About the Supreme Court
The size of the Supreme Court is 9 people. While the Federal Court System has three main levels which are the District, the Supreme, and Circuit Courts, the Supreme Court is the only federal court that is mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution is where the Supreme Court gets mentioned.
Originally the size of the Supreme Court was capped at 6 justices/people, and that was stated in the Judiciary Act of 1789. In the Judiciary Act of 1869, congress increased its size to 9 people, and still to this day the size of the Supreme Court remains at 9 people. With the Supreme Court being the highest court in the United States, there are 13 other courts that sit below the Supreme Court. These are known as the appellate courts or the U.S. Court of Appeals. Before each Justice can take office each one of them must be appointed by the current U.S. president followed by a confirmation from the Senate.
The Supreme Court Building is located in Washington D.C.
Each year, the Supreme Court receives about 10,000 petitions for cases to take. When deciding which cases they are going to take they use "the rule of 4". In simple terms, if 4 of the 9 justices decide that the case is worth bringing to court then they will issue a writ of certiorari. At the end of the year, the Supreme Court will hear about 75-85 cases per year.
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