Some Facts You May Not Know About the Supreme Court

Just how did the Supreme Court form? How did it gain its power? The Supreme Court started in 1789 when the three articles of the constitution formed the development of a high-level court with lower level courts representing the legal system in its place. The Judiciary act signed in 1789 by President George Washington set the motion for how the Supreme court was to be organized. When the first six members of the court officially met for the first time on February 2nd, 1790 they did not preside over any cases; rather the members discussed the structure and organization of the court. The judges proceeded to make their first decision on a forgettable case on August 3rd, 1790 between a farmer and a family that individual owed money to.