The US Supreme Court Term runs from the first Monday in October until the first Monday in October of the following year, so they meet once a year, all year.
In the early days of the Court, when the justices had to "ride circuit" and adjudicated few cases at the Supreme Court level, the Court met twice per year. According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Court originally convened in February and August.
US Supreme Court decisions are called "Opinions."
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The US Supreme Court has nine justices, the Court's official term for its judges.
The U.S. Supreme Court has defined the term "search" to occur when
US Supreme Court Terms always begin and end on the first Monday in October. In 2011, the date will be Monday, October 3.For additional information, see Related Questions, below.
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A US Supreme Court Term runs from the first Monday in October until the first Monday of October in the following year; the Term never ends on January 31. If, for some reason, Congress decided to change the date of Supreme Court operations, the new Term would begin the day the old Term ended, January 31, 2006.
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
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You can read all opinions from the 2008 Term on the Supreme Court website, via the Related Link, below.
For a supreme court justice, the term is usually life. But you can be voted out through some crazy process or you can resign.
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