The Supreme Court of Justice

We are going to talk about the United States Supreme Court of Justice. The poster consist of the basic information about this institution. it is organized in 3 sections with subsections: introduction; content: general informations about the building, the Term, the members, jurisdiction and the procedure of a case; the conclusion.

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INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in the nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the U.S. The Court stands as a final arbiter of the law and guardian of constitutional liberties. Its charge, emblazoned over the doors of the building, is to ensure Egual Justice under Law.

THE BUILDING The supreme Court building was designed, in a classical Corinthian architectural style, of white marble, by Cass Gilbert and built from 1931 to 1935. The Court first sat in the building was Monday, October 7, 1935. The building was designed to create harmony with nearly congressional buildings. Its design details depict both Americans and legal thems.

COMPOSITION The S.C. consist of the Chief of Justice and 8 Asociates Justices, who are nominated by the president of the United States, appointments are made with the consent and the advice of the Senat. An applicant must have been admitted to practice in the highest court of the state for a period of at least 3 years. They must be of good moral and professional character. The Justices have life tenure unless they resign, retire or are removed after impeachment.

THE TERM A Term of the Supreme Court commences on the first Monday of each October, and continues until June or early July of the following year. Each term consists of alternating periods of approximately two weeks known as "sittings" and "recesses." Justices hear cases and deliver rulings during sittings; they discuss cases and write opinions during recesses. The Court sits to hear arguments from 10 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. six members of the court constitute a quorum.

JURISDICTION Art 3, section 2, Constitution. In nearly all of the cases heard by the Supreme Court, the Court exercises the appellate jurisdiction granted it by Article III of the Constitution. This authority permits the Court to review and affirm or overturn decisions made by lower courts and tribunals. The Constitution specifies that the Supreme Court may exercise original jurisdiction in cases affecting ambassadors and other diplomats, and in cases in which a state is a party. In all other cases, however, the Court has only appellate jurisdiction. It considers cases based on its original jurisdiction very rarely. In practice, the only original jurisdiction cases heard by the Court are disputes between two or more states.

It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal court and over state court cases involving issues federal law, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.

PROCEDURE OF A CASE Nearly all cases come before the court by way of petitions for writs of certiorari, commonly referred to as "cert". The party that lost in the lower court is the petitioner and the party that prevailed is the respondent. All case names before the Court are styled petitioner v. respondent, regardless of which party initiated the lawsuit in the trial court. When the Court grants a cert petition, the case is set for oral argument. At this point, both parties file briefs on the merits of the case. With the consent of the parties or approval of the court, amici-curiae may also file briefs. At the conclusion of oral argument, the case is submitted for decision. Cases are decided by the majority vote of the Justices. * Petition for Writ of Certiorari. (informally called "Cert Petition.") A document which a losing party files with the Supreme Court asking the Supreme Court to review the decision of a lower court. It includes a list of the parties, a statement of the facts of the case, the legal questions presented for review, and arguments as to why the Court should grant the writ.
* Writ of Certiorari. A decision by the Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a lower court. *A brief (Latin "brevis", short) is a written legal document used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail.

* An amicus curiae is someone, not a party to a case, who volunteers to offer information to assist a court in deciding a matter before it. The information provided may be a legal opinion in the form of a brief , a testimony that has not been solicited by any of the parties, or a learned treatise on a matter that bears on the case.

CONCLUSION The Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state and government and citizen.