U.S. Supreme Court
Created By: Taitianna Hardy
20 Facts on the Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over some law cases and handles others through it appellate jurisdiction.
- The Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S.
- There are nine judges in the Supreme Court and they are called "Justices".
- The Supreme Court was organized February 2,1970.
- The chief justice makes $171,500,the associate justice makes $164,00.
- The Supreme Court is part of the Judicial Branch.
- In 1790, The Supreme Court held its first session in New York City.
- In the early years of the supreme court, the focus was on federal government structure as well as the economy.
- The Supreme Court hears both civil and criminal cases.
- The Supreme Court can declare a law passed by congress invalid or unconstitutional.
- The Supreme Court first met on February 1,1790, in New York City.
- About 7,000 cases a year are submitted to the supreme court.
- The Supreme Court is in session from October to late June or early July.
- The Supreme Court of the U.S dates from 1789,at the foundation of the republic.
- Supreme Court decisions that involve interpretation of the constitution may be overruled by amending.
- The Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S.
- The Supreme Court has the power to undo the decisions of lower courts.
- It also has the power to overturn U.S laws or state laws that do not agree with the U.S constitution.
- The judges on the supreme court are called "justices".
- The Supreme Court was created by the constitutional convection of 1787 as the head of a federal court system.
- According to the constitution appointments to the supreme court and to the lower federal courts are made by the president.
Old Supreme Court Chamber
This is a picture of the inside of an old Supreme Court building.
Entrance doors
This is an picture of the United States Supreme Court building and this is the entrance doors and they are bronze.
First Senators and Representatives
This is a picture of the first African American Senators and Representatives
The Supreme Court Building
This is the building where they have 100 cases each term and this is also the current Supreme Court building.
A better look at the U.S Supreme Court building
This is a more better view of the U.S Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
The 9 judges
There were only 9 judges in the Supreme Court and these were the 9 judges but they were not called judges they were called "Justices".