The Supreme Court

History

The Judiciary act of 1789 established the court’s role in the federal government; the Supreme Court has been in function ever since under the judiciary branch. The Supreme Court held its first meeting in February of 1790. The first meetings of the court were on organizational proceedings. In other words, justices came together to discuss the steps to reach the court’s future goals. Their first case, West v. Barnes, had to do with a money issue regarding a farmer who owed money to a family. Their decision was that writs of error (appeals to a higher court that a lower court made a mistake) can regularly be issued only from the clerk's office of the court.

Composition of the court

-The Supreme Court is made up of nine judges called justices. There is one chief justice and eight associate justices..

-The chief justice is the most important of all in the court and is in charge of swearing in the new associate justices..

-The associate justices are just below the chief and they are in charge of swearing in the new chief justice.

Function of the Supreme Court

-The Supreme Court is the highest court in all of the United States and is the last option for those who want justice for themselves.

-The court as a whole is in charge of fixing any type of problems under the Constitution.

-They also need to make sure that the American people are promised to be equally protected under the law.

-The Supreme Court is also the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution.

How are justices chosen

-Supreme court justices are chosen by the President but they are confirmed to serve by the senate to maintain the balance of powers.

-They are able to serve for the rest of their life unless they break the law, in which case there’s the possibility of impeachment (trial) and conviction, or they could choose to retire.

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