Supreme Court Of The United States

Washington travel would mean having to spend time seeing many beautiful structures with a vast history behind them. The Supreme Court of the United States is also one such prominent place. It is the apex judicial body of the country. The top ranking official at the Supreme Court is the Chief Justice of the United States and along with him there are 8 other Associate Justices. All of them are nominated by none other than the President and are confirmed with a majority vote in their favour by the Senate.

The judges in the Supreme Court are appointed for life if their conduct is right and the duty are terminated only on death or in case of resignation or retirement or if convicted. The court is held at the United States Supreme Court Building, Washington D.C. It is also at times called the High court and at times SCOTUS which is its acronym.

Information on the Supreme Court of the United States on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_court_of_the_united_states

A guide of repute would give you sufficient Washington, D.C travel information on SCOTUS and its functioning. February 1st 1790 was the first day when the Supreme Court met. This was at the Merchant's Exchange Building, New York city. From 1791 to 1800 it functioned at the Old City Hall. The year1800 saw Washington D.C. become the capital of the United States and the Supreme Court kept changing places in the United States Capitol Building until 1935. The construction of the new building began in 1932 and was completed in 1935. The Supreme Court moved to its current location in 1935, 146 years after it came into existence.

Official Website of the Supreme Court of the United States

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/index.html

For Information on Cases Tried at the Supreme Court of the United States

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/currentawareness/ussupremes.php

Supreme Court Of The United States Address
1 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20543

Contact:
Tel: (202) 479-3000
TTY: (202) 479-3472
Email: N/A

Supreme Court Of The United States Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Website: http://www.supremecourt.gov