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General Duties of the Supreme Court
- Interprets the Constitution
- Interprets law
- Leads the Judicial branch of the US government
- Evaluates constitutionality of challenged laws
- Settles disputes between the states
- Hears cases involving the constitution and federal laws on appeal
Duties of the Chief Justice
- Heads US Supreme Court
- Heads Federal Judiciary
- Heads Judicial Conference of the US (the administrative body of the federal judiciary)
- Appoints federal judges to US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (per 50 USC § 1803)
- Appoints members of Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation
- Acts as Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institute
- Sits on Board of National Gallery of Art and Hirshorn Museum
- Supervises acquisition of books for Library of Congress Law Library
- Appoints Director of Administrative Office, which coordinates federal court administration
- Acts as official spokesman for the Judicial branch
- Writes annual report to Congress on the state of the federal court system
- Presides over the Senate trial of Presidential impeachment, or impeachment of a Vice-President when acting President
- Sets agenda for Supreme Court conferences and meetings
- Administers the Presidential Oath of Office (by tradition, not law)
- Assigns writing of opinions, if a member of majority decision
- Reviews emergency petitions, motions and applications for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Fourth Circuit, and Federal Circuit
- Chief administrative officer of the Court
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