DarienComp
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Mon Sep-05-05 02:00 PM
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Dumb question: What additional duties does a chief justice have? |
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How much more power does the chief justice have compared to an associate justice?
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valerief
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Mon Sep-05-05 02:01 PM
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1. Gets to put stripes on the arms of his robe. |
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Mon Sep-05-05 02:01 PM
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2. He selects which justice will write the opinions. |
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He also is in charge of selecting justices for certain focused lower courts.
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DarienComp
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Mon Sep-05-05 02:02 PM
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3. selecting justices? i thought the president did that |
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Mon Sep-05-05 02:07 PM
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4. When a Supreme Court decision is reached - |
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a majority and a minority opinion paper is published.
The Chief decides who will write the paper for each side.
Has an impact on how the opinion will be interpreted.
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Mon Sep-05-05 02:09 PM
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5. Gets to decide on how many kegs to buy at the |
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