PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The Supreme Court stands at the top of the American legal system. Article 111 of the construction created the Supreme Court as one of the 3 coequal branches.
The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction. Article 3 section 2 of the constitution sets the court original jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court is composed of 9 justices the chief justices of the United States and 8 associate justices. Congress sets this number and has power to change it.
In 1882 justice Horace Gray Hired the first law clerk mainly to be his servant and barber. Today the law courts law clerks assists the justice with many tasks.
BACKGROUND OF THE JUSTICES
The construction does not describe the duties of the justices. Instead the duties have developed from laws through the tradition and as the needs and circumstances of the nation have developed.
The (ABA) Is the largest national organization of attorneys. Since 1952 the ABA committee on the federal judiciary has been consulted
Interest groups that have stake in Supreme Court decisions many attempt to influence the selection process.
Members of the Supreme Court sometimes have considerable influence in the selection of new justices
