To interpret and ensure proper application of the laws written by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.
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No, the Supreme Court is separate from all other courts. The president nominates judges to federal courts and Congress approves them.
Article III deals with the supreme courts powers.
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The supreme court is the court of last resort in the federal legal system and federal courts can overrule state courts. The Supreme Courts also settles disputes between states,such as the location of state borders .
The Supreme Court of the United States was created in 1789. Most of the cases the court hears come from lower courts. Each year, the Supreme Court receives 7,000 or more requests to hear cases from lower courts.