None. The current US Supreme Court seats nine justices and requires a quorum of six to hear a case. The Court cannot review or decide cases in which fewer than six justices participate. The first Supreme Court, established in 1789, had only six justices, but required at least four to hold court.
The US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, the intermediate federal appellate courts that are one step below the Supreme Court, routinely use three-judge panels to make decisions.
who decides whether or not the supreme court will review a case
A Supreme Court judge hears cases that have been appealed. As the highest court in the nation, the goal is to uphold the Constitution.
The Supreme Court of the United States has nine judges, called justices.
The number of judges who hear appealed cases can vary depending on the court and jurisdiction. In many appellate courts, a panel of three judges typically reviews a case. However, some higher courts, like state supreme courts or the U.S. Supreme Court, may have more judges participating in deliberations, sometimes hearing cases en banc, where all judges of the court are involved.
Most cases are heard by the full Court of nine justices. However, in the even of an emergency, the Court can hear any case with a minimum of 6 judges. If a tie were to happen, the decision would side with what the lower court had decided. As in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, when 8 judges were present, ties rarely happen in this situation.
"Disposed cases" generally means cases which have been decided.
The supreme Court was overwhelmed by cases.
The Supreme Court is responsible for signing off on laws made by Congress. It is also responsible for making sure the Constitution is being upheld.
Typically, all nine justices of the US Supreme Court hear a case together; however, many cases have been decided with fewer justices. Federal law requires a quorum of at least six justices hear each case.
Before their cases is decided before the Supreme court of the United States, the parties must make their final submissions.
Sixteen would seem like a lot of judges if they all sat en banc (as a whole group) to hear each case, but a court of that size may hear cases in smaller panels (groups with fewer than sixteen judges). The number of judges or justices on a supreme court (the US Supreme Court only has nine justices) is usually directly related to the caseload (number of cases) they handle. Countries with very large populations, such as India, hear more cases each year than countries with smaller populations.
Easy cases are adjudicated by lower courts. Harder cases are decided by the higher courts.