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|image1=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|150px]]
|image1=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|150px]]
|established=August 17, 2022 <font size=0.9px>''(as State Court)''</font>
|established=August 17, 2022 <font size=0.9px>''(as State Court)''</font>
|jurisdiction=[[Cascadia (Aurora)|Republic of Cascadia]] <font size=0.9px>and its territories</font>
|jurisdiction=[[Cascadia (Aurora)|Republic of Cascadia]]
|location=Temple of Justice, [[Olympia]]
|location=Hall of Justice, [[Olympia]]
|composition=Presidential nomination with [[Legislature of Cascadia|House]] confirmation and monthly retention election
|composition=Presidential nomination with [[Legislature of Cascadia|House]] confirmation and monthly retention election
|authority=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yMHbF3_LMXcxvepi-jmDul4orlqx-p0gL7CoHxMf2oc/edit?usp=sharing National Constitution of Cascadia]
|authority=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yMHbF3_LMXcxvepi-jmDul4orlqx-p0gL7CoHxMf2oc/edit?usp=sharing National Constitution of Cascadia]
|termlength=Life
|termlength=Life, with monthly retention
|positions=3
|positions=3
|chiefjudgetitle=Chief Justice of Cascadia
|chiefjudgetitle=Chief Justice of Cascadia
|chiefjudgename=moggs
|chiefjudgename=SayerQT
|appointedby1=Bachinuni
|appointedby1=EmpressCorgo
|termstart1=July 17, 2023
|termstart1=August 24, 2023
|associatejudgetitle=Senior Associate Justice
|associatejudgetitle=Senior Associate Justice
|associatejudgename=SayerQT
|associatejudgename=xBest_Name_Everx
|appointedby2=Setrus
|appointedby2=EmpressCorgo
|termstart2=June 18, 2023
|termstart2=October 23, 2023
|puisnejudgetitle=Junior Associate Justice
|puisnejudgetitle=Junior Associate Justice
|puisnejudgename=Vacant
|puisnejudgename=Yapannn
|appointedby3=Vacant
|appointedby3=Setrus
|termstart3=Vacant
|termstart3=December 26, 2023
}}
}}
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 [[Oregon Organic Act (Cascadian Law)|Oregon Organic Act]] additionally granted the Supreme Court with original jurisdiction over all matters, local and national, occurring in the Cascadian territory of Oregon. 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.


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. The court consists of three justices: the chief justice of the Cascadia and two 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. The court consists of three justices: the chief justice of the Cascadia and two 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 Temple of Justice in [[Olympia]]. The current justices of the Supreme Court are moggs (Chief since July 17, 2023), SayerQT (since June 18, 2023), and Vacant (since TBD, 2023).
The court meets in the Hall of Justice in [[Olympia]]. The current justices of the Supreme Court are SayerQT (Chief since August 24, 2023), xBest_Name_Everx (since October 23, 2023), and Yapannn (since December 26, 2023).


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


== Current justices ==
==Current justices==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Current justices of the Supreme Court
|+Current justices of the Supreme Court
! colspan="2" |Justice / Residence
! colspan="2" | Justice / Residence
!Appointed by
!Appointed by  
!HCV
!HCV
!Approval
!Approval
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|}


== List of judges of the Supreme Court ==
==List of judges of the Supreme Court==
''Main article: [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia]]''
''Main article: [[Aurora:List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia]]''


=== Chief Justice (Seat 1) ===
===Chief Justice (Seat 1) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |Judge
! colspan="3" |Judge  
! Town
!Town
!Date confirmed (House vote)
!Date confirmed (House vote)
!Tenure
!Tenure
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|-
|2
|2
| [[File:Xbest.png|75px]]
|[[File:Xbest.png|75px]]
|[[xBest_Name_Everx]]
|[[xBest_Name_Everx]]
|Olympia
|Olympia
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|3
|3
|[[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|75px]]
|[[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|75px]]
|WrestlingWithGod  
|WrestlingWithGod
|Chaeronea
|Chaeronea
|February 26, 2023<br>''(12-0)''
|February 26, 2023<br>''(12-0)''
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|}


=== Associate Justice (Seat 2) ===
===Associate Justice (Seat 2) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Judge
! colspan="2" |Judge  
! Town
!Town
!Date confirmed (House vote)
!Date confirmed (House vote)
!Tenure
!Tenure
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|-
| [[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|75px]]
| [[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|75px]]
|WrestlingWithGod  
|WrestlingWithGod
|Chaeronea
|Chaeronea
|November 29, 2022<br>''(12-0)''
|November 29, 2022<br>''(12-0)''
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|[[File:Furballen.png|75px]]
|[[File:Furballen.png|75px]]
|Furballen
|Furballen
|Vancouver
| Vancouver
|January 25, 2023<br>''(6-3)''
|January 25, 2023<br>''(6-3)''
|January 25, 2023<br>–<br>February 19, 2023
|January 25, 2023<br>–<br>February 19, 2023
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=== Associate Justice (Seat 3) ===
===Associate Justice (Seat 3) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Judge
! colspan="2" |Judge  
! Town
!Town
!Date confirmed (House vote)
!Date confirmed (House vote)
!Tenure
!Tenure
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|[[ViolentVampire]]
|[[ViolentVampire]]
|-
|-
|[[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|75px]]  
|[[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|75px]]
|WrestlingWithGod
|WrestlingWithGod  
|Chaeronea
|Chaeronea
|January 28, 2023<br>''(11-0)''
|January 28, 2023<br>''(11-0)''
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|-
|[[File:Aurivia.png|75px]]
|[[File:Aurivia.png|75px]]
|Aurivia
| Aurivia
|Chaeronea<br>''(later Kalispell)''
|Chaeronea<br>''(later Kalispell)''
|February 26, 2023<br>''(7-5)''
|February 26, 2023<br>''(7-5)''
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|[[SayerQT]]
|[[SayerQT]]
|Olympia
|Olympia
|June 18, 2023<br>''(8-1)''  
|June 18, 2023<br>''(8-1)''
|June 18, 2023<br>–<br>Incumbent
|June 18, 2023<br>–<br>Incumbent
|28 days
|28 days
|Elevated to Senior
|Elevated to Senior
Associate Justice.
Associate Justice.
|Setrus
| Setrus
|-
|-
|[[File:moggs.png|75px]]
|[[File:moggs.png|75px]]
|moggs
|moggs
|Frog
|Frog
|July 9, 2023<br>''(10-5)''
| July 9, 2023<br>''(10-5)''
|July 9, 2023<br>-<br>July 17, 2023
| July 9, 2023<br>-<br>July 17, 2023
|8 days
|8 days
|Appointed Chief Justice.
|Appointed Chief Justice.

Revision as of 09:31, 28 December 2023

Supreme Court of Cascadia
Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png
Established August 17, 2022 (as State Court)
Dissolved
Jurisdiction Republic of Cascadia
Location Hall of Justice, Olympia
Composition Method Presidential nomination with House confirmation and monthly retention election
Authorized by National Constitution of Cascadia
Appeals from
Appeals to
Term length Life, with monthly retention
Number of positions 3
Type of court Chief Justice of Cascadia
Currently SayerQT
Since August 24, 2023
Appointed by EmpressCorgo
Term ends
Senior Associate Justice
Currently xBest_Name_Everx
Since October 23, 2023
Appointed by EmpressCorgo
Term ends
Junior Associate Justice
Currently Yapannn
Since December 26, 2023
Appointed by Setrus
Term ends

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 Republic of Cascadia. It has ultimate original jurisdiction over all national court cases if a matter is raised to the court relating to the constitution or 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 uses their authority to refer a passed law to the Supreme Court to evaluate its constitutionality before the President decides to sign it.

The court was first established by Cascadia's 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 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, in which the Supreme Court is described in Article 5. The court consists of three justices: the chief justice of the Cascadia and two 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 SayerQT (Chief since August 24, 2023), xBest_Name_Everx (since October 23, 2023), and Yapannn (since December 26, 2023).

Notable rulings

Current justices

Current justices of the Supreme Court
Justice / Residence Appointed by HCV Approval Start date Succeeded
Moggs.png (Chief)
moggs
Frog, Cascadia 		Bachinuni 13-0 74.3% July 17, 2023 Beamz30
SayerQT-Forward.png SayerQT
Olympia, Cascadia 		Setrus 8–1 77.1% June 18, 2023 Aurivia
Vacant N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A moggs

List of judges of the Supreme Court

Main article: List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia

Chief Justice (Seat 1)

Judge Town Date confirmed (House vote) Tenure Tenure length Reason for end Nominated by
1 Bubba Tea.png Bubba_Tea Olympia Elected August 17, 2022

Did not run for second term.

August 17, 2023
–
October 17, 2022 		61 days Did not stand for reelection. Direct popular vote
2 Xbest.png xBest_Name_Everx Olympia

(later Las Cruces)

Elected October 17, 2022

Grandfathered into life appointment

October 17, 2022
–
February 19, 2023 		126 days Failed retention. Direct popular vote
3 WrestlingWithGod.png WrestlingWithGod Chaeronea February 26, 2023
(12-0) 		February 26, 2023
–
June 18, 2023 		112 days Elected president. Milgorn123
4 Beamz30.png Beamz30 Jericho Ranch June 19, 2023
(10-1) 		June 19, 2023
–
July 17, 2023 		27 days Failed retention. WrestlingWithGod
5 Moggs.png moggs Frog July 17, 2023
(13-0) 		July 17, 2023
-
Incumbent 		1 day Incumbent Bachinuni

Associate Justice (Seat 2)

Judge Town Date confirmed (House vote) Tenure Tenure length Reason for End Nominated by
WrestlingWithGod.png WrestlingWithGod Chaeronea November 29, 2022
(12-0) 		November 29, 2022
–
January 15, 2023 		47 days Failed retention. ViolentVampire
Furballen.png Furballen Vancouver January 25, 2023
(6-3) 		January 25, 2023
–
February 19, 2023 		25 days Failed retention. EstiQT
Jo Star.png Jo_Star Phoenix February 26, 2023
(10-4) 		February 26, 2023
–
March 2, 2023 		4 days Elected to House in special election. Milgorn123
Beamz30.png Beamz30 Port McNeill
(later Jericho Ranch) 		April 27, 2023
(13-0) 		April 27, 2023
–
June 18, 2023 		52 days Appointed Chief Justice. AghastBlock
SayerQT-Forward.png SayerQT Olympia June 18, 2023
(8-1) 		June 18, 2023
-
Incumbent 		28 days Incumbent Setrus

Associate Justice (Seat 3)

Judge Town Date confirmed (House vote) Tenure Tenure length Reason for End Nominated by
Arathorn52Skin.png Arathorn52 Salem December 1, 2022
(14-0) 		December 1, 2022
–
January 27, 2023 		57 days Retired. ViolentVampire
WrestlingWithGod.png WrestlingWithGod Chaeronea January 28, 2023
(11-0) 		January 28, 2023
–
February 26, 2023 		29 days Appointed Chief Justice. EstiQT
Aurivia.png Aurivia Chaeronea
(later Kalispell) 		February 26, 2023
(7-5) 		February 26, 2023
–
June 18, 2023 		112 days Retired. Milgorn123
SayerQT-Forward.png SayerQT Olympia June 18, 2023
(8-1) 		June 18, 2023
–
Incumbent 		28 days Elevated to Senior

Associate Justice.

Setrus
Moggs.png moggs Frog July 9, 2023
(10-5) 		July 9, 2023
-
July 17, 2023 		8 days Appointed Chief Justice. Bachinuni
Seat vacant following moggs's appointment as Chief Justice of Cascadia.
Cascadia.png Republic of Cascadia (Aurora) Cascadia.png
Towns
Cascadia.png Avola • Cascadia.png Chaeronea • Cascadia.png Ephrata • Cascadia.png Jericho Ranch • Flag of Olympia.png Olympia • NeahBayFlag.png Neah Bay • Flag of Phoenix, Arizona.png Phoenix • Pyramid Lake flag .png Pyramid Lake • Flag-of-Seattle.png Seattle • Spokane flag.png Spokane • Newlogo.png Spokane Valley • GravityFallsFlag(TownAurora).png Gravity Falls • FRESNO FLAG - EMC CASCADIA.png Fresno
Wars & Conflicts
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Notable Citizens
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Politics
Elections
Aug 2022 • Sep 2022 • Oct 2022 • Nov 2022 • Dec 2022 • Jan 2023 • Feb 2023 • Mar 2023 • Apr 2023 • May 2023 • Jun 2023 • Jul 2023 • Aug 2023
Executive branch
Cabinet • Vice President • President
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Judicial branch
Supreme Court (List • Chief Justice)
Major laws
National Constitution (2023)
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