A basilica was (below definitions are from the web). The Roman basilica was taken over as a common form of Christian churches.
a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a court of law or for public assemblies.
Roger Taney was the first Supreme Court justice who was Catholic. He was nominated to the bench by Andrew Jackson and served until 1864. He was also the fifth chief justice in the US.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr..................................Roman Catholic Justice Antonin Scalia................................................Roman Catholic Justice Anthony Kennedy............................................Roman Catholic Justice Clarence Thomas............................................Roman Catholic Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.......................................Jewish Justice Stephen Breyer...............................................Jewish Justice Samuel Alito..................................................Roman Catholic Justice Sonia Sotomayor............................................Roman Catholic Justice Elena Kagan...................................................Jewish
The catholic church has tribunal courts that adjudicate matters of church law. For example, if you get divorced and then wanted to have your marriage annulled in the eyes of the church, the annulment would have to be declared by the tribunal court. The state's court has no authority over what the church recognizes.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr..................................Roman Catholic Justice Antonin Scalia................................................Roman Catholic Justice Anthony Kennedy............................................Roman Catholic Justice Clarence Thomas............................................Roman Catholic Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.......................................Jewish Justice Stephen Breyer...............................................Jewish Justice Samuel Alito..................................................Roman Catholic Justice Sonia Sotomayor............................................Roman Catholic Justice Elena Kagan...................................................Jewish
A church court which investigated, tried and convicted heretics was the Inquisition.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Inquisition.
The civil marriage would not be recognized by the Catholic Church and the couple would need to have the marriage blessed by the Church.
There are 2 Jews on the Supreme Court-Justice Ginsberg and breyer. All the others are Roman Catholic. The last non-Catholic justice was Justice Stevens who was appointed by Pres Ford in 1976 and was an Episcopalian. Also, all the justices graduated from either Harvard or Yale.
The Inquisition.
6 of the 9 Supreme Court Justices attend the Catholic Church: Antonin Scalia Anthony M. Kennedy Clarence Thomas John G. Roberts Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Sonia Sotomayor The other 3 Justices are all Jewish.
i am a catholic girl got married to a Muslim guy in the court wanting to get married in the church also so want to know what are the requirements to get married in a catholic church
President Clinton nominated both Justice Ginsberg and Justice Breyer to the US Supreme Court. Justice Ginsberg joined the Court in 1993, Justice Breyer in 1994. Both justices are still active.
A court of justice is called a Bureaucracy.A court of justice basically offers judgement on the cases that is before it.