Assertion: supreme court's justice | /r/CapableOf | serve on the court
Facets:
value: by special designation
type: OTHER
value: to hear petitions
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The act, signed into law by President George Washington, specified that the court would be made up of six justices who would serve on the court until they died or retired.
text: Senior justices may sit with the court either to hear petitions for appeal or to hear cases on the merits, particularly to replace any of the seven active justices who may be recused from hearing a specific case.
text: After passage of a referendum on April 7, 2015, the chief justice of the court is elected for a term of 2 years by the vote of a majority of the justices then serving on the court, although the justice so elected may decline the appointment.
text: In addition, a retired justice who has not been designated as a senior justice may sit with the court by special designation.