Doesn’t it not really matter that much since the majority of SCOTUS judges are R appointees, and they get to pick and choose which appeals they want to rule on?
I’m not American, so please forgive me if I’m misunderstanding your judicial system.
That’s true, and I guess for smaller decisions the lower courts will have some leeway, but they ultimately still have to follow precedent set by SCOTUS.
Doesn’t it not really matter that much since the majority of SCOTUS judges are R appointees, and they get to pick and choose which appeals they want to rule on?
I’m not American, so please forgive me if I’m misunderstanding your judicial system.
You’re right about the mechanism of the Supreme Court justices. They rule on many important cases and regularly set precident.
However, since the vast, vast majority of cases don’t end up in the Supreme Court, lower courts have a massive impact into how justice is served.
That’s true, and I guess for smaller decisions the lower courts will have some leeway, but they ultimately still have to follow precedent set by SCOTUS.