Supreme Court of Cascadia - Revision history

1484711675390328944 at 19:14, 12 April 2026

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	The '''Supreme Court of Cascadia''' is the highest court, constitutional tribunal, civil court, and trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the national judiciary of the [[Aurora:Cascadia\|Republic of Cascadia]]. It has ultimate original jurisdiction over all national court cases if a matter is raised to the court relating to the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)\|constitution]] or [[Republic of Cascadia Statutes at Large\|laws of Cascadia]], and over town court cases that involve a point of Cascadian constitutional or national law; and it also has inferred appellate jurisdiction over cases settled in local tribunals or courts. The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction, unless the [[President of Cascadia\|President]] uses their authority to refer a passed law to the Supreme Court to evaluate its constitutionality before the President decides to sign it.		The '''Supreme Court of Cascadia''' is the highest court, constitutional tribunal, civil court, and trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the national judiciary of the [[Aurora:Cascadia\|Republic of Cascadia]]. It has ultimate original jurisdiction over all national court cases if a matter is raised to the court relating to the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)\|constitution]] or [[Republic of Cascadia Statutes at Large\|laws of Cascadia]], and over town court cases that involve a point of Cascadian constitutional or national law; and it also has inferred appellate jurisdiction over cases settled in local tribunals or courts. The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction, unless the [[President of Cascadia\|President]] uses their authority to refer a passed law to the Supreme Court to evaluate its constitutionality before the President decides to sign it.

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	The '''Supreme Court of Cascadia''' is the highest court, constitutional tribunal, civil court, and trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the national judiciary of the [[Aurora:Cascadia\|Republic of Cascadia]]. It has ultimate original jurisdiction over all national court cases if a matter is raised to the court relating to the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)\|constitution]] or [[Republic of Cascadia Statutes at Large\|laws of Cascadia]], and over town court cases that involve a point of Cascadian constitutional or national law; and it also has inferred appellate jurisdiction over cases settled in local tribunals or courts. The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction, unless the [[President of Cascadia\|President]] uses their authority to refer a passed law to the Supreme Court to evaluate its constitutionality before the President decides to sign it.		The '''Supreme Court of Cascadia''' is the highest court, constitutional tribunal, civil court, and trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the national judiciary of the [[Aurora:Cascadia\|Republic of Cascadia]]. It has ultimate original jurisdiction over all national court cases if a matter is raised to the court relating to the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)\|constitution]] or [[Republic of Cascadia Statutes at Large\|laws of Cascadia]], and over town court cases that involve a point of Cascadian constitutional or national law; and it also has inferred appellate jurisdiction over cases settled in local tribunals or courts. The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction, unless the [[President of Cascadia\|President]] uses their authority to refer a passed law to the Supreme Court to evaluate its constitutionality before the President decides to sign it.

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Current justices

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	\|~~[[File:Ahea.webp\|80x80px]]~~		\|
	\|'''~~Ahea~~'''<br>~~Hermosillo~~, ~~Maricopa~~ County		\|'''BergenFly'''<br>Eurika, San Jacquioin County
	\|~~Dracnoian~~		\|Ahea
	\|12-0		\|12-0
	\|73.56%		\|71.08%
	\|~~August 15~~, ~~2025~~		\|February 17th, 2026
	\|April 12, 2026		\|April 12, 2026
	\|End of Terra Aurora		\|End of Terra Aurora
	\|~~WrestlingWithGod~~		\|Ahea
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:Milgorn123.png\|60px]]		\|[[File:Milgorn123.png\|60px]]
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	\|14–6		\|14–6
	\|~~Pending for next election~~		\|62.20%
	\|January 22, 2026		\|January 22, 2026
	\|April 12, 2026		\|April 12, 2026

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Associate Justice (Seat 3)

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	~~Incumbent~~		February 15, 2026
	\|4 months~~, 29 days~~		\|6 months
	\|'''''~~Incumbent~~'''''		\|'''''Elected President'''''
	\|Dracnoian		\|Dracnoian
			\|-
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			\|BergenFly
			\|Eureka
			\|February 17, 2026
			(20-0)
			\|February 17, 2026
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			April 12, 2026
			\|1 month, 26 days
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			\|Ahea
	\|}		\|}

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	!Start date		!Start date
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			!End Reason
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	\|January 20, 2026		\|January 20, 2026
			\|April 12, 2026
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	\|October 23, 2023		\|October 23, 2023
			\|April 12, 2026
			\|End of Terra Aurora
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	\|August 15, 2025		\|August 15, 2025
			\|April 12, 2026
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	\|WrestlingWithGod		\|WrestlingWithGod
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	\|January 22, 2026		\|January 22, 2026
			\|April 12, 2026
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	\|May 22, 2025		\|May 22, 2025
			\|April 12, 2026
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	\| ''Position created''		\| ''Position created''
	\|}The constitutional office of '''Justice-in-Training''' is currently vacant. The most recent occupant of the post was WrestlingWithGod, who became a full justice one day after being appointed justice-in-training on May 22, 2025.		\|}The constitutional office of '''Justice-in-Training''' is currently vacant. The most recent occupant of the post was WrestlingWithGod, who became a full justice one day after being appointed justice-in-training on May 22, 2025.
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	\|October 23, 2023<br>''(6-0)''		\|October 23, 2023<br>''(6-0)''
	\|October 23, 2023<br>–<br>~~Incumbent~~		\|October 23, 2023<br>–<br>April 12, 2026
	\|2 year, 2 months		\|2 year, 5 months, 20 Days
	\|'''''~~Incumbent~~'''''		\|'''''End of Terra Aurora'''''
	\|EmpressCorgo		\|EmpressCorgo
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	~~Incumbent~~		April 12, 2026
	\|~~Currently 10~~ days		\|2 months, 21 days
	\| '''''~~Incumbent~~'''''		\| '''''End of Terra Aurora'''''
	\|KayP7		\|KayP7
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	~~Incumbent~~		April 12, 2026
	\|7 months, 22 days		\|10 months, 21 days
	\| '''''~~Incumbent~~'''''		\| '''''End of Terra Aurora'''''
	\|Capitanfra		\|Capitanfra
	\|}		\|}

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	The court was first established by Cascadia's [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYBPWtHFGn-duQFY6E2j87bQLQThv31qYxiNkfSLyyk/edit?usp=sharing first constitution] as the "State Court of Cascadia", which was both headed by and purely consisted of a directly-elected Chief Judge, the sole judge of the court, serving for a renewable two-month term. Two elections for Chief Judge were held under this system, before the constitution was amended to establish a Supreme Court with 3 judges appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the [[Legislature of Cascadia\|House]], and with the continued support of three-fifths of the population in monthly retention referendums. This system has remained in place following the ratification of the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)\|National Constitution]], in which the Supreme Court is described in Article 5. Since May 2025, the court consists of five justices: the [[Chief Justice of Cascadia\|chief justice of Cascadia]] and four associate justices. Justices have lifetime tenure, meaning they remain on the court until they die, retire, resign, fail to meet three-fifths in a retention referendum, or are impeached and removed from office. When a vacancy occurs, the president, with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, appoints a new justice. Each justice has a single vote in deciding the cases argued before the court. When in the majority, the chief justice decides who writes the opinion of the court; otherwise, the most senior justice in the majority assigns the task of writing the opinion.		The court was first established by Cascadia's [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYBPWtHFGn-duQFY6E2j87bQLQThv31qYxiNkfSLyyk/edit?usp=sharing first constitution] as the "State Court of Cascadia", which was both headed by and purely consisted of a directly-elected Chief Judge, the sole judge of the court, serving for a renewable two-month term. Two elections for Chief Judge were held under this system, before the constitution was amended to establish a Supreme Court with 3 judges appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the [[Legislature of Cascadia\|House]], and with the continued support of three-fifths of the population in monthly retention referendums. This system has remained in place following the ratification of the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)\|National Constitution]], in which the Supreme Court is described in Article 5. Since May 2025, the court consists of five justices: the [[Chief Justice of Cascadia\|chief justice of Cascadia]] and four associate justices. Justices have lifetime tenure, meaning they remain on the court until they die, retire, resign, fail to meet three-fifths in a retention referendum, or are impeached and removed from office. When a vacancy occurs, the president, with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, appoints a new justice. Each justice has a single vote in deciding the cases argued before the court. When in the majority, the chief justice decides who writes the opinion of the court; otherwise, the most senior justice in the majority assigns the task of writing the opinion.

	The court meets in the Hall of Justice in [[Olympia]]. The current justices of the Supreme Court are ~~WrestlingWithGod~~ (Chief since ~~August 9~~, ~~2025~~), xBest_Name_Everx (since October 23, 2023), ~~Farosh_~~ (since ~~May~~ 22, ~~2025~~), HawaiianDPG (since May 22, 2025), and Ahea (since August 15, 2025).		The court meets in the Hall of Justice in [[Olympia]]. The current justices of the Supreme Court are Farosh_ (Chief since January 20, 2026), xBest_Name_Everx (since October 23, 2023), Milgorn123 (since January 22, 2026), HawaiianDPG (since May 22, 2025), and Ahea (since August 15, 2025).

	==Notable rulings ==		==Notable rulings ==

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	\|[[File:~~WrestlingWithGod~~.png\|60px]]		\|[[File:Farosh.png\|60px]]
	\|(Chief)		\|(Chief)
	'''~~WrestlingWithGod~~'''<br>~~Chaeronea~~, ~~Frontier County~~		'''Farosh_'''<br>Yosemite, San Joaquin
	\|~~Dracnoian~~		\|KayP7
	\|~~13–0~~		\|17–0
	\|~~88.51%~~		\|Pending for next election
	\|~~August 9~~, ~~2025~~		\|January 20, 2026
	\| ~~Sayerleft~~		\| WrestlingWithGod
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	\|[[File:~~Farosh~~.png\|60px]]		\|[[File:Milgorn123.png\|60px]]
	\|'''~~Farosh_~~'''<br>~~Yosemite~~, ~~San Joaquin~~ County		\|'''Milgorn123'''<br>Seattle, King County
	\|~~Capitanfra~~		\|KayP7
	\|~~14–1~~		\|14–6
	\|~~81.4%~~		\|Pending for next election
	\|~~May~~ 22, ~~2025~~		\|January 22, 2026
	\| ~~''Position created''~~		\| Farosh_
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[File:HawaiianDPG.png\|60px]]		\|[[File:HawaiianDPG.png\|60px]]
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	\|May 21, 2025<br> ''(14-1)''		\|May 21, 2025<br> ''(14-1)''
	\|May 21, 2025		\|May 21, 2025
			–

			January 20, 2026
			\|7 months, 30 days
			\| Appointed Chief Justice
			\|Capitanfra
			\|-
			\|[[File:Milgorn123.png\|100x100px]]
			\|Milgorn123
			\|Seattle
			\|January 22, 2026<br> ''(14-6)''
			\|January 22, 2026
	–		–

	Incumbent		Incumbent
	\|~~7 months, 23~~ days		\|Currently 10 days
	\| '''''Incumbent'''''		\| '''''Incumbent'''''
	\|~~Capitanfra~~		\|KayP7
	\|}		\|}

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	\|[[~~SayerQT~~]]		\|[[Sayerleft]]
	\|Olympia		\|Olympia
	\|June 17, 2023<br>''(8-1)''		\|June 17, 2023<br>''(8-1)''