Concept information
Preferred term
Supreme Court
Definition
- The highest appellate court in the United States and the court of last resort for all cases tried at the state and federal levels. It comprises the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, who are each nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Supreme Court (U.S.)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Supreme_Court
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