McCleskey v. Zant
Yes. The Supreme Court exercises control over the number of appeals it hears every year, when it chooses 75-120 cases from the more than 7,000 submitted on appeal. The justices have full discretion over the cases they hear, provided the cases properly fall within their jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court hears the largest number of cases. They have the power to decide appeals on all cases from the other levels of court.
No. Although all members of the current US Supreme Court have served on the US Court of Appeals, there is no requirement that they do so, let alone a specification about the number of years.
There are no limits to the number of appeals. They can have as many appeals as inventive attornies can (and do) dream up.
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The US Supreme Court receives around 150 to 200 petitions for certiorari each week, which are requests for the Court to review a lower court decision. However, the Court only grants certiorari and hears arguments in a limited number of cases each term, usually ranging from 70 to 100 cases.
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According to the 2010 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, there were 55,992 appeals filed with the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, and 8,159 petitions filed with the US Supreme Court. This is a small number compared to the 361,323 cases initiated in US District Court for the year.
Thirteen.The US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts are the thirteen intermediate appellate courts immediately below the US Supreme Court. Twelve of the Circuit Courts hear cases on appeal from US District Courts (trial) within their territorial jurisdiction; the thirteenth court, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has national subject-matter jurisdiction over cases initially held in the US Court of Claims, as well as appeals of patent, copyright, and a few other classes of cases.Each Supreme Court justice has responsibility for handling emergency petitions for one or more of the Circuit Courts, which is a remnant of the "circuit riding" tradition, in which the Supreme Court justices traveled the circuits throughout the year, hearing cases in local forums.US Court of Appeals for the First CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitFor more information on the federal judiciary, see Related Questions, below.
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The phone number of the New York State Court Of Appeals is: 518-455-7740.