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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. | ||
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 | 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 == | ||
The People V. Setrus, began August 31st, 2025, ruled on January 13th, 2026 - Majority Opinion wrote by Associate Justice HawaiianDPG | |||
==Current justices== | ==Current justices== | ||
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|(Chief) | |(Chief) | ||
''' | '''Farosh_'''<br>Yosemite, San Joaquin | ||
| | |KayP7 | ||
| | |17–0 | ||
| | |Pending for next election | ||
| | |January 20, 2026 | ||
| | |April 12, 2026 | ||
|End of Terra Aurora | |||
| WrestlingWithGod | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Xbest.png|60px]] | |[[File:Xbest.png|60px]] | ||
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|88.51% | |88.51% | ||
|October 23, 2023 | |October 23, 2023 | ||
|April 12, 2026 | |||
|End of Terra Aurora | |||
| Furballen | | Furballen | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
|''' | |'''BergenFly'''<br>Eurika, San Jacquioin County | ||
| | |Ahea | ||
|12-0 | |12-0 | ||
| | |71.08% | ||
| | |February 17th, 2026 | ||
| | |April 12, 2026 | ||
|End of Terra Aurora | |||
|Ahea | |||
|- | |- | ||
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|''' | |'''Milgorn123'''<br>Seattle, King County | ||
| | |KayP7 | ||
| | |14–6 | ||
| | |62.20% | ||
| | |January 22, 2026 | ||
| | |April 12, 2026 | ||
|End of Terra Aurora | |||
| Farosh_ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:HawaiianDPG.png|60px]] | |[[File:HawaiianDPG.png|60px]] | ||
|'''HawaiianDPG'''<br> | |'''HawaiianDPG'''<br>Langley, Fraser County | ||
|Capitanfra | |Capitanfra | ||
|10–1 | |10–1 | ||
|86.05% | |86.05% | ||
|May 22, 2025 | |May 22, 2025 | ||
|April 12, 2026 | |||
|End of Terra Aurora | |||
| ''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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|Ravenwood | |Ravenwood | ||
|October 23, 2023<br>''(6-0)'' | |October 23, 2023<br>''(6-0)'' | ||
|October 23, 2023<br>–<br> | |October 23, 2023<br>–<br>April 12, 2026 | ||
| | |2 year, 5 months, 20 Days | ||
|''''' | |'''''End of Terra Aurora''''' | ||
|EmpressCorgo | |EmpressCorgo | ||
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|[[Milgorn123]] | |[[Milgorn123]] | ||
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|[[ | |[[Sayerleft]] | ||
|Olympia | |Olympia | ||
|June 17, 2023<br>''(8-1)'' | |June 17, 2023<br>''(8-1)'' | ||
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|August 15, 2025 | |August 15, 2025 | ||
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February 15, 2026 | |||
| | |6 months | ||
|''''' | |'''''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 | |||
|'''''End of Terra Aurora''''' | |||
|Ahea | |||
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January 20, 2026 | |||
| | |7 months, 30 days | ||
| | | Appointed Chief Justice | ||
|Capitanfra | |Capitanfra | ||
|- | |||
|[[File:Milgorn123.png|100x100px]] | |||
|Milgorn123 | |||
|Seattle | |||
|January 22, 2026<br> ''(14-6)'' | |||
|January 22, 2026 | |||
– | |||
April 12, 2026 | |||
|2 months, 21 days | |||
| '''''End of Terra Aurora''''' | |||
|KayP7 | |||
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|[[File:HawaiianDPG.png|100x100px]] | |[[File:HawaiianDPG.png|100x100px]] | ||
|HawaiianDPG | |HawaiianDPG | ||
| | |Langley | ||
|May 22, 2025<br> ''(10-1)'' | |May 22, 2025<br> ''(10-1)'' | ||
|May 22, 2025 | |May 22, 2025 | ||
– | – | ||
April 12, 2026 | |||
| | |10 months, 21 days | ||
| ''''' | | '''''End of Terra Aurora''''' | ||
|Capitanfra | |Capitanfra | ||
|} | |} | ||
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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 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. Since May 2025, the court consists of five justices: the 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 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
The People V. Setrus, began August 31st, 2025, ruled on January 13th, 2026 - Majority Opinion wrote by Associate Justice HawaiianDPG
Current justices
| Justice / Residence | Appointed by | HCV | Approval | Start date | End Date | End Reason | Succeeded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(Chief)
Farosh_ |
KayP7 | 17–0 | Pending for next election | January 20, 2026 | April 12, 2026 | End of Terra Aurora | WrestlingWithGod |
|
xBest_Name_EverxRavenwood, Owyhee County | EmpressCorgo | 6–0 | 88.51% | October 23, 2023 | April 12, 2026 | End of Terra Aurora | Furballen |
| BergenFly Eurika, San Jacquioin County |
Ahea | 12-0 | 71.08% | February 17th, 2026 | April 12, 2026 | End of Terra Aurora | Ahea | |
|
Milgorn123 Seattle, King County |
KayP7 | 14–6 | 62.20% | January 22, 2026 | April 12, 2026 | End of Terra Aurora | Farosh_ |
|
HawaiianDPG Langley, Fraser County |
Capitanfra | 10–1 | 86.05% | May 22, 2025 | April 12, 2026 | End of Terra Aurora | 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.
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 | Olympia | Elected August 17, 2022
Did not run for second term. |
August 17, 2023 – October 17, 2022 |
2 months | Did not stand for reelection. | Direct popular vote |
| 2 |
|
xBest_Name_Everx | Olympia
(later Las Cruces) |
Elected October 17, 2022
Grandfathered into life appointment |
October 17, 2022 – February 19, 2023 |
4 months, 6 days | Failed retention. | Direct popular vote |
| 3 | 
|
WrestlingWithGod | Chaeronea | February 26, 2023 (12-0) |
February 26, 2023 – June 18, 2023 |
3 months, 22 days | Elected president. | Milgorn123 |
| 4 | 
|
Beamz30 | Jericho Ranch | June 19, 2023 (10-1) |
June 19, 2023 – July 17, 2023 |
27 days | Failed retention. | WrestlingWithGod |
| 5 | 
|
moggs | Frog | July 17, 2023 (13-0) |
July 17, 2023 – August 11, 2023 |
25 days | Renounced citizenship. | Bachinuni |
| 6 | 
|
Sayerleft | Olympia | August 21, 2023 (10-0) |
August 21, 2023 – August 9, 2025 |
1 year, 11 months, 19 days | Retired. | EmpressCorgo |
| 7 |
|
WrestlingWithGod | Chaeronea | August 9, 2025 (13-0) |
August 9, 2025 – Incumbent |
5 months, nine days | Failed retention. | Dracnoian |
| 8 |
|
Farosh_ | Yosemite | January 20, 2026 (17-0) |
January 20, 2026 – April 12, 2026 |
2 months, 23 days | End of Terra Aurora | KayP7 |
Associate Justice (Seat 2)
| Judge | Town | Date confirmed (House vote) | Tenure | Tenure length | Reason for End | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
WrestlingWithGod | Chaeronea | November 29, 2022 (12-0) |
November 29, 2022 – January 15, 2023 |
47 days | Failed retention. | ViolentVampire |
|
Furballen | Vancouver | January 25, 2023 (6-3) |
January 25, 2023 – February 19, 2023 |
25 days | Failed retention. | EstiQT |
|
Jo_Star | Phoenix | February 26, 2023 (10-4) |
February 26, 2023 – March 2, 2023 |
4 days | Elected to House in special election. | Milgorn123 |
|
|
Beamz30 | Port McNeill (later Jericho Ranch) |
April 27, 2023 (13-0) |
April 27, 2023 – June 18, 2023 |
52 days | Appointed Chief Justice. | AghastBlock |
| Seat vacant for 21 days following conflict between President WrestlingWithGod and the Legislature over judicial nominations. | |||||||
|
|
moggs | Frog | July 9, 2023 (10-5) |
July 9, 2023 – July 17, 2023 |
8 days | Appointed Chief Justice. | WrestlingWithGod |
| Seat vacant for 46 days following moggs's appointment as Chief Justice of Cascadia. | |||||||
|
|
Furballen | Vancouver | August 24, 2023 (12-1) |
August 21, 2023 – October 22, 2023 |
63 days | Failed retention. | EmpressCorgo |
|
|
xBest_Name_Everx | Ravenwood | October 23, 2023 (6-0) |
October 23, 2023 – April 12, 2026 |
2 year, 5 months, 20 Days | End of Terra Aurora | EmpressCorgo |
Associate Justice (Seat 3)
| Judge | Town | Date confirmed (House vote) | Tenure | Tenure length | Reason for End | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arathorn52 | Salem | December 1, 2022 (14-0) |
December 1, 2022 – January 27, 2023 |
1 month, 27 days | Retired. | ViolentVampire |
|
|
WrestlingWithGod | Chaeronea | January 28, 2023 (11-0) |
January 28, 2023 – February 26, 2023 |
29 days | Appointed Chief Justice. | EstiQT |
|
Aurivia | Chaeronea (later Kalispell) |
February 26, 2023 (7-5) |
February 26, 2023 – June 18, 2023 |
3 months, 22 days | Retired. | Milgorn123 |
|
|
Sayerleft | Olympia | June 17, 2023 (8-1) |
June 18, 2023 – August 21, 2023 |
2 months, 4 days | Appointed Chief Justice. | Setrus |
|
|
xBest_Name_Everx | Phoenix | August 24, 2023 (8-0) |
August 24, 2023 – October 22, 2023 |
2 months | Failed retention. | EmpressCorgo |
|
Bachinuni | Helena | October 23, 2023 (9-0) |
October 23, 2023 – November 19, 2023 |
28 days | Elected to House. | Justice-in-training (EmpressCorgo) |
| Seat vacant for 37 days following Bachinuni's election to the House of Representatives. | |||||||
|
Yapannn | Eureka | December 26, 2023 (11-0) |
December 26, 2023 – January 31, 2024 |
1 month, 6 days | Retired. | Setrus |
|
JAGL05 | Pyramid Lake | January 30, 2024 (9-1) |
January 31, 2024 – March 17, 2024 |
1 month, 15 days | Elected to House. | Setrus |
|
|
WrestlingWithGod | Chaeronea | March 23, 2024 (14-0) |
March 23, 2024 – April 20, 2025 |
1 year, 27 days | Failed retention. | Paper1emur |
|
Dracnoian | Chaeronea | April 22, 2025 (13-1) |
April 22, 2025
– May 22, 2025 |
1 month | Retired. | Moxicodone |
|
|
WrestlingWithGod | Chaeronea | May 27, 2025 (8-1) |
May 27, 2025 – August 9, 2025 |
2 months, 7 days | Appointed Chief Justice. | Capitanfra |
|
Ahea | Hermosillo | August 15, 2025
(12-0) |
August 15, 2025
- February 15, 2026 |
6 months | Elected President | Dracnoian |
| BergenFly | Eureka | February 17, 2026
(20-0) |
February 17, 2026
-- April 12, 2026 |
1 month, 26 days | End of Terra Aurora | Ahea | |
Associate Justice (Seat 4)
| Judge | Town | Date confirmed (House vote) | Tenure | Tenure length | Reason for End | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Farosh_ | Yosemite | May 21, 2025 (14-1) |
May 21, 2025
– January 20, 2026 |
7 months, 30 days | Appointed Chief Justice | Capitanfra |
|
|
Milgorn123 | Seattle | January 22, 2026 (14-6) |
January 22, 2026
– April 12, 2026 |
2 months, 21 days | End of Terra Aurora | KayP7 |
Associate Justice (Seat 5)
| Judge | Town | Date confirmed (House vote) | Tenure | Tenure length | Reason for End | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
HawaiianDPG | Langley | May 22, 2025 (10-1) |
May 22, 2025
– April 12, 2026 |
10 months, 21 days | End of Terra Aurora | Capitanfra |
