The Supreme Court was established after the Judiciary Act of 1789 was passed by Congress and George Washington. It originally consisted of six justices, who served for life or until retirement. The President gets to elect new justices, if they are to lose one for whatever reason. The U.S. Senate has to approve of them, and in this case, they approved all six. The Supreme Court was established by Article 3 of the Constitution, which also states that the Supreme Court has jurisdiction of all laws. The Supreme Court was also designated to oversee all foreign treaties. On February 1, the first session of the U.S. Supreme Court was held in New York City's Royal Exchange Building. The number of Court Justices varied during the rest of the 19th century, but they finally settled on nine. Having six made no sense, because what were they supposed to do if a vote split three and three? With nine there will always be a dominant vote. The Supreme Court has always had a huge role in solving the biggest issues in our country, even though the right decision is not always made, as they played a big part in keeping segregation around for as long as it was.
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