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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 | 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). | ||
==Notable rulings == | ==Notable rulings == | ||
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! Succeeded | ! Succeeded | ||
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|[[File: | |[[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|60px]] | ||
|(Chief) | |(Chief) | ||
''' | '''WrestlingWithGod'''<br>Chaeronea, Frontier County | ||
| | |Dracnoian | ||
| | |13–0 | ||
| | |88.51% | ||
|August | |August 9, 2025 | ||
| | | Dracnoian | ||
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|[[File:Xbest.png|60px]] | |[[File:Xbest.png|60px]] | ||
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|EmpressCorgo | |EmpressCorgo | ||
|6–0 | |6–0 | ||
| | |88.51% | ||
|October 23, 2023 | |October 23, 2023 | ||
| Furballen | | Furballen | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Farosh.png|60px]] | |[[File:Farosh.png|60px]] | ||
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|Capitanfra | |Capitanfra | ||
|14–1 | |14–1 | ||
|81. | |81.4% | ||
|May 22, 2025 | |May 22, 2025 | ||
| ''Position created'' | | ''Position created'' | ||
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|Capitanfra | |Capitanfra | ||
|10–1 | |10–1 | ||
| | |86.05% | ||
|May 22, 2025 | |May 22, 2025 | ||
| ''Position created'' | | ''Position created'' | ||
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|[[File:Ahea.webp|80x80px]] | |||
|'''Ahea'''<br>Hermosillo, Maricopa County | |||
|Dracnoian | |||
|12-0 | |||
|73.56% | |||
|August 15, 2025 | |||
|SayerQT | |||
|}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. | ||