Home - Supreme Court of the United States The Court convenes for a session in the Courtroom at 10 a m The session may begin with the announcement of opinions - decisions in argued cases - followed by the swearing in of new members to the Bar of the Supreme Court Unless otherwise noted, the Court generally hears two, one-hour oral arguments, with attorneys for each side of a case given 30 minutes to make a presentation to the Court
Justices - Supreme Court of the United States 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
Opinions of the Court - 2024 The opinions collected here are those issued during October Term 2024 (October 7, 2024, through October 5, 2025) Opinions are posted on the website upon release in slip opinion format Slip opinions remain posted until replaced with opinions edited to reflect the usual publication style of the United States Reports, including final pagination that will carry forward unchanged in the
Oral Arguments - Supreme Court of the United States The Court holds oral argument in about 70-80 cases each year The arguments are an opportunity for the Justices to ask questions directly of the attorneys representing the parties to the case, and for the attorneys to highlight arguments that they view as particularly important Arguments are generally scheduled on specified Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings beginning on the first Monday
Current Members - Supreme Court of the United States Samuel A Alito, Jr , Associate Justice, was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on April 1, 1950 He married Martha-Ann Bomgardner in 1985, and has two children - Philip and Laura He served as a law clerk for Leonard I Garth of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1976–1977 He served as an Assistant U S Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1977–1981, as Assistant to the
Opinions - Supreme Court of the United States The term “opinions” as used on this website refers to several types of writing by the Justices The most well-known opinions are those released or announced in cases in which the Court has heard oral argument Each opinion sets out the Court’s judgment and its reasoning and may include the majority or principal opinion as well as any concurring or dissenting opinions All opinions in a
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Docket Search - Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court’s docket system contains information about cases, both pending and decided, that have been filed at the Court The docket provided here contains complete information regarding the status of cases filed since the beginning of the 2001 Term Users can search for the docket in a particular case by using a Supreme Court docket number, a case name, or other words or numbers
Case Documents - Supreme Court of the United States The Court makes available many different forms of information about cases The most common way to find information about a case is to review the case’s docket -- a list of all of the filings and rulings in that case, arranged in chronological order The docket also includes links to electronic images of most filings submitted to the court after November 13, 2017 To locate the docket for a