Supreme Court of Cascadia

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Supreme Court of Cascadia
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
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Term length Life, with monthly retention
Number of positions 5
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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

Current justices of the Supreme Court
Justice / Residence Appointed by HCV Approval Start date End Date End Reason Succeeded
(Chief)

Farosh_
Yosemite, San Joaquin

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
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