George W. McCrary, Judge.
9. Circuit consisting of Cal., Oregon, Nevada and Colorado.
Lorenzo Sawyer, Judge.
Q. What jurisdiction has the Circuit Court?
A. Original. Salary of the Judges, $6,000.
SUPREME COURT.
Q. What territory is embraced in the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court?
A. The whole of the United States.
Q. How many judges constitute the Supreme Court?
A. Nine; corresponding with the number of the Circuits.
Q. What are the names of the Supreme Judges.
CHIEF JUSTICE.
Morrison R. Waite ... appointed 1874
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
Nathan Clifford ... appointed 1858
Noah H. Swayne ... appointed 1862
John M. Harlan ... appointed 1877
Samuel F. Miller ... appointed 1862
Stephen J. Field ... appointed 1863
Wiliam Strong ... appointed 1870
Joseph P. Bradley ... appointed 1870
Ward Hunt ... appointed 1872
Q. When does the Supreme Court meet?
A. The first Monday in December, at Washington.
Q. What is its jurisdiction?
A. Principally Appellate; it has Original jurisdiction in a few
cases, as mentioned in Constitution.
Q. By whom are all these judges appointed?
A. By the President and Senate.
Q. What is the salary of the Supreme Court Judges?
A. The Chief Justice receives ten thousand five hundred dollars.
Associates receive ten thousand dollars.
Q. For how long a term are all these judges appointed?
A.
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