“The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court.”
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-The Constitution
The year is 1789. George Washington is President of the
United States. Congress uses their Constitutional right to determine how the
Supreme Court will be organized. The Legislative Branch passes the Judiciary
Act of 1789, stating that six judges will make up the Supreme Court until they
retire or pass away. Throughout the years, congress changes the number of
judges in the Court various times. The current amount, nine, has been set for
150 years.
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Trump's Supreme Court Justices
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On August 3, 1791 the Supreme Court judged their first trial. It was an unexceptional financial case involving a farmer in debt. For the next century, the justices had to attend two circuit courts each year, due to the laboriousness of travel in that time. Since then, the amount of cases the Supreme Court holds per year has increased to 75-85.
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To decide which cases the Supreme Court accepts, the
justices use the "Rule of Four." Four of the nine judges must believe
the case has value. They assign this value bases on how the case will affect
the entire country, instead of just the involved individuals. When taking on a
such an impactful case, the Supreme Court sets a model that the lower courts
must imitate. This precedent ensures that all people, independent of where they
live, are judged equally and fairly. As the chief federal court in the United
States, the Supreme Court plays a huge role in the lives of Americans, whether
they realize it or not.
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Information Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/supreme-court-facts
https://judiciallearningcenter.org/the-us-supreme-court/
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