PPT-Supreme Court Justices

Chief Justice John Roberts Male 62 Catholic Caucasian Harvard DC Circuit Court of Appeals Anthony Kennedy Male 80 Catholic Caucasian Harvard 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals Clarence Thomas. Shigenori Matsui. University of British Columbia . Faculty of Law. June 14, 2008. ASPAC conference at University of Victoria. 2. Introduction. The Japanese Constitution was enacted on November 3, 1946 and took effect on May 3, 1947.. Critics. Zeal and energy of attack on the Depression pleased many at first. Criticism began to mount when these programs failed to end the Depression. Worried that New Deal programs were giving too much power to the federal government. American Government. The Court. The . Supreme Court . is the ultimate court of the land. There are 9 judges that make up the Supreme Court. These Justices then hold their positions for life. Justices hold their positions for as long as they do so that they can avoid being entangled in political games, therefore allowing them to focus on the Constitutionality of laws. Essential Questions. Why a national judiciary?. What purpose does the judicial branch serve?. What are the procedures of the Supreme Court?. How do cases reach the Supreme Court?. How does the Supreme Court operate?. Breyer. , Justice Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Justice Elena . Kagan. . . The Politics of Selecting Judges. Previous Backgrounds. Number. . Job Experience. . Most Recent Example. 33 Federal Judges Sonia . are Selected . Judicial Selection. Presidential Legacy – leave their mark on the legal system. . Lifetime terms – granted by the Constitution “during good behavior.” . . - can be removed by conviction of impeachment. . Ch. 12. We begin at the Supreme Court because…. Original jurisdiction. We don’t!. Majority of cases are appellant jurisdiction. Writ of certiorari . (. sersh. -oh-rare-. ee. ) . - send up the records for review!. Characteristics of the Federal Court System. Adversarial. A court provides an arena for two parties to bring their conflicts before an impartial arbiter, or judge.. The plaintiff brings a charge.. The defendant is the one being charged.. Unit 4: Institutions. The Supreme Court in Action…. To help you contextualize what the court does and how influential they are on our daily lives…. The Supreme Court Landmark Rulings. I. Background . Chapter 16. U.s. supreme court. The justices. . Sotomayor. , . Breyer. , Alito, . Kagen. Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg. Supreme Court Judges. Chief Justice – John Roberts, Bush 2005 (. The Function of the Supreme Court. Lesson . 1 Selecting Cases at the Supreme Court. The . Court’s . primary. function . is to resolve disputes that arise over the meaning of federal law and the US Constitution. . U.S. Supreme Court. (President making appointment, year took office). Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. . (G.W. Bush, 2005). Associate Justices:. Anthony M. Kennedy . (Reagan, 1988). Clarence Thomas . Include the test question and the answer. The questions can be ABC choice, matching, or short response . How Cases Reach the Court:. Define Writ of Certiorari. Does the Supreme Court have to hear all cases?. 1US GovernmentExecutiveLegislativeJudicialThe judicial branch is one part of the US governmentThe judicial branch is called the court system There are different levels of courtsThe Supreme Court is th