When the US Supreme Court reviews a case under its appellate jurisdiction, the total time allocated for oral arguments (what would correspond to a trial in a District Court) is one hour, or 30 minutes for each side. For the most part, the Justices review the case records and lower Court opinions. Appellate Justices are not finders of fact; they don't make decisions based on material evidence, but on how appropriately the lower court judges applied the law.
According to published articles and the Court's own records, it takes about six weeks from the receipt of a petition for a writ of certiorari to a decision about whether to hear the case, and about six months total to prepare for oral arguments.
Once a case is heard, emergency cases are usually decided in a few days; non-emergent cases may take anywhere from three to thirty weeks before the Justices release a decision, although the verdict in most is determined in 14-16 weeks.
When the Supreme Court hears a case under its original jurisdiction (for example, in a dispute between two states), the case is initially reviewed by a Special Master who then makes a recommendation to the Court. This allows for some semblance of an appellate process.
None, really. The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States; there is no other forum with jurisdiction to hear an appeal on a Supreme Court decision. Also, the justices' decisions are considered Res Judicata, meaning legally finalized and binding.
Having said that, on very rare occasions the Supreme Court will grant a petition to rehear a case it has already decided, or will reverse a decision to deny certiorari for a case already reviewed. This is entirely at the Court's discretion, and requires a vote of five justices (rather than the usual four) in order for certiorari to be granted on a rehearing.
Some factors that may lead to rehearing include discovery of misrepresentation in the earlier case, or a change in circumstances that compels a second look.
The Court is currently (2009) considering a rehearing on writs of habeas corpus previously denied Guantanamo detainees, on the basis of evidence suggesting the current tribunal trails are a farce and are violating constitutional due process.
According to Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution, no other court has appeal authority over the Supreme Court. "In all other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact..." The Congress, if it doesn't like a ruling, can try and pass legislation (laws) that will have the affect of overruling a Supreme Court decision, but it takes a long time (usually) and is not always successful. The Supreme Court could still declare the new law unconstitutional.
The Legislative Branch (Congress) may determine the Supreme Court's jurisdiction as long as Congress doesn't violate Article III of the Constitution by adding to the Court's original jurisdiction, and as long as the interests of due process are served by appointing another court to act in the Supreme Court's place.
Supreme court is a lifetime appointment
The term is 3 years, no exceptions.
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals judges are appointed for life and can only be removed via impeachment.
The Supreme court
According to Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution, no other court has appeal authority over the Supreme Court. "In all other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact..." The Congress, if it doesn't like a ruling, can try and pass legislation (laws) that will have the affect of overruling a Supreme Court decision, but it takes a long time (usually) and is not always successful. The Supreme Court could still declare the new law unconstitutional.
Habeas Corpus is not relevant to the dismissal of a motion at the appellate level. A state court of appeals is the last court of resort with the exception of the state's supreme court which is in most instances is a the appellate court. The US Supreme Court reviews and sometimes hears cases that involve the violation or infringement of a US citizen's Constitutional rights.
Courts of appeals are generally presided by appeals court judges. Appeals to supreme courts are handled by what are known as Justices. Normally appeals court judges are panel of between three and five judges. Supreme Court Justices are generally up to nine.
until they die
Four years. Sandra Day O'Connor was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court, in Arizona, in 1975 and served as a judge there until she joined the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979. O'Connor remained on the state Court of Appeals until President Reagan nominated her to be the first female Supreme Court justice in 1981. Justice O'Connor retired from the US Supreme Court in 2006, and was succeeded by Justice Samuel Alito.
According to a 1996 article in the Chicago Sun-Times,"Western Eccentricity Rules in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Liberal Judges, Supreme Court Often Tangle," by Ellen Hale, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is considered the second most powerful Circuit Court in the nation. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has long been considered the most powerful appeals court below the US Supreme Court.Hale wrote: "It's been called the second most powerful court in the nation, the most liberal appeals court, a renegade court full of headstrong judges who make decisions the Supreme Court loves to reverse."The Ninth Circuit is the largest in the country, with jurisdiction over appeals from US District Courts in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii, as well as Guam and the Northern Marianna Islands. The Ninth is the only Circuit that seats two full panels of judges to handle its large caseload.For more information, see Related Questions, below.( It should be noted that all of the Courts of Appeals are actually at the same level of "power". Some courts are considered more influential than others. )
they serve until they step down.
Texas v. Johnson, 491 US 397 (1989) was in litigation for five years, gradually moving from municipal court to the US Supreme Court. Johnson was arrested in August 1984 and the US Supreme Court affirmed the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' (Texas high court for criminal cases) reversal in June 1989, just a bit less than five years later.1984 Convicted: Dallas County Criminal Court, fined $2,000 and sentenced to 1 year in jail1986 Affirmed: The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas, Dallas 706 S.W.2d 120 (1986)1988 Reversed: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed, 755 S.W.2d 92 (1988)1989 Affirmed: Supreme Court of the United States.
A justice on the supreme court serves a life term.
Appointments to the Supreme Court of the US are for life.
A supreme court judge serves a life term.