The Supreme Court, Judicial Precedent and Judicial Process in America

Judicial Process in America Abstract The judicial system of the USA consists of three levels. On the lower level, there are federal districts and specialized courts. On the second level, there are federal appellate courts. The final court of appeal is the Supreme Court of the United States. In contrast to the courts of appeal, it takes the things at its discretion. Only the hundreds of the most important cases are accepted by the Supreme Court out of many thousands of cases. One of the most important cases is the case of Marbury v. Madison, i.e. a judicial precedent, which provided the extension of the competence of the Supreme Court in the United States to the judicial review of decisions from other branches of the government.