How many justices serve on the us supreme court

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How many justices serve on the us supreme court

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nine justices

There haven't always been nine justices on the court. The U. S. Constitution established the Supreme Court but left it to Congress to decide how many justices should make up the court. The Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number at six: a chief justice and five associate justices