BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Detailed explanation-1: -According to these rules, four of the nine Justices must vote to accept a case. Five of the nine Justices must vote in order to grant a stay, e.g., a stay of execution in a death penalty case. Under certain instances, one Justice may grant a stay pending review by the entire Court.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution does not stipulate the number of Supreme Court Justices; the number is set instead by Congress. There have been as few as six, but since 1869 there have been nine Justices, including one Chief Justice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States, and there have been 104 Associate Justices in the Court’s history.

Detailed explanation-4: -How many cases are appealed to the Court each year and how many cases does the Court hear? The Court receives approximately 7, 000-8, 000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each Term. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 80 cases.

Detailed explanation-5: -Almost all the cases that the justices hear are reviews of the decisions made by other courts-there are no juries or witnesses. The justices consider the records they are given, including lower court decisions for every step of a case, evidence, and the argument presented before them in making their final decision.