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Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest Federal court in the United States. The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review. It is designed as part of the original system of checks and balances in the US government.

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About Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court of law in the United States, usually serving as an appellate court over complex or controversial cases. Located within the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., it is led by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and filled out by eight more justices.

All Supreme Court positions are filled by Presidential nomination and then majority confirmation by the Senate. Once a justice has been appointed, they have tenure for life and will hold the position until death, impeachment, or resignation. Each era in Supreme Court history is recorded based upon the name of the Chief Justice at that time. The current Chief Justice is John Roberts, who was appointed by George W. Bush and has served since September 29, 2005.

The current Associate Justices include Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, and Clarence Thomas. Scalia is the longest serving justice, being appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986. Kagan is the newest, being just appointed by Barack Obama in 2010.

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