Supreme Court in the United States

Supreme Court in the Context of Law Research

The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Library defined briefly Supreme Court as: (1) The court of last resort in the federal judicial system (the Supreme Court of the United States also has original jurisdiction in some cases); (2) in state judicial systems, except New York and Massachusetts, the highest appellate court or court of last resort.Legal research resources, including Supreme Court, help to identify the law that governs an activity and to find materials that explain that law.

Justices of the Supreme Court

For a chronological list of judges serving in the the Supreme Court, click here.

Personnel of the Supreme Court

Concept of Supreme Court

In the U.S., in the context of Judiciary power and branch, Supreme Court has the following meaning: The Constitution vests “the judicial power of the United States” in the Supreme Court. The Constitution stipulates the original jurisdiction for the court and authorizes it to exercise appellate jurisdiction, under Congressional “regulation.” (Source of this definition of Supreme Court : University of Texas)

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Supreme Court Background

Finding the law: Supreme Court in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to supreme court, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines supreme court topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

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In Legislation

Supreme Court in the U.S. Code: Title 28, Part III, Chapter 45

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating supreme court are compiled in the United States Code under Title 28, Part III, Chapter 45. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Judiciary (including supreme court) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Court Personeel and Supreme Court of the US Code, including supreme court) by chapter and subchapter.

Supreme Court

In Legislation

Supreme Court in the U.S. Code: Title 28, Part I, Chapter 1

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating supreme court are compiled in the United States Code under Title 28, Part I, Chapter 1. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Judiciary (including supreme court) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Courts Organization and Supreme Court of the US Code, including supreme court) by chapter and subchapter.

Supreme Court

In Legislation

Supreme Court in the U.S. Code: Title 28, Part IV, Chapter 81

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating supreme court are compiled in the United States Code under Title 28, Part IV, Chapter 81. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Judiciary (including supreme court) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Jurisdiction and Supreme Court of the US Code, including supreme court) by chapter and subchapter.

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See Also

• Judiciary Power
• Judiciary Branch