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How many US Supreme Court justices must agree to hear an appeal?
The US Supreme Court determines whether to hear a case according to the Rule of Four. If at least four of the nine Justices of the Supreme Court agree, they will grant certiorari and hear the case.
Do US Supreme Court justices preside over courts?
Not exactly. "Preside" means "to be in charge of," and that responsibility falls to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or, in his (or her) absence, the Senior Associate Justice (justice who has served on the court longest). All Supreme Court justices are assigned one or more Circuits over which they have responsibility for emergency orders, per federal law (18 USC § 42): "The Chief Justice of the United States and the associate justices of the Supreme Court shall from time to time be allotted as circuit justices among the circuits by order of the Supreme Court. "The Chief Justice may make such allotments in vacation. A justice may be assigned to more than one circuit, and two or more justices may be assigned to the same circuit." The justices do not preside over the Circuits, however. US District Courts typically seat only one judge per case to preside over the Court; the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts typically provide for appellate review by a three-judge panel, with one of the three presiding over the panel.
There are 15 justices on the supreme court?
No, there are nine justices on the US Supreme Court, per the Judiciary Act of 1869.President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote draft legislation in 1937 that would have expanded the size of the Court by one new justices for each sitting justice over the age of 70.5, up to a maximum of six new justices (for a total of fifteen) in order to dilute the votes of certain older, conservative justices who ruled many of his New Deal programs unconstitutional. Congress sent the President's proposal to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the Court-expanding provisions were quickly stripped from the bill. The remainder of the bill failed to pass a full Senate vote.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What is the name for a formal request to the Supreme Court to hear a case?
The formal request is called a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari.The Court grants certiorari to the petitioner, and issues a writ of certiorari to the lower court, asking for the case files.Most cases are appealed to the US Supreme Court by a petition for a writ of certiorari, which is a request that the justices accept review of the case and issue a writ of certiorari, or order to the lower courts to send all trial and appellate records to the Supreme Court. Review of an appeal is not a right; the justices grant certiorari at their discretion.Appellate courts may also issue a writ of error, which is an order to release the trial record of an adjudicated case. This is most often sent from an intermediate appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
Where can I find a list of all past US Supreme Court Justices?
There are several comprehensive lists including all 111 Supreme Court Justices. Cornell Law has a page listing the Justices in alphabetical order, and includes a short bio on each. The US Supreme Court has a .pdf file that includes the Justices' names, state they're from, President who nominated them, and their dates of service, that is up-to-date except for listing Justice David H. Souter's resignation on June 30, 2009. The file also lists the Chief Justices and Associate Justices separately. InfoPlease has a slightly outdated that includes additional information, including calculated years of service and religion (but not Presidential nomination, or exact date of swearing in). Unfortunately, their list doesn't include Samuel Alito, David H. Souter (who just retired), or Chief Justice John Roberts. You can find links to all these lists in Related Links, below.
