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What member of the Justice Department handles all Supreme Court appeals for the US government?
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What is assigned to each Supreme Court Justice?
court of appeals
What is the head of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals called?
Chief Justice
On what US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts did each of the current US Supreme Court justices serve?
Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr...............US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Antonin Scalia.........................US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Anthony Kennedy.....................US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Justice Clarence Thomas.....................US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg................US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Stephen Breyer........................US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit Justice Samuel Alito...........................US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit Justice Sonia Sotomayor.....................US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Justice Elena Kagan............................N/A
What are the types of courts?
The three levels of courts in the federal justice system are the district courts, the court of appeals, and the supreme court.
Which judge of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta served as the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court?
Honorable Rosemary Barkett
What is the title given to the judges who sit on the state Supreme Courts and the federal Supreme Court?
Supreme Court Justices, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court -- although, the head of the courts are called:The US Supreme Court - Chief Justice of the United States (since 1866 when it was changed from Chief Justice of the Supreme Court).The various state Supreme Courts - Chief Justice of the State of (state name).But, not all states call their highest court the "Supreme Court." Some use "Court of Appeals," "Superior Court," "Supreme Judicial Court," and Texas and Oklahoma divide criminal and civil supreme courts by calling them (respectively) The Court of Criminal Appeals and The Supreme Court. Nomenclature will follow the trends in the individual states.
When was Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia created?
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia was created in 1863.
What Circuit Court is Chief Justice John G. Roberts from?
Chief Justice Roberts served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from 2001 until his appointment to the US Supreme Court in 2005.
What is the role of the Supreme Court in Canada?
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest judicial body in Canada. It hears final appeals and decides on issues that are relevant to all Canadians. The government may also ask for a reference from the Supreme Court if it needs advice on a particular issue.
Where would a case that challenged a regulation of the US Department of Justice first be filed?
In this case, the case would first be filed to the federal district and appeals court. There, they hear cases that involve laws or regulations passed by the Congress or an agency of federal government.
Can the US Justice department declare a law is unconstitutional?
No, an Appeals Court cannot 'find' a law unconstitutional. They might declare a law to be unconstitutional IN THEIR BELIEF, but they can only overturn the decision of the lower court and/or return it to them for further action or consideration. Only the U.S. Supreme Court can find a law unconstitutional.
Who are the nine justices of the US Suprem.?
*At any given time, there may be only 8, or even fewer justices serving on the US Supreme Court. Justices may die in office, or retire. As of early 2016, the serving Justices are:John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003. President George W. Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States, after the death of former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. He joined the Court on September 29, 2005.Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice, was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1975. President Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1988.Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, became a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1990. President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1991.Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. President Clinton nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1993.Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as its Chief Judge, 1990-1994. He also served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994, and of the United States Sentencing Commission, 1985-1989. President Clinton nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1994.Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Associate Justice, was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1990. President George W. Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2006.Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, was nominated to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York by George HW Bush. She served in that capacity from 1992-1998, then became a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1998-2009. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2009.Elena Kagan, Associate Justice, was nominated to the position of US Solicitor General by President Obama in 2009. She served as Associate White House Counsel under the Clinton Administration from 1995-1999. Kagan, an expert on Constitutional Law, was a former law professor and Dean of Harvard Law School. President Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2010.---* The most recent Associate Justice to die in office (February 13, 2016) wasAntonin Scalia, Associate Justice, who had been appointed Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1982. President Reagan nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1986.
