Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Chapter 18 Section 1

Ground Floor- Filing Room- Over 8,000 petitions are sent in each year hoping to be granted by the Supreme Court and the press room is located on the ground floor as well

first floor- Courtroom friezes- There are four symbolic freizes that ring the upper part of the Supreme Court Chamber The Great Hall is the ceremonial space leading up to the entrance of the Supreme Court Chamber. Used for memorial services for deceased Justices, it is adorned with busts of past Chief Justices as well as artwork symbolic of the law.


Second Floor- Justices' Dining Room- where justices gather to have lunch and do not talk about cases that have been heard.

3rd Floor- SC Library is for the use of Supreme Court members and Supreme Court Bar. It contains books of state and federal laws and many other laws and documents.
 

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