judiciary Act of 1801 reduced the number of justices from six to five.