Supreme Court
I was always intrigued by how the Supreme Court worked. Why was it so Superior to other courts? Were the worst cases of murder only allowed in the Supreme Court? Where did it Come from? All of these questions would pop into my head whenever I thought about the Supreme Court. Eventually, I learned that the Supreme Court was created by the U.S. Constitution in 1789. It made up of nine justices who will serve as a justice until they die or retire. The main idea of the Supreme Court is to have the largest jurisdiction over all and any laws. The Supreme Court also has the power to check on if a law is constitutional and the court can watch over the other two branches of government as well. They have a large role in the United States government and have a lot of jobs to do.
The Supreme Courts' first meeting was held on February 2nd, 1790. Although they never heard a case in its first term, it was still an important term to set up the organizational workings of the Supreme Court. The first actual court decision made by the justices was held on August 3rd, 1791. The court case was West v. Barnes and was a financial dispute against a farmer who owned family money too.
An interesting thing I learned about the Supreme Court was from History.com. They explained how "For more than 100 years after the foundation of the Supreme Court, the justices were required to hold circuit court twice a year in each judicial circuit". This means that for twice a year the Supreme Courts would have to travel around the States to get from case to case. This became very hard to do with the addition of new states in America and the very little transportation the U.S. had that they abolished this rule in 1891.
In Conclusion, the Supreme Court is one of the most necessary branches of the government. These 3 branches need to stay in order to not fall because they all keep each other in balance. Although we cannot vote injustices to the Supreme Court it is still our power to keep the Supreme Court going and keeping our government in balance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/opinion/supreme-court-elections.html
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