History of the Supreme Court

        

After thoroughly reading the history of the Supreme Court on the History channels website, I realized there were many things I truly did not know about our governments past. Established by the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court has the ultimate jurisdiction over all laws within the United States and is probably the most historical system in our nation. I was unaware that the Supreme Court was signed into law by George Washington, the President at the time. He made clear that the court would be made up of six justices who would serve on this court until they died or retired. Now these justices are not just any random people that would like the job. The Supreme Court's justices are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed (or denied) by the U.S. Senate. The number of justices of the Supreme Court changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869. Since the formation of the Court in 1790, there have been 17 Chief Justices, 104 Associate Justices, with Justices serving with an average of 16 years. At some points reading I had flashbacks to the infamous eighth grade field trips to Washington D.C. many kids look forward to during their middle school years. I remembered that the Supreme Court has ALL power to override the other two branches of government to make ultimate decisions. The Supreme Court oversees laws and actions made by the other two systems, Executive and Legislative. I think that it is important to note that these nine Justices have the responsibility for all countries laws. It might make you think, is there ever truly a right or wrong answer? Some of these cases the Justices handle can divide a country, as we've seen with Roe v. Wade. The conflict between both parties has started an uproar throughout our country. The most surprising thing I have learned is rethinking to concept that these nine justices in court have the most power throughout the government, making the ultimate decisions on how we live life today. Learning more about the chief justice is an important takeaway for me, realizing how important their job may be without getting much recognition. Wether it might be scheduling meetings, writing the court's opinion,  or presiding over trials of impeachment against the President of the United States, the chief justices responsibility does not go unnoticed.  There are many new findings and recollections throughout reading this article, finally understanding the importance and power of our Supreme Court.