The Supreme Court

I learned that the Supreme Court didn’t hear any cases during their first term in 1790. It was on August 3rd, 1791, that they gave their first decision for the case, West v. Barnes. This court consisted of, John Jay (the chief justice), John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair, Robert Harrison, and James Wilson. 

The chief justice is the highest judicial officer in the United States. For the first Supreme Court, that was John Jay. The chief justice’s duties are presiding over the court and planning the weekly meetings of the justices. If they are apart of the majority opinion, they can decide who writes the court’s opinion. I, also, didn’t know that the chief justice must sit on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Another interesting tidbit is that the chief justice must be over the impeachment trials of the President of the USA. Presidents who were impeached are, Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump. All of them were found not guilty. 

The most surprising thing I learned about the Supreme Court is that the number of seats can be altered. They have been altered from five seats to 10 seats. However, in 1869, the number of seats was set to nine, which is the same number we have today. 



I think the most important take-away point about the Supreme Court is, even though the Constitution was written over 200 years ago, it includes all people; women, African Americans, Native Americans, and so forth. 

After watching the video, I did view the Supreme Court differently. I guess, before, I thought that the Supreme Court only dealt with landmark cases… I think I had this notion, because we learn about the cases that have become landmark cases in school. So, after watching this video, I have a greater knowledge and appreciation for the Supreme Court because they review all types of cases, small and large. 

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