What are the United States citizenship or residency requirements for US Supreme Court Justices?

Unlike its requirement that the President be a "natural born" citizen, and the Senators and Representatives be at least "naturalized," the Constitution is silent on the citizenship and residency requirements for a Supreme Court Justice Naturalized citizens are eligible to serve on the Court. In order to become a naturalized citizen, a person must be at least 18 years old and must have been a permanent resident in the United States for at least five years, or for three years, if married to and continuously living with a spouse who's an American citizen. A person voluntarily serving in the US military is eligible to apply for citizenship after one year of service, or within six month of being honorably discharged Non-citizen residents of the United States are not legally eligible for a position on the Court For more information on the Supreme Court justice qualifications, see Related Questions, below.

Answer: Ironically, there are no requirements given in the Constitution for becoming a Supreme Court justice. No age, experience, or citizenship rules exist. In fact, a Supreme Court justice does not need to even have a law degree.

However, since the Senate confirms justices, experience and background have become important factors in the confirmations.

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