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There is only one Supreme Court of the United States; however, each state has its own "supreme court," although a few name theirs differently. (For example, the highest appellate court in New York is the New York Court of Appeals; the supreme courts are their trial courts).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere is only one Chief Justice of the United States at a time for the same reason all executive offices are filled by a single person: If more than one person occupies the top spot, there would be unresolvable political and personal power struggles that would disrupt the business of the Court.
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∙ 12y agoThe Framers of the Constitution realized the Judicial Branch needed a final authority on the law, and recognized that having more than one Supreme Court could create conflicting decisions that couldn't be resolved.
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∙ 14y agoNo. There are 9, the Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices.
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What is the only court not mentioned in US Constitution?
The US Supreme Court is the only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution; none of the other federal courts, past, present or future, was mentioned.
What is the highest court in the US?
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
What is the only federal court that exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction?
The US Supreme Court (formally: The Supreme Court of the United States)
What is the highest court in the United states-?
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
What is the court between district and Supreme Court?
The hierarchy of federal courts is District Court, Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court. So, the Court of Appeals is the answer. At least if your quest is only specifying the federal judiciary.
The Supreme Court is the highest court of what in the US?
The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States.
Supreme court is the highest court of -------- in the US?
The US Supreme Court is the highest court of appeals in the US, but only for cases that fall under its jurisdiction.
How many Supreme Court justices preside over the Supreme Court?
The US Supreme Court seats only one Chief Justice at a time; the other eight are Associate Justices.The current Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., is only the seventeenth to serve on the US Supreme Court.
How many workers does the supreme court have?
Because the phrase "Supreme Court" is not in plural form, one can readily determine that there is only one court.
How many us presidents have been appointed to the supreme court?
William Howard Taft is the only person to serve as president and one the Supreme Court.
What is the only court not mentioned in US Constitution?
The US Supreme Court is the only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution; none of the other federal courts, past, present or future, was mentioned.
What is the highest court in the US?
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
Does the US Supreme Court have one Chief Justice and eight judges?
Close. The US Supreme Court seats one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. All US Supreme Court judges are referred to as "justices."
What justices did President James Garfield appoint to the US Supreme Court?
President Garfield appointed only one US Supreme Court justice, Stanley Matthews, who served from 1881-1889.
Who are the Hispanic justices of the US Supreme Court?
Sonia Maria SotomayorJustice Sotomayor is the first Latina justice to serve on the US Supreme Court; however, she is not the only Latina judge in the federal court system.
Did any US Supreme Court justices come from Texas?
Yes. Surprisingly, only one US Supreme Court justice has been from Texas: Justice Tom C. Clark, who was appointed by President Truman and served on the Court from 1949-1967.
What is the only federal court that exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction?
The US Supreme Court (formally: The Supreme Court of the United States)
