Question

By tradition, How many of the nine Supreme Court justices have to agree for the court to consider a case

Answer 1

The US Supreme Court is the highest judicial stance of the country's judicial system. It is formed by:

• The Chief Justice of the United States, which is the highest ranking judge of the judiciary system.

• 8 Associate Justices, which work along the Chief Justice in making decisions regarding cases.

In order for judiciary decisions to be made, including the admittance of a case by the court, there has to be a quorum of at least 6 members.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: four.

The Rule of Four manes that if a litigant asks the Supreme Court to review their case, four of the nine Justices have to agree to grant a review called in proper terms a writ of certiorary. A certiorary is an extraordinary writ issued by the appellate court.

It takes four Justices to agree to review a case or the case is otherwise dismissed.

This procedure is not established in the Constitution but it is rather a custom, a working rule designed by the Court as a practise mode to determine if a case is worth of review.