Judiciary

Illustrated Concepts, Facts, and Figures

• Caseload in the U.S. Supreme Court

• Caseloads in Courts of Appeals Since 1960

• Caseloads in District Courts Since 1960

• Differences between Civil and Criminal Trials

• Geography of the Federal Court System

• Judicial Appointees by President, F.D. Roosevelt to G.W. Bush

• Methods of Judicial Selection for State Courts

• Number of Judgeships Authorized for U.S. Courts

• State, and Local Laws Declared Unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court

• The U.S. Federal Courts System

Audio Features

• Attorney Sarah Weddington's Opening Statement to the U.S. Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, 1973 (2:19)

Video Features

• Bork's Confirmation Hearings Set the Pattern for Controversy in Supreme Court Nominations (1:21)

• Born Again (Barbara Jordan - 4:32)

• Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ended Segregation (1:10)

• Is Original Intent a Product of the Democratic Process? (Barbara Jordan - 3:24)

• Is the U.S. Supreme Court the Ultimate Guardian of Individual Liberties? (Barbara Jordan - 7:17)

• Johnson Nominates Marshall to the Supreme Court, 1967 (1:01)

• The Courts and the Constitution (William Powers - 6:45)

• The Federal Judiciary and Democratic Government (William Powers - 6:53)

Cartoon Features

• FDR Court Packing

Image Features

• Equal Justice Under Law

• Justice John Marshall

• Justice Thurgood Marshall

• October 2005 Supreme Court with Chief Justice Roberts

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Justices' Conference Room

• The Supreme Court Building

• The Swearing in of Chief Justice John Roberts

Web Resources

Glossary