The United States Supreme Court

                                                            According to these videos, there are nine Supreme Court justices. 

It is a position that requires work since it is the most potent judicial branch on earth! 

The president nominates these Supreme Court justices, and a majority vote in the Senate confirms them. 

There have only been just over a hundred justices in the history of judges. They serve an average of 16 years each, and it takes them about 3 to 5 years to adjust to their new roles in the new environment. 

The Supreme Court is different from any other branch of government because it receives thousands of letters per year. On average, they receive about seven thousand letters per year, ranging from prisoners who believe they were wrongfully convicted to presidents who want the Supreme Court to appeal the decisions of the lower branches.

Although they receive so many letters each year, they only accept about 100 petitions per year every week.

Justices are sent cases weekly, and each justice gets to work on their cases. After finishing their cases, they meet weekly and participate in a meeting.

Before each meeting, they respectfully greet and acknowledge each other’s presence as a sign of respect. Getting into the discussion part of the meeting, each justice explains their cases to the others, and after everyone has spoken, they decide which cases they will take up and decide on as a group. 

One significant difference in the courtroom is that lawyers only get 30 minutes to speak, whereas, in a regular courtroom, lawyers get multiple chances to discuss their cases. 

After the lawyers argue their side of the case, the Justices privately meet and decide on the matter—nobody but the nine justices.

 This process can go on for weeks or even months because all Supreme Court cases need at least 60 days to decide on a case. No one knows when a Supreme Court case will be settled because there is no set timeline for when the cases will be done. Usually, most cases will be decided on by the beginning of the summer recess at the end of June.

Once a decision is made on a case, one justice who voted on the majority side is appointed to write an opinion and deliver it to the public. The justice appointed to write the opinion will then write an argument that the majority agrees with thoroughly. These opinions can have numerous rough drafts, usually around 40 pages. 

After the opinion is finalized and everyone has agreed to the terms, the claims are released to the press.