Probably the swing voter, Justice Anthony Kennedy. He has the power to determine whether the conservative or liberal factions prevail, because Kennedy is a moderate conservative who has, at times, sided with the liberals on the Court.
The Chief Justice has no more voting power than any other justice.
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Generally speaking, on the US Supreme Court, the deciding vote in an ideological decision is Justice ANTHONY KENNEDY.
The proper title is Chief Justice of the United States; however, most people refer to the office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because he (or she) presides over the Supreme Court of the United States (often called US Supreme Court).
The real question is: Why are most supreme court justices white? The answer is either the function of a supreme court justice is best suited by a white male, or the function of electing a supreme court justice is implicit in bias.
The Supreme Court is the most powerful federal court. The Courts of Appeal are the most powerful courts most litigants will ever reach (the Supreme Court only hears a tiny number of cases a year). The District Courts are the trial level courts.
The proper title is Chief Justice of the United States; however, most people refer to the office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because he (or she) presides over the Supreme Court of the United States (often called US Supreme Court).
The highest court in the U.S. is the U.S. Supreme Court.
In the United States, the Judicial Branch contains the federal courts. The Justice Department is an executive agency in charge of enforcing the laws.The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in the Judicial Branch. (Judicial Branch being in America.) It is the most powerful court in the country when dealing with federal questions (federal laws or constitutional issues). However, the Supreme Court has no power to reverse state courts when they make rulings based purely on state law (including state constitutions), and there are no outstanding federal questions in the case.
Parliament is the most powerful.