In those circumstances the commission is to be chaired by one of its non-legally qualified members. The Crime and Courts Act also includes provisions in relation to diversity where candidates for judicial office are of equal merit.
Under Section 9 of Schedule 13 of the Act, for appointments to the Supreme Court, where two persons are of equal merit Section of the Equality Act does not apply, but this does not prevent the commission from preferring one candidate over the other for the purpose of increasing diversity within the group of persons who are judges of the Court. The legislation does not prescribe a process that a selection commission has to follow, although under Section 27 9 the commission must have regard to any guidance given by the Lord Chancellor as to matters to be taken into account subject to any other provision in the Act in making a selection.
In practice each selection commission determines its own process. But the Act does prescribe a set of people who must be consulted by the selection commission. These are:. In practice this latter requirement is designed to ensure that there is continued representation from both Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Subsequently seven selection commissions have sat using the provisions of the Act. This was the first time that vacancies at this level had been the subject of open competition and this practice has continued with subsequent commissions.
On each occasion an Information Pack is drawn up for potential applicants which is publicly available. The Information Pack sets out, amongst other matters, the criteria the selection commission uses to assess applications. The support for the selection commission is provided by the Chief Executive of the Supreme Court and their office. How many cases are appealed to the Court each year and how many cases does the Court hear?
The Court receives approximately 7,, petitions for a writ of certiorari each Term. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 80 cases.
When did the Supreme Court first meet? The first meeting of the Court was scheduled to take place in New York City on Monday, February 1, , but the lack of a quorum only three of the six Justices were present delayed the official opening until the following day, Tuesday, February 2, Who were the members of the first Supreme Court?
Where did the Court first meet? Where else has the Court met? From February to the present, the Court has met in the city of Washington. After using several temporary locations in the U.
Capitol, the Court settled into a courtroom on the ground floor of the North Wing where it met from to excluding the years the courtroom was repaired after the British burned the Capitol in Today this room is known as the Old Supreme Court Chamber. From to , the Court met in what is known today as the Old Senate Chamber. When did the Supreme Court Building open? The Supreme Court sat for the first time in its own building on October 7, It had opened for visitors during the summer of Charles Evans Hughes was Chief Justice.
Who was the architect of the Supreme Court Building? The Judicial Conference presents its judgeship recommendations to Congress. The Constitution sets forth no specific requirements. However, members of Congress, who typically recommend potential nominees, and the Department of Justice, which reviews nominees' qualifications, have developed their own informal criteria.
One is not nominated or appointed to the position of chief judge except for the Chief Justice of the United States ; they assume the position based on seniority. The same criteria exists for circuit and district chiefs. The chief judge is the judge in regular active service who is senior in commission of those judges who are 1 64 years of age or under; 2 have served for one year or more as a judge; and 3 have not previously served as chief judge.
The "Rule of 80" is the commonly used shorthand for the age and service requirement for a judge to assume senior status, as set forth in Title 28 of the US. Code, Section c. Senior judges, who essentially provide volunteer service to the courts, typically handle about 15 percent of the federal courts' workload annually. The number of bankruptcy judges is determined by Congress.
The Judicial Conference of the United States is required to submit recommendations from time to time regarding the number of bankruptcy judges needed.
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