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{{Infobox high court
| court_name      = {{nowrap|Supreme Court of Zamastan}}
| image           = GD-FR-Paris-Grand_Palais.jpg
| imagesize       = 
| established     = {{start date and age|1804|9|27}}
| country         = [[Zamastan]]
| location        = [[Tofino]], [[Zian]]
| coordinates     = 
| type            = [[President of Zamastan|Presidential]] nomination with [[The Senate (Zamastan)|Senate]] confirmation
| authority       = [[Constitution of Zamastan]]
| terms           = Life tenure
| positions       = 9 (by statute)
| website         = 
| chiefjudgetitle = [[Chief Justice of Zamastan]]
| chiefjudgename  = [[Roosevelt Dunn]]
| termstart       = 
}}

The '''Supreme Court of Zamastan''' ('''SCOZ''') is the highest court in [[Zamastan]]. It has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law, and original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party". The Court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the [[Constitution of Zamastan|Constitution]]. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction. The Court may decide cases having political overtones, but it has ruled that it does not have power to decide non-justiciable political questions.

Established by Article III of the Constitution, the composition and procedures of the Supreme Court were initially established by the 1st Congress through the Judiciary Act of 1804. The Court consists of the chief justice and eight associate justices. Each justice has lifetime tenure, meaning they remain on the Court until they resign, retire, die, or are removed from office. When a vacancy occurs, the [[President of Zamastan|President]], with the advice and consent of the [[The Senate (Zamastan)|Senate]], appoints a new justice. Each justice has a single vote in deciding the cases argued before it. When in majority, the chief justice decides who writes the opinion of the court; otherwise, the most senior justice in the majority assigns the task of writing the opinion.

The Court meets in the [[Supreme Court Building (Zamastan)|Supreme Court Building]] in [[Tofino]], [[Zian]].

==History==
===Earliest beginnings through George===
{{main|Ethan Wells|Carl Sims|Ewan Williamson|Bradley George}}

===From Holland to Beach===
{{main|Joseph Holland|Finlay Fraser|Isaac Taylor|George Fisher|Jeremy Greene|Akins Beach}}

===Gaviria Era===
{{main|John Houghton|Alfie Scott|Gibson Cummings|Nicholas Hill}}

===Modern Court===
{{main|Percy Gardnerson|Roosevelt Dunn}}


==Composition==

===Size of the court===
Article III of the Constitution sets neither the size of the Supreme Court nor any specific positions on it (though existence of the office of chief justice is tacitly acknowledged in Article I, Section 3, Clause 6). Instead, these powers are entrusted to Congress.

===Appointment and confirmation===

The [[President of Zamastan|president]] to nominate and, with the confirmation (advice and consent) of the [[The Senate (Zamastan)|Senate]], to appoint public officials, including justices of the Supreme Court. This clause is one example of the system of checks and balances inherent in the Constitution. The president has the plenary power to nominate, while the Senate possesses the plenary power to reject or confirm the nominee. The Constitution sets no qualifications for service as a justice, thus a president may nominate anyone to serve, and the Senate may not set any qualifications or otherwise limit who the president can choose.

==Membership==
''See: [[List of justices of the Supreme Court of Zamastan]]''
===Current justices===
The Supreme Court consists of a chief justice, currently [[Roosevelt Dunn]], and eight associate justices. Among the current members of the Court, [[Humphrey Bullock]] is the longest-serving justice, with a tenure of {{age in days nts|1984|4|3}} days ({{ayd|1984|4|3}}) as of {{FULLDATE}}; the most recent justice to join the court is [[Aaron Fitmann]], whose tenure began on July 12, 2021, with the passing of [[Benn Burgess]] on May 29th, 2021. There are seven men and two women on the court as of 2022.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Current justices of the Supreme Court
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="min-width: 150px | Justice /<br />birthdate and place
! rowspan=2 | Appointed by (party)
! rowspan=2 | SCV
! colspan=2 | Age at
! rowspan=2 | Start date /<br />length of service
! rowspan=2 | Succeeded
|-
! Start !! Present
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:2016_March_16_Merrick_Garland_profile_by_The_White_House.jpg|100px]]}}
| (Chief Justice)<br />'''{{Sortname|Roosevelt|Dunn}}'''<br />{{dts|1952|11|13}}<br />[[Duncan]], [[Pahl]]
| {{sortname|Abram|Mullen|Abram Mullen|Mullen, Abram}}<br />([[Green Liberal Party (Zamastan)|GLP]])
| 87-17
| 46
| {{age nts|1952|11|13}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|1999|9|13}}<br />{{ayd|1999|9|13}}
| [[Percy Gardnerson]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:R_Lanier_Anderson_III.jpg|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Humphrey|Bullock}}'''<br />{{dts|1931|10|25}}<br />[[Alberni]], [[Jade]]
| {{sortname|Cassious|Castovia|Cassious Castovia|Castovia, Cassious}}<br />([[Blue Conservative Party (Zamastan)|BCP]])
| 92-12
| 53
| {{age nts|1931|10|25}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|1984|4|3}}<br />{{ayd|1984|4|3}}
| [[Arthur O. Ridge]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:Ronald_Lee_Gilman.JPG|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Atticus|Dougherty}}'''<br />{{dts|1942|10|16}}<br />[[Vernon]], [[Zian]]
| {{sortname|Cassious|Castovia|Cassious Castovia|Castovia, Cassious}}<br />([[Blue Conservative Party (Zamastan)|BCP]])
| 78-36
| 46
| {{age nts|1942|10|16}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|1989|4|18}}<br />{{ayd|1989|4|18}}
| [[Carl Letten]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:Lee_Bollinger_-_Daniella_Zalcman_less_noise.jpg|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Kacper|Hogg}}'''<br />{{dts|1946|4|30}}<br />[[Maple Canal]], [[Zian]]
| {{sortname|Josiah|Elliott|Josiah Elliott|Elliott, Josiah}}<br />([[Green Liberal Party (Zamastan)|GLP]])
| 99-5
| 43
| {{age nts|1946|4|30}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|1990|1|26}}<br />{{ayd|1990|1|26}}
| [[Jon Honiman]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:DrRuthJSimmons.jpg|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Shona|French}}'''<br />{{dts|1945|7|3}}<br />[[Saint John, Northern Isle]]
| {{sortname|Camren|Ellison|Camren Ellison|Ellison, Camren}}<br />([[Green Liberal Party (Zamastan)|GLP]])
| 83-21
| 56
| {{age nts|1945|7|3}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|2001|11|23}}<br />{{ayd|2001|11|23}}
| [[Albert Hane Griffin]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:Angela_V._Olinto.jpg|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Julie|Beaumont}}'''<br />{{dts|1952|7|19}}<br />[[Aurelia (Zamastan)|Aurelia]], [[Titania (Province)|Titania]]
| {{sortname|Cassious|Castovia|Cassious Castovia|Castovia, Cassious}}<br />([[Blue Conservative Party (Zamastan)|BCP]])
| 84-20
| 54
| {{age nts|1952|7|19}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|2007|2|5}}<br />{{ayd|2007|2|5}}
| [[Angela Eurenno]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:JudgeThomasHardiman.pdf|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Isaiah|Mccormack}}'''<br />{{dts|1961|10|11}}<br />[[Irocarres]], [[Lyonnais (Province)|Lyonnais]]
| {{sortname|Cassious|Castovia|Cassious Castovia|Castovia, Cassious}}<br />([[Blue Conservative Party (Zamastan)|BCP]])
| 58-46
| 54
| {{age nts|1961|10|11}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|2015|10|20}}<br />{{ayd|2015|10|20}}
| [[Man Brennan]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:Andre_Mathis_Judiciary_Committee.png|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Abdallah|Gilmour}}'''<br />{{dts|1983|11|4}}<br />[[Pemberton]], [[Jade]]
| {{sortname|Anya|Bishop|Anya Bishop|Bishop, Anya}}<br />([[Blue Conservative Party (Zamastan)|BCP]])
| 69-35
| 35
| {{age nts|1983|11|4}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|2019|5|12}}<br />{{ayd|2019|5|12}}
| [[Bernice Matthis]]
|-
| {{sort|07|[[File:Judge_Gustavo_Gelpí.jpg|100px]]}}
| '''{{Sortname|Aaron|Fitmann}}'''<br />{{dts|1965|3|14}}<br />[[Salland]], [[Tregueux (Province)|Tregueux]]
| {{sortname|Atticus|Moreau|Atticus Moreau|Moreau, Atticus}}<br />([[Bloc Mayotte (Zamastan)|BM]])
| 64-40
| 56
| {{age nts|1965|3|14}}
| style="white-space:nowrap"|{{dts|2021|7|12}}<br />{{ayd|2021|7|12}}
| [[Benn Burgess]]
|-
|}

===Former justices===
* '''[[Benn Burgess]]'''; Joined October 23rd, 1981, died May 29th, 2021 (39 years and 218 days)

===Salary===
As of 2021, associate justices receive a yearly salary of Z$208,300 and the chief justice is paid Z$250,500 per year. The 23rd Amendment of the [[Constitution of Zamastan]] prohibits Congressional Hall from reducing the pay for incumbent justices on the Supreme Court.

==Facilities==
[[File:GD-FR-Paris-Grand_Palais.jpg|thumb|The present Supreme Court building as viewed from the front]]


==Jurisdiction==

==Process==

===Case selection===

===Oral argument===

===Supreme Court bar===

===Decision===

==Institutional powers and constraints==

==Law clerks==

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