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Supreme Court
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who has power to create federal courts that are below the Supreme Court? | Congress or judicial power. |
| What is "original jurisdiction"? | The Supreme Court is the first and only court to hear a case. |
| What is "appellate jurisdiction"? | The court has authority to review the decisions of lower courts. |
| What is Write of Certiorari? | A request that the Supreme Court orders a lower court to send up the record of the case review. They grant it by the entire court. |
| Who is current Chief Justice? | John Roberts |
| Who has been on the court longest? & what year did he take the seat? | John Joy, took the seat in 1794 |
| Who is newest to the court? & what year did he join ? | Ketanji Brown Jackson, took seat in 2022 |
| How does Supreme Court decide what cases to hear? | Cases that decide an issue in their favorite area of law, or if they disagree with a lower court case they can hear a case to correct the lower court. |
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