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What does the Chief Justice do?

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rick_reno

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Quite a bit -

http://www.supremecourthistory.org/03_how/subs_how/03_a15.html

Retired Chief Justice Warren Burger conferred with Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist at the White House after the swearing-in ceremony for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993 ~

The Chief Justice, as presiding officer of the Court, is responsible by statute for its administration, in addition to hearing cases and writing opinions. The duties of the Chief Justice relating to the Court are spelled out in 20 paragraphs of the federal law, and range from assigning Associate Justices (and himself) to the circuits to approving regulations for the protection of the Court building and grounds. In practice, all matters affecting the Justices, procedures of the Court, and other weighty matters are discussed and sometimes voted in conference.

But the statutory duties of the Chief Justice, spelled out in an additional 44 paragraphs of the federal code, extend far beyond the court. He is responsible for the administrative leadership of the entire federal judicial system. He is Chairman of the Judicial Conference of the United States, a "board of trustees" for the federal courts. He chairs the Federal Judicial Center, with its programs of research and education, and oversees the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, "housekeeper" and statistician for the federal court system. The Chief Justice has an administrative assistant, Sally M. Rider, to help with these responsibilities.

By statute, the Chief Justice is on the boards of three cultural institutions—the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Hirshorn Museum.
 
I'm going to help you guys keep this gun related, so the moderators won't close it. Here it goes. Let's pray it works:

"Remington, Winchester, Baretta, Dan Wesson, Glock, Ruger, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson, Taurus, H&K, Gun, pistol, rifle, shotgun, over/under, side by side, cartridge, bullet, sabot, soft point, hollow point, boat tail, grain weight, FPS, FPE, FMJ, BMG, sectional density, semiautomatic, carbine, revolver, holster, breech, pump action, bolt action, break action, lever action, barrel, caliber, rifling, smooth bore, hammer, trigger, safety, scopes, Hoppes, other gun solvents/oils, tactical, this, that, the other!!!"

I hope this helps. :D
 
To keep it gun related, it's important to remember that the CJ has a great deal of power over the size of the Court's docket. Rehinquist kept it very, very small. The smallest % of accepted certs of any Court, I believe. If more cases are accepted for review, there's more chance of a solid Second Amendment case coming up.
 
I was wiping down my Colt WWI repro when I posted last night. I got RIG on the keyboard, too. I had so much grease on my hands that when I took the chokes out of the shotgun they slipped from my grasp and rolled under the sofa - eeeew, what a mess.

Let's make sure we're going to win that 2A case before we pray (can we still pray?) they put it on the docket. I know, they're no sure things, but still.

John
 
Well, he doesn't think an indigenous California toad is interstate commerce, so he is at least able to identify something that is not interstate commerce. When they've just ruled that a homegrown cannabis plant or machine gun for personal consumption is interstate commerce, I'd say that's an extremely valuable and all-too-rare trait in a SC Justice, especially the Chief Justice.
 
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