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Supreme CourtSupreme Court
Basic Information…Basic Information…
9 JusticesNominated by PresidentApproved by SenateHold position for life or until retire
9 JusticesNominated by PresidentApproved by SenateHold position for life or until retire
Judicial Review…Judicial Review…
Created by the case: Marbury v. Madison
What is Judicial Review?Supreme Court Reviews the
“Constitutionality” of:State and federal legislationActions of chief executivesDecisions of other courts
Created by the case: Marbury v. Madison
What is Judicial Review?Supreme Court Reviews the
“Constitutionality” of:State and federal legislationActions of chief executivesDecisions of other courts
Important Terms…Important Terms…Writ of Certiorari (sur-shee-uh-rair-
ee)
Stare Decisis (stair-ee dee-sigh-sis) Precedent
Remember:Majority OpinionConcurring OpinionDissenting Opinion
Writ of Certiorari (sur-shee-uh-rair-ee)
Stare Decisis (stair-ee dee-sigh-sis) Precedent
Remember:Majority OpinionConcurring OpinionDissenting Opinion
The Road to SCOTUSThe Road to SCOTUS
US Court of Appeals and US District Courts US Court of Appeals and US District Courts
I will take this case all the way to the Supreme Court!!!!! I will take this case all the way to the Supreme Court!!!!! Annual docket = 8,000 petitionsCert PoolFewer than 100 heard or reviewedRule of FourStop and Think: What are possible
problems with the Cert Pool? Take 30 seconds
Discuss with table and be prepared to share. 3 min
Annual docket = 8,000 petitionsCert PoolFewer than 100 heard or reviewedRule of FourStop and Think: What are possible
problems with the Cert Pool? Take 30 seconds
Discuss with table and be prepared to share. 3 min
ContinuedContinuedPetitioner=lost in lowerRespondent=won in lowerEx: Miranda v. Arizona
Petitioner is Miranda, Arizona is the Respondent
Petitioner=lost in lowerRespondent=won in lowerEx: Miranda v. Arizona
Petitioner is Miranda, Arizona is the Respondent
Basic Biographical Information of the JusticesBasic Biographical Information of the JusticesReview the bios of the nine Supreme Court JusticesTry and determine if the Justice is conservative or
liberal
Conservative Block:
Liberal Block:
Swing Vote:
Review the bios of the nine Supreme Court JusticesTry and determine if the Justice is conservative or
liberal
Conservative Block:
Liberal Block:
Swing Vote:
Chief Justice John Roberts Chief Justice John Roberts Harvard gradLaw clerk for RehnquistAssociate Counsel to ReaganU.S.Court of Appeals for D.C.Nominated Chief Justice by Pres.
Bush 2005
Harvard gradLaw clerk for RehnquistAssociate Counsel to ReaganU.S.Court of Appeals for D.C.Nominated Chief Justice by Pres.
Bush 2005
Samuel AlitoSamuel AlitoYale LawU.S. Attorney New JerseyU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Bush 2006
Yale LawU.S. Attorney New JerseyU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Bush 2006
Stephen BreyerStephen BreyerHarvard LawAssistant Special Prosecutor of the
Watergate Special Prosecution ForceU.S. Court of Appeals First CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Clinton 1994
Harvard LawAssistant Special Prosecutor of the
Watergate Special Prosecution ForceU.S. Court of Appeals First CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Clinton 1994
Ruth Bader GinsbergRuth Bader GinsbergHarvard and Cornell Law SchoolProfessor at Rutgers, Columbia1971 - Launched the Women’s Rights
Project of the ACLUACLU General Counsel and Board of
DirectorsNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Clinton in 1993
Harvard and Cornell Law SchoolProfessor at Rutgers, Columbia1971 - Launched the Women’s Rights
Project of the ACLUACLU General Counsel and Board of
DirectorsNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Clinton in 1993
Clarence ThomasClarence ThomasYale LawAsst. Attorney General of Missouri Asst. Sec. for Civil Rights, U.S. Dept. of
Ed.Chairman EEO CommissionNominated Associate Justice by Pres. Bush
1991
Yale LawAsst. Attorney General of Missouri Asst. Sec. for Civil Rights, U.S. Dept. of
Ed.Chairman EEO CommissionNominated Associate Justice by Pres. Bush
1991
Elana KaganElana KaganSumma cum laude from PrincetonHarvard LawLaw Clerk for Thurgood MarshallAssociate Counsel to President
Clinton Dean of Harvard Law SchoolNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Obama in 2010.
Summa cum laude from PrincetonHarvard LawLaw Clerk for Thurgood MarshallAssociate Counsel to President
Clinton Dean of Harvard Law SchoolNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Obama in 2010.
Anthony KennedyAnthony KennedyHarvard LawChaired the Committee on Pacific
TerritoriesU.S. Court of Appeals Ninth CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Reagan 1988
Harvard LawChaired the Committee on Pacific
TerritoriesU.S. Court of Appeals Ninth CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Reagan 1988
Antonin ScaliaAntonin ScaliaHarvard LawLaw Professor UVA, Georgetown,
StanfordU.S. Court of Appeals for D.C.Nominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Reagan in 1986
Harvard LawLaw Professor UVA, Georgetown,
StanfordU.S. Court of Appeals for D.C.Nominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Reagan in 1986
Sonia SotamayorSonia SotamayorYale LawAssistant DA in NYU.S. Court of Appeals Second CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Obama 2009
Yale LawAssistant DA in NYU.S. Court of Appeals Second CircuitNominated Associate Justice by Pres.
Obama 2009
So..So..Conservative Block:
Liberal Block:
Swing Vote:Some stats: Since the October 2000 term, on average 22% of the
opinions issued in any given term are decided by a 5-4 vote, with an average of 70% of those opinions decided by a Court divided along the traditionally perceived ideological line.
Just 44% of Americans approve of SCOTUS, and 75% think they are influenced by their political or personal views.
Conservative Block:
Liberal Block:
Swing Vote:Some stats: Since the October 2000 term, on average 22% of the
opinions issued in any given term are decided by a 5-4 vote, with an average of 70% of those opinions decided by a Court divided along the traditionally perceived ideological line.
Just 44% of Americans approve of SCOTUS, and 75% think they are influenced by their political or personal views.
Liberal to Conservative SpectrumLiberal to Conservative Spectrum