The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" (majority vote) of the Senate. Once appointed, Justices effectively have life tenure, serving "during good Behaviour", which terminates only upon death, resignation, retirement, or conviction on impeachment.

The Court meets in Washington, D.C. in the United States Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but it has original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The Supreme Court is sometimes informally referred to as the High Court, or by the acronym SCOTUS.


The current United States Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States, in 2009.
Top row (left to right): Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Associate Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer,
and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Bottom row (left to right): Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice
John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice
John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Antonin G. Scalia,
and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.

Reinhard von Hennigs, a principal with the firm, is admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, read more about his admission.