February 1st - US Supreme Court

On this day, in 1790, the US Supreme Court attempted to convene in New York for the first time. They were thwarted by a homeless man on the steps of the supreme court when none of the supreme court Justices had any spare change.

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial court in the US. It is higher that the any state court and is even higher than the poorly named Best Court of Best County. The court is made up of the Chief Justice and the seven associate Justices. Together they fight the evil tyranny of LawlessMan and his band of Misdemeanours. The court also goes by the names, the High Court, SCOTUS, and the House of Pain and Regret.

The Justices are appointed by the President according to the fashion of the day, and they must be approved by a majority vote in the Senate. Once a Justice has been appointed his or her endless reign of terror will only end when he dies, resigns, is impeached, or are taken down byLawlessMan.

After the whole kerfuffle with the homeless man in New York, the court was moved to Washington DC. This is more convenient for catching a bite to eat with the President every Tuesday at 2pm.

The number of Justices has fluctuated as the need for law in the US has fluctuated. It also fluctuates when a Justice calls in sick with a cold. Currently, there are nine Justices and a number of unemployed actors working as understudies should a Justice call in sick with a cold.

The President will normally nominate Justices who share his ideological views, but there have been exceptions such as Justice David Souter who was nominated by George Bush Sr. George thought Souter would be a good little boy and make conservative decisions, but Souter had other plans. He made many liberal decisions and is probably a communist or Gandhi.

In recent years a confirmation committee has been used to interview nominated Justices. They interview the nominee and make a recommendation about confirmation to the Senate. Theirrecommendation is either, positive, negative, neutral, or glib and irrelevant. Past interview questions have included "What are you doing here?" and "Do you like me?"

The court's history is defined by the presiding Chief Justice of the time. Some of these time-spans are known as The Roberts End of Days, The Warren Apocalypse, and the Taney Slow Weekend.

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (CJSCOTUS) is John G. Roberts. He is well suited to the job as he studied law at university and has read the story of King Solomon.