Things To Know About The United States Supreme Court

The United States is one of the most coveted countries to live in throughout the entire world, but not many know what it takes to run it. Yes, the most powerful position you can have is President, but what happens at the Judicial level? The highest court in the land is the Supreme Court and it is the most powerful judicial body on planet earth. There are nine justices who are (usually) on the bench at the same time and, as a matter of fact, there have been just over 100 Supreme Court justice with each serving about 16 years.

Becoming a Supreme Court Justices is an incredible honor, but the road to even be nominated is an extremely long process. Although, if you are fortunate enough to become one, your work load will unimaginably grueling. One Supreme Court Justice who served said that you really start to do your work when you forget that you are there, which takes a few years. Due to the magnitude of the position that you hold and the building that you work in, it makes sense. Once you do begin to do your work, you won't stop. This is because that the Supreme Court receives more than 100 new cases each week. However, the one bright side to this is that they can pick and chose what cases they take. When it comes to these cases and the amount of time that lawyers are allowed to present their argument, they are only allowed 30 minutes. This is incredibly difficult, so in order to make a compelling argument, they need to have great opening and closing remarks.

The most consuming part of a Justices life is not being on the bench or partaking in meetings, but rather opinion writing in which they give their thoughts on current cases. One of the most remarkable things about the Supreme Court actually comes from the building itself. It is made of marble, which signifies the stability of the decisions that the court makes. So, the Supreme Court has come a long way from when it was the least credible part of our government.