The Supreme Court of the United States, as an institution, is head of the Judicial branch of government, which also makes it head of the federal court system. The Chief Justice leads the Supreme Court and is considered the head of the Judicial branch, although most administrative work related to the federal court system is handled by the office of the Director of Administration.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has presided over the US Supreme Court since 2005.
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The Chief Justice is head of the Supreme Court of the United States. Judges preside over the lower federal courts.
Federal Court System
The entry point in the US federal court system are District Courts.
Federal Court System
Federal Court System
The Judiciary Act of 1801 the federal court system expanded.
The US Court of Federal Claims. It is located in Wasshington DC.
Federal Court System
In the US, there is only one federal court system.
Most cases reach the US Supreme Court via the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, which are part of the federal court system.
Federal Court System
The US federal court system
Although law professionals will tell you it is a separate system, it is not. The US Supreme court has ruled that these systems are separate in so much as they are bound by the State constitution, and the Federal constitutions as well as the rulings of the US Supreme Court. State courts cannot divert from a Federal Court ruling; if they do the US Federal Court system will overturn the ruling.