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Respect is not quite the word I'd use. Yes you have to put in your time, but politics play just as much a role in SCOTUS appointments as any other branch. The major difference is that the appointees do not pander to the public for votes, rather they pander to those we have voted into office.

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Even including recent events, I think the actual judicial track record of the Supreme Court proves its legitimacy. These people put huge amounts of research, thought, and reasoning into their decision.

Every single person will have some sort of bias. We are all human. Sometimes the court will 'lean' left, sometimes it will lean right. Over the years it has been an anchor of reason and stability that is very much appreciated by this American.

"These people put huge amounts of research, thought, and reasoning into their decision."

What makes you think the judges are the ones who actually do all that research, thought, and reasoning? They all have a staff to do that for them.

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