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US Supreme Court Justices are seated in order of seniority. The Chief Justice is always considered the most senior member of the Court, regardless of the length of his (or her) tenure, and holds the position of authority at the center of the bench. The Senior Associate Justice, the person who has served longest on the Court, sits to the Chief Justice's immediate right (seat 2); the next most senior justice sits to the Chief Justice's immediate left (seat 3). Justices alternate their seating, right to left, with the Junior Justice sitting farthest from Chief Justice on his left.
On current Court, Senior Associate Justice John Paul Stevens sits to Chief Justice John Roberts' right; Justice Antonin Scalia sits to his left.
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After state supreme court what is next?
That depends on the case. Often, the state supreme court is the end of the road for a case, making the decision of the state supreme court final and binding. Sometimes cases involved federal questions (issues arising under the US Constitution or federal law) that allow them to be appealed to the US Supreme Court. If the US Supreme Court hears such a case, it may affirm or overturn the state supreme court decision.
Can one appeal from the Court of Appeals?
Yes, unless it's a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is the Supreme Court term?
United States Supreme Court yearly terms begin the first Monday in October and end the next year prior to the start of the new term, with actual sessions ending in July or June. Supreme Court justices are appointed for life.
What is one case in which the supreme court upheld a restriction on symbolic speech?
Do your history homework next time
Who became the first chief justice in the United States?
John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court*, appointed on October 19, 1789 by President George Washington. Jay served on the Court until the end of June, 1795, when he resigned to become Governor of New York.The Supreme Court was first called to assemble on February 1, 1790, at the Royal Exchange Building on the corner of Broad and Water Streets in New York City, then the Nation's Capital, but travel impediments prevented the Court from meeting until the next day, February 2, 1790. Some of the Associate Justices, such as John Rutledge, didn't attend the meeting.The first Supreme Court comprised only six Justices:Chief Justice:John Jay, from New YorkAssociate Justices:John Rutledge, from South CarolinaWilliam Cushing, from MassachusettsJames Wilson, from PennsylvaniaJohn Blair, from VirginiaJames Iredell, from North Carolina.*Note: The correct title is now Chief Justice of the United States, but most people refer to this person as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who will be the next US Supreme Court justice?
President Obama appointed US Solicitor General Elena Kagan to succeed Justice Stevens on the US Supreme Court. Kagan was confirmed by a 63-37 vote of the Senate on August 5, 2010, and joined the Court on August 7.
Does the US Supreme Court Term last until the first Monday of November?
No. A US Supreme Court Term begins on the first Monday in October and ends on the first Monday in October of the following year, the same day the next Term begins.
If you are denied certiorari by the US Supreme Court what can you do next?
You could file a petition for reconsideration; however, this is unlikely to be successful. Typically, when the US Supreme Court denies certiorari, the decision of the last appellate court to rule on the case becomes final, and the matter is considered res judicata (legally concluded).
How high in the court system can you go when you are appealing custody?
A custody case may be appealed as high as the state's supreme court. However that court reserves the right to hear cases. If not, the ruling of the next lowest appellate court will prevail.
What is the job of a court of appeal?
There are different levels of courts. In most states, the primary state-level court is the "Superior Court" of each county. It can be called other things, though, depending on the state. The next-higher court in most states is the state Supreme Court. Some states, though, have some kind of appellate court in between. At the federal level, it's similar. There are US District Courts, and then Federal Courts of Appeals (appellate courts) just above them, and then the US Supreme Court above them. In both cases, the appellate court (the "appeals court") is tasked with the responsibility of reviewing the lower court's ruling and determining if the law was properly followed. If the lower court made a mistake (called "judicial error"), and if said judicial error was sufficiently important that it could have influenced the outcome of the case, then the appeals court will rule that the lower court made a mistake and that the case needs to be retried, or some part of it needs to be re-heard, or whatever is the appellate court's ruling. If the losing party doesn't agree with the appellate court's ruling, then it can appeal to the next-higher court: The Supreme Court. The Federal Court system is not a super appellate court for state court appeals. No state court rulings are ever appealed to the Federal District Court or Courts of Appeals. In the event a federal question (that is one involving federal law or the U. S. Constitution) is raised in a state court, the appeal process goes through the usual state court system. If a party disagrees with the State Supreme Court's interpretation of the federal question, the State Supreme Court's ruling may be appealed to the United States Supreme Court provided the US Supreme Court issues a writ of certiorari and agrees to hear the case. If the cases started out in the Federal District Court (because it was a federal, and not a state case), then the Federal Court of Appeals is who reviews it, on appeal, for judicial error; and the US Supreme Court is the next-highest court after that. Once the US Supreme Court rules, then it's over. That's the highest court in the land. There are no more appeals after that.
When the US Supreme Court is done with the bill who checks it next?
The bill does not go to the US Supreme Court for review. The Supreme Court's role is to interpret the Constitution and rule on the constitutionality of laws when cases are brought before it. Instead, after a bill is passed by both houses of Congress, it goes to the President who can either sign it into law or veto it.
What is the appeal process for criminal cases in Washington State?
The next level of appeals for criminal cases prosecuted by the state would be the State Court of Appeals and after that, if you didn't like their decision, the State Supreme Court.
