US Supreme Court

''Supreme Court of the United States'' is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" (majority vote) of the Senate. Once appointed, Justices effectively have life tenure, serving "during good Behaviour,"<ref name="constitution"></ref> which terminates only upon death, resignation, retirement, or conviction on impeachment.<ref>'See, in dicta' Northern Pipeline Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co., [http://www.enfacto.com/case/U.S./458/50 458 U.S. 50], 59 (1982); United States ex rel. Toth v. Quarles, [http://www.enfacto.com/case/U.S./350/11/ 350 U.S. 11], 16 (1955).</ref> The Court meets in Washington, D.C. in the United States Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but has original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.<ref name="overview"></ref>