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The
only federal court required by the United
States Constitution is the Supreme Court,
specified in Article III. Congress has
created all other federal courts and their
jurisdictions. The Constitution does not
indicate how many justices shall be on the
Supreme Court nor what its appellate
jurisdiction shall be. Originally there
were six justices on the Supreme Court;
now there are nine justices.
For
more information about the U.S. Supreme
Court, see the Political
Science Factsheet: The Federal
Judiciary
in the Politics Resource
Center.
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The
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of
the United States, by Kermit L.
Hall
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The
Oxford Guide to United States Supreme
Court Decisions, by Kermit
Hall
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