On Saturday, July 8, 2009, Sonya Sotomayer will be sworn in as Justice Souter’s replacement and will serve as the most junior Associate seated on the Supreme Court. When the Justices are in chambers, private conferences, the current practice of the court is the most junior Associate Justice is tasked with any menial task the Justices may require as they convene alone. The other justices may require answering the door of the conference room, serving coffee, and transmitting the orders of the court to the court’s clerk. Justice Joseph Story served longest for 4,228 days. Justice Breyer served for 4,199...
