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How many justices sit on the US Supreme Court? Answer with the whole number only.

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9
composition
Number of seats on the US Supreme Court as fixed by federal statute (28 U.S.C. § 1), unchanged since 1869: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, for a total of 9.
sources
, 28 u.s.c. § 1 ("the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices"); corroborated by supremecourt.gov "about the court" page listing one chief justice and eight associate justices, current as of the pinned window (oct 2026)., 28 u.s.c. § 1 ("the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices..."), as reflected on supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx, 28 u.s.c. § 1 ("the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices..."); corroborated by supremecourt.gov "about the court" page, both stating the court has nine justices., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as amended by the judiciary act of 1869), codifying the supreme court's composition as the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total); corroborated by supremecourt.gov "about the court" page listing nine current justices., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as amended by the judiciary act of 1869), establishing the supreme court's composition as nine justices, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as codified; current text available at law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1), confirmed against supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page listing one chief justice and eight associate justices, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as codified; current text per cornell lii, law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1), which fixes the supreme court at one chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as codified; https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1) and supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page, both stating the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as codified; judiciary act of 1869 fixed the court at nine justices), corroborated by supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx listing one chief justice and eight associate justices, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as codified; number of supreme court justices fixed at nine since the judiciary act of 1869), corroborated by supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page listing the chief justice and eight associate justices., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as codified; text available at uscode.house.gov, title 28, section 1), which fixes the supreme court at one chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total); confirmed by the supreme court's own site, supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx, which lists 9 sitting justices., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (as codified; the judiciary act of 1869 fixed the supreme court at nine justices, a number unchanged since); corroborated by supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page listing one chief justice and eight associate justices., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judicial code), which fixes the u.s. supreme court at one chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total); this number has been unchanged since the judiciary act of 1869, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judicial code, as amended by the judiciary act of 1869), confirmed by the supreme court's own site at supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx listing the chief justice and eight associate justices, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869) - fixes the supreme court at a chief justice and eight associate justices, nine in total; current as of 2026, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869), as cited on supremecourt.gov 'about the court', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869), as reflected on supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page, both stating the supreme court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869), as reflected on supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page, listing the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869), as reflected on supremecourt.gov 'about the court'; the u.s. supreme court has consisted of nine justices (one chief justice, eight associate justices) continuously since 1869., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869), as reflected on the official u.s. supreme court website (supremecourt.gov) 'about the court' page, which states the court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total)., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869), as reflected on the supreme court's official site listing nine current justices (supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869), as reflected on the supreme court's official site supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx, which lists the court as composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total)., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as codified) and supremecourt.gov "about the court" page, both stating the supreme court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as codified) — 'the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices'; corroborated by supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page listing one chief justice and eight associate justices., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as codified) — 'the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices...', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as codified), which fixes the supreme court at a chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total); confirmed by supremecourt.gov 'about the court', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as codified): 'the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices...', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as codified); supremecourt.gov "about the court", 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as codified); supremecourt.gov 'about the court' page listing the chief justice and 8 associate justices, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, as currently codified): 'the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, codified); supremecourt.gov "about the court" / current members page, both stating the court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total)., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, current law) as summarized by the supreme court's own site, supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx, listing one chief justice and eight associate justices, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, current law): 'the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (judiciary act of 1869, current law): 'the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices.', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1): the supreme court 'shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices', 28 u.s.c. § 1 (statute setting supreme court membership at nine justices), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (supreme court composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices); supremecourt.gov "about the court" page, 28 u.s.c. § 1 (supreme court composition statute): 'the supreme court of the united states shall consist of a chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices'; also confirmed by supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx listing 9 current justices as of october 2026., 28 u.s.c. § 1 (supreme court composition statute); supremecourt.gov "about the court" page, both stating the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total), 28 u.s.c. § 1 (supreme court composition statute); supremecourt.gov "about the court" page, both stating the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total)., en.wikipedia.org, supreme court of the united states, general information faq, 'who decides how many justices are on the court? have there always been nine?' https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx, supreme court of the united states, justices (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx); u.s. courts, about the supreme court (https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/about), supreme court of the united states, justices page: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx, supreme court of the united states, justices: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx, supremecourt.gov, supremecourt.gov "about the court" page (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx), which states the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, a figure set by the judiciary act of 1869 and unchanged since, supremecourt.gov, 'about the court' (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx) — states the court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices, per 28 u.s.c. § 1, supremecourtus.gov "about the court" (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx) and 28 u.s.c. § 1, both stating the court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices (9 total)., wikipedia, "supreme court of the united states": "as currently constituted the court consists of nine justices—the chief justice of the united states and eight associate justices" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/supreme_court_of_the_united_states), corroborated by the court's own bench (https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx), www.supremecourt.gov

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    #1590928 U.S.C. § 1 (Supreme Court composition statute); supremecourt.gov "About the Court" page, both stating the Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices (9 total).
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